Sunny Singapore

This year we decided to go to Singapore for Chinese New Year.  It was our first time staying at a Shangri-La hotel and I am really happy we did.  The hotel was really nice, breakfast buffet was yummy, and the staff was really cute with the kids...plus it is the only hotel in Singapore with beach front property.  We landed late Sunday night, so we spent all of Monday by the beach and pool.  This was the first time either of the kids had been to the beach and they loved it.  The saltwater didn't bother Saria a bit.  She loved putting her face in the water right before the waves would come. 

LOVE the chunky legs (on the baby!)

Of all the things we were told to do while in Singapore visiting the zoo was at the top of the list.  So we spent most of the day Tuesday there.  It is so lush and green and the animals were all pretty lively.  It is a great zoo as they have animal feedings throughout the day so at really any time you can see a number of animals being fed or bathed.  We were lucky enough to have some friends from Shanghai in Singapore at the same time we were and were able to meet up with them for a few hours at the zoo.  The zoo also has a waterpark inside the kids area which was great when the kids wanted to cool down.



Brycen and his friend Leah



On Wednesday we went exploring a little.  We did the Singapore Flyer (which is a large ferris wheel type enclosure) that gives you great views of the city.  Brycen loved this!  We then went to scout out the Hard Rock Cafe so I could get my pin that I collect.   That night we met up with some other friends that had recently moved to Singapore from Shanghai.  It was good to see them.  They took us to one of the "hawker" streets to eat dinner.  This is where they have tons of food stalls set up and you just walk the stalls ordering what you want.  We gave Gwen and Trevor the pleasure of ordering for us and were lucky enough (?) to eat baby octopus and stingray.  The stingray wasn't the best but suprisingly the baby octopus was really good.  We had a great trip, relaxed and had some much needed family time.  Where should we go next???