We arrived safely yesterday afternoon after a good flight, 7 or so hours. Good and warm here, 32 degrees. Had a good night’s sleep then off for a walk of the town. Nothing opens till 11 so after a couple of touters hassling us, took an old man’s offer of a tuk tuk ride around the old parts of Singapore. Once he got going on his 65 year old bike, he told us that he was 68!. When his chain fell off 3 times as he was taking off at the lights, I felt as if we should be riding him, which I offered and he rejected. He gave us a good tour of the old town, Chinese and Indian temples markets, taking us in and showing us various highlights. Two hours for 10 dollars! He huffed when a long line of motorised tuk-tuks passed us along one street. We gave him a tip. We caught a bus to Changi Village past the new prison and where the old WW 11 one was. We enjoyed a cheap Hawker lunch there washed down by some divine yellow lime juice.
“The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.” – Samuel Johnson
Two hours for 10 bucks is a pretty good deal. Don’t forget to haggle though, it’s the best part 😉