Back on solid ground

It took us about 30 minutes from the ship to the taxi rank including clearing immigration, collecting our bags and clearing customs. We got to our hotel just after 11am and our room was ready. We unpacked and relaxed for a bit before heading out for a stroll down Orchard Road. B got two Xbox games for $130 (would have been $200 at home) and he also got a book from our favourite bookstore, Kinokuniya. It’s massive! We also found these cute plush toys in a compromising position. Back to the hotel before we headed out for our booked dinner. We got a 800g chilli crab, stir fried Chinese greens, crispy chicken, 6 buns in total for mopping up the sauce and 2 sprites ($140). This is always a pricey meal but we budget for it. Food was great and the crab was juicy. Service was a bit average, the guy told us he didn’t have any small crabs left so we could only get the larger size but then offered the people next to us a choice of sizes...I don’t like being fooled. After dinner we went for a stroll through Chinatown before heading back to the hotel on the MRT (underground train system). The MRT cost was 93c each.Read more