Let's start with a cup of tea question. What exactly is Singapore? Is it a city, is it country, is it part of Malaysia? It does have it's own airline if that helps.There was a big Chinese New Year Celebration going on whilst we were in Singapore.
2o08 is the year of the Rat! Elvis is a monkey (and a cheeky one at that) and I am a tiger (only right I know!)
Rusty I know you'd LIKE to be a tiger too but I think you're a Pig (a right one at that)- sorry!
There was a boatload of floats, dancers and the whole thing finished off with a bunch of fireworks!
Yes, a familiar theme on this trip - Elvis and her love of all things sweet! Got to admit this place was something special, the donuts were divine!
What does Lord Vader have to to with the Chinese New Year Celebrations? Mind you we could hear him, "Luke, I am your grandmother!"
Don't worry we haven't 'turned', we were just inappropriately dressed! This is us checking out the local Mosque, seen also below.
The Chinese markets are just enthralling -this guy is currently being treated for an ingrowing toenail! For those who know Elvis well, will know about her 'aversion' to things 'stuck on things' and let me tell you she wasn't best pleased when she saw this!!
When in Singapore it is obligatory to visit Raffles and partake in a little cocktail.
So here we are slurping a 'Singapore Sling' in the Long Bar. The strange thing here is that all the tables have big boxes of peanuts in their shells, so where do all the guests put the shells? Well.... they just fling them all over the floor and your feet just 'crunch' their way around the bar!
Let me tell you this travelling business is exhausting! It's only the few relaxing moments we have like this that save me from complete fatigue!
Answers to 'cup of tea' questions. The bird was a frigate, well done Jenny and Andy but some good answers from the rest of you. The nationality of the woman 'bottomless' in the spa was... German of course! And although the locals call the Komodo Dragon the 'land crocodile' it is in fact a lizard - NOT a reptile!
What does Lord Vader have to to with the Chinese New Year Celebrations? Mind you we could hear him, "Luke, I am your grandmother!"
Don't worry we haven't 'turned', we were just inappropriately dressed! This is us checking out the local Mosque, seen also below.
By the way, Elvis looks like the size of a bus here as she has her dress on underneath her robes! She reminded me of an apprentice down the engine works - they had to wear brown overalls too!
The Chinese markets are just enthralling -this guy is currently being treated for an ingrowing toenail! For those who know Elvis well, will know about her 'aversion' to things 'stuck on things' and let me tell you she wasn't best pleased when she saw this!!
When in Singapore it is obligatory to visit Raffles and partake in a little cocktail.
So here we are slurping a 'Singapore Sling' in the Long Bar. The strange thing here is that all the tables have big boxes of peanuts in their shells, so where do all the guests put the shells? Well.... they just fling them all over the floor and your feet just 'crunch' their way around the bar!
Free cup of tea to the funniest comment for this picture keep 'em clean if you can!
Let me tell you this travelling business is exhausting! It's only the few relaxing moments we have like this that save me from complete fatigue!
Answers to 'cup of tea' questions. The bird was a frigate, well done Jenny and Andy but some good answers from the rest of you. The nationality of the woman 'bottomless' in the spa was... German of course! And although the locals call the Komodo Dragon the 'land crocodile' it is in fact a lizard - NOT a reptile!
For an extra earner (a scone I think), where do all the frigates in the world return to nest?
5 comments:
Frigates? Has to be Portsmouth Naval Base?
Gimme a scone!
Never mind the cup of tea questions or the "Match the Caption" competition....really, what is garn on with that bloke's shoulder????
I'm not sure who the first comment was from, but just in case it was Rusty, save your time googling. My "people", who work for me and actually do get the cup of tea....tell me that Singapore is both city and country; the frigate bird (by the way, not native to Indonesia...just yanked there in 1971) gans back to Christmas Island for the nest: the bloke outside the YMCA has his own special place to nest....back in "the Village". In fact, I'm quite surprised that he doesn't have his skirt on for the shot...I see that it has been slowly but surely finding its way into other photos!
Seriously though, about the tin cans being welded onto that bloke's shoulder????
I just want all the viewers to know that K and S are headed to the Cameron Highlands. Just in case he decides to ask cuppa tea questions, here are some crib notes....
The Highlands were named after William Cameron, a British colonial government surveyor who discovered the plateau during a mapping expedition in 1885. The fame of Cameron Highlands then grew during the colonial era when British planters realised the potential of its fertile mountain slopes for growing tea, then a prized commodity. The Cameron Highlands are still home to many tea plantations, being Malaysia's largest tea-producing region. The area is also known as a major supplier of legumes and vegetables to both Malaysia and Singapore with its many farms, and is one of Malaysia's prime tourist destinations.
Billy wat ya deing with your lasses dressing gown on!
Some people, gone away for a few months and turned all girly, I don't know where have the real men gone!
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