Well, Wednesday saw us have brekky at Starbucks again, only because of the coffee! – the food halls have lots of Asian stuff which would be good to try but they don't do coffee!

Afterwards we booked a Night Safari at the Zoo for tomorrow night and then caught the bus down to Clarke Quay to take a river cruise . The Quay is full of bars and restaurants and we decided we might go back later for dinner. They even have a Singaporean Hooters! The only problem being that the Asian waitresses don't have much in way of actual "hooters"!!! They still looked pretty good though!

Our cruise was only short, taking us down into Marina Bay, past the "Merlion"- the half lion, half mermaid statue – and also the Esplanade entertainment venue which has seating for 27,000 people overlooking a floating stage! Apparently it is jam packed full when popular entertainers perform!

After the cruise we took the bus to the Botanical Gardens where we spent about 3 hours wandering through the beautiful setting which included a fantastic orchid garden. It was well worth enduring the 34 degree (and 98% humidity) to see it all, although Mumsie found the going tough! She is not handling the outdoor conditions too well, getting very red in the face!

Found a gigantic Big W type shop that had groceries as well, when we returned, and bought some fresh milk and a few beers, then retired to our room for a quiet drink .
Later on we caught a taxi down to Clarke Quay and had a stroll along both sides of the river, stopping for a beer and a cocktail, before having a meal at one of the hundreds of restaurants along the Quay. It was a Chinese place and we tried some very different dishes, which turned out to be absolutely delicious.

After our meal it was a taxi back to the hotel, a stint on the computer to type another blog and then bed!

So, another day of exploring is done – still finding it hard to take in all the things happening here – but enjoying everything (except the humidity) greatly. Everyone we have come across has been friendly and helpful and the place is just so CLEAN and TIDY!!!! Beautiful!!!!!!