This morning should have been a sleep in but…time difference. We woke up, discovered how awkward it is to use the toilet when it has frosted glass walls (very, in case you were wondering) and then went exploring. B was determined to try a hawker centre for food so I let him choose. It turned out he picked the one that was on my to-do list! We had a late breakfast/early lunch at Ah Heng which is a Michelin recommended eatery….one of the only ones in the world where you can get a meal for under $7. It’s in the Hong Lim food court in chinatown. We had the specialty dish of chicken curry bee hoon me and it was excellent. Two large portions for $13.
Some reading beforehand indicated the best way to travel around was with an EZ link card. This is NOT the Singapore tourist card which is $20 for 3 days unlimited travel but rather is what the locals use to tag on/off rides. It’s much cheaper as it is pretty hard to spend enough to justify $20 for three days, most trips are approx 0.77c. You can also just top it up as you go.
We then went from brunch to Sim Lim Square which is 6 levels of electronics. B was in his element and I enjoyed looking at all the gimmicky stuff. I bought my first selfie stick! B was very unimpressed.
After that, we went to a few different shopping centres and finally landed on our mutual happy place – a store with every Osprey bag under the sun! Now we have matching day packs as well as suitcases lol.
As we left the final shop, the tropical rain hit and it poured. We ubered back to the hotel ($5) and discovered Uber here seems to be fixed price, which seems to mean you accept the price given by the driver before entering the car. My plan had been to come back and swim but maybe not in pouring rain….so after working out where the pool was, we enjoyed an afternoon cocktail and a lovely bath before joining the hotel provided happy hour at 6pm.
Dinner tonight was at Lagnaa which is in Little India and is recommended in the Lonely Planet guide for Singapore. You get to choose your level of spicy and if you go level three or above you get a peg. I really wanted a peg! But alas, spicy food makes my eyes and nose water like mad. B went all the way to level six and got invited back next week to their once a month “full moon party” opportunity to try level seven and above. He’s currently undecided…..
HFC perk 2: one of the coolest things about this hotel is the “handy” device. It’s an android phone that is assigned to your room and has unlimited data and the ability to make calls. It’s absolutely fantastic when out and about to use google maps and Trip Advisor!
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