Round the World with Mick

So sorry to disappoint my avid public but finding time to write an update has been difficult. Have had issues with photos on travellerspoint and so you can now find them on Flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaellar/

I have been having an awesome time. My holiday summary is starting to sound a little like a culinary tour....

Singapore was fabulous. Summary as follows:

Arrived in Singas Friday 29th sept grand final eve in time to share a vino with the kids and help Kate make rissoles for the big grand final day BBQ. It is like I never left Melbs!!

On Sat we visited the local coffee and toast with Bolts for Ya Kun Kaya toast. We flaunt the law and take photographs inside the coffee house. Then back to their beautiful apartment to get ready for Game day (See photo). We all know how that went...... but....... we had an awesome day with friends of Kate and Simons and hit the town later that night (See photo). For dinner we had a local specialty Ba Ku Teh or peppery pork rib soup. So good.

Sunday we commemorated the efforts of the swans (even Barry) with a 4 hour brunch at the Fullerton hotel with Verve and frozen margharitas (and not to forget the bloody marys....). All the seafood and duck and sushi and cheese you can eat.... ah, the crayfish. Simon's brother Matt and his lovely lady Janet came along as well as some friend's of S & K's, Sam and Bronte. Then we visited the Merlion and saw some other sites of Singas including the cats roaming the city (See photos).

During the week Kate and I (and Dina, a friend of Kate's from Riding for the disabled) saw many sites of Singas including Chinatown, Little India, Orchard Rd, the Singapore Zoo and the Cartier exhibition at the National Singapore museum (See photos). I bought 4 pairs of shoes..... just for me..... and they are all blue. Ate more amazing food including Coll-on-mee (please contact Simon for a more in depth appreciation of this dish), Steam Boat, pepper crab, Samy's curry (See photo) and Lah Pa Sat for prawn satays sticks.

I made friends with the MrT (Singapore metro system. Mind the Gap) and also spent some quality time in the largest book store in South East Asia. Oh and of course had a drink or two at the Long Bar of Raffles Hotel. It was pretty awesome.

You'll all be happy to know I fit in some lazing by the pool and quite quickly adjusted to the Singapore way of life (nothing much opens til about 11am which means that you really shouldn't get up til 10am)

I was sad to leave Kate and Simon on Friday night 6th Oct- can't wait to go back!! (And that's got nothing to do with the shoe shopping....)

So lucky to have such lovely friends in Singas (and their lovely friends and family.) It was such a treat to stay in their lovely apartment.

Cheers to Singas.