Singapore Shopping

Okay, so shopping on Orchard Road in Singapore had to be one of my favourite activities in Sinapore   I come from Perth “city” where the shopping experiences are okay, full of franchises, and very repetitive – you will generally see the same stores all throughout the metro area. Orchard Road in Singapore was full of variety, and the malls were big, dry, and airconditioned. Now I can manage the heat in Singapore (I experience much hotter in summer in Perth), but I cannot cope with the humidity – dizziness and headaches even while gulping down water. Thank goodness for the aircon. The shops also kept us dry from all the torrential thunderstorms that happened almost every day of our stay (I enjoy thunderstorms so that was quite fun!).

Books, clothes, accessories, fun stuff, computer and console games (kept the partner happy )…Ahhh it was great fun

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King’s Park

King’s Park has to be one of my favourite places in Perth. It has been such a sunny day today (even in the middle of winter!) that I was dreaming I driving up there. Sadly I am stuck at home doing my thesis. But I did have all these photos I took in November last year that I never shared, so I thought today would be the perfect day for it. Thanks to Wikipedia I just learnt that King’s Park is the “largest inner city park in the world” and is larger than New York’s Central Park. It truly is gorgeous sunning yourself on the hill there while looking over Perth.

Hope you enjoy the photos!

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Thursday Travel Inspiration: Venice

Ahh Venezia! One of the most magical looking places in the world. Definitely on my must-see list when the BF and I travel to Europe I want to get off the main stretches of tourists (is there such a place in Venice?!) and see the hidden crazy streets and canals. The gondola rides look a tad too expensive, but I am not fussed about that anyway. I am just fascinated with the way it was constructed, it’s history, the culture (also constructed for tourists?) and the romance of it all.

Until the next post…

Ciao Bellas!

Amy xxx

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Mmmm Yummy Icecreams: A Singapore Must

My partner lived on these in Singapore! The icecreams cost $1 Singapore and you get a thick rectangular chunk of yummy icecream wedged in between two wafers (or rainbow bread…but I eat so slowly I imagine it would go soggy for me ). They had all kinds of flavours, from the traditional chocolate, raspberry swirl, mocha chip, to Durian, Honeydew, Red Bean and the Sweet Yam in the above photo (yes, it is purple, and yes, it is actually really nice!).

Mr Icecream Man...the photo is blurry because it was dark and I had no tripod (longer exposure = more shake ) but I wanted to show it anyway

You buy the icecream from street vendors like in the photo above. We found several vendors along Orchard Road, and there are often about 3-4 on Clarke Quay near the Swissotel Merchant Court (where we stayed). To get to the part of Clarke Quay I am talking about you can just get the MRT (mass rapid transit = underground train) to the Clarke Quay stop, then follow the signs that will take you to the Clarke Quay exit.

If you go to Singapore, make sure you get some of these cheap yummy treats. You will definitely feel like it with their hot weather!

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Hello Again!

I have returned from the lovely land of Singapore, all shopped out and ready to post about my adventures! I also cannot wait to get back into my amigurumi, especially now that my beginner crochet hands had a nice holiday too. Lookout for more from me soon!

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