Starting the Journey

We started out from Dulles- Julianna served as Chauffeur. Flight was delayed from 1925 to 2050, although we took off much later. The flight to Istanbul was uneventful. We did have small screamers in the seats immediately ahead of and behind us. Somehow I wasn't irritated - put in earplugs and cranked up the sound on a movie.

Istanbul airport is pretty wonderful. We headed for the IGA lounge, which looked lovely from below. But there was a long line to get in, and since we weren't flying business, it would have been time to board at the same time we would get in. So to the gate we went- to discover a gate change. Luckily, we were just past the new gate, so saved ourselves another thousand steps or so. I squeezed in a Duolingo Italian lesson, and we boarded. When doing the seat reservation, I had noticed a window seat behind the exit row that had no seat in front of it! Wayne got that seat and was able to stretch out. I got a little snooze in, and then we were in Singapore. All my concerns about our meds were a non-problem. We cleared immigration (although I had filled out the entry card, I didn't enter the leading "A" on our passport number, so had to redo.) Customs was walk-through, then to the taxis and our hotel.

We're staying at the Holiday Inn Express Katong - a nice neighborhood a bit away from downtown. They had a room ready, so we moved in and had a snooze. I was very excited to see the diy Starbucks machine - sadly, it was ooc. After naps, we went to dinner at BabaChews adjacent to the hotel. Wayne had Fish & Chips. I had pork ribs. They were SO delicious - but I could only eat 2 of the 5 or 6 ribs. Broke my heart- but such is hotel life.

Back to the hotel where the Insta-Starbucks was back up☺️. Then some TV, and a good night's sleep.En savoir plus