Last weekend, Jeremy and I visited Singapore. It's fascinating that just a two-hour flight from messy, chaotic Phnom Penh is orderly, clean Singapore. One Singaporean image that really struck me was looking down on the road from my hotel room and seeing all the cars stopped neatly in their lanes with adequate stopping distance between them...quite different from the "shove into any available space" roads of Phnom Penh!
We spent the first day walking around the Singapore River waterfront and surrounding areas. We enjoyed many of the unique buildings and sculptures of the city, including these photos below. I especially liked walking along the waterfront quays which were teeming with restaurants of every possible cuisine and people celebrating the end of the work week.
Our primary reason for being in Singapore occupied the second day. Jeremy's Australian Rules Football team had traveled to Singapore to play in a tournament. Although Jeremy joined the team within weeks of our arrival in Phnom Penh, he hadn't played an actual game since 2010, so he was a bit nervous. But, as always, he played very well and scored a goal in the 2nd game, helping his team finish in a draw.
After the tournament finished, we gathered for a gala dinner to celebrate the Singapore team's 20th anniversary. We spent the evening being entertained by Aussies' undeniable talent for making fun of themselves and everything else with eyesight or earshot!
The next day, it was back to Phnom Penh. But not before I took advantage of the mega-shopping malls of Singapore to get some clothes shopping done! Hey, a girl's gotta take advantage when opportunity strikes!
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