Chocolate Buffet at Marina Bay Sands

Well I think that I have met my match... I love chocolate and I found a chocolate buffet in Singapore. It is in the ship shaped structure on the 57th floor of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel. So I made us a reservation for 8:30 on Sunday evening. When we arrived at the hotel, we received our pass to get to the 57th floor from the Rise Restaurant in Tower One. We then got into the elevator and were whisked quickly to the 57th floor... I really felt like Charlie from the book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" as we rode the elevator... It was so fast! When we stepped out of the elevator the view was breathtaking to say the least. We were able to walk by the infinity swimming pool and saw the people swimming at the edge... It was so scary looking to me! But it was like nothing I have ever seen before! Pictures just don't explain how magnificent it really was up there! We arrived at "The Club" restaurant where our chocolate buffet awaited us... Oh my!! I have never seen so many chocolates prepared in such a beautiful display... Anything that you could have dreamed of was truly there. We were offered coffee, cappuccino, espresso, latte or tea to drink... We chose tea which was brought and served to us so elegantly. We filled our plates with one of everything... I will have to go back because I am sure that I missed something! Then we began to enjoy each type of chocolate decadence. I was in heaven! The ambience and the food and the view was something that I never dreamed I would ever get to experience in this lifetime! I know that many of you out there will not ever come to Singapore, but I hope that I am able to share a little of the fun with you and you enjoy the journey with me!

Merlion and Marina Bay Sands

Well another day with another adventure here in Singapore. We decided to get on the train and go to see the Merlion. Singapore actually means "lion city" and the Merlion is the symbol because it was the mythical beast that was seen when the first people discovered the island. So we walked, and walked... And walked some more until we arrived at the Merlion. It was definitely worth the walk! Then the Navy was actually putting on a water show in the bay that we were able to watch. Since Singapore's national holiday is soon (like July 4th for us) they have all sorts of shows and music and festivals now. The children from different schools were there playing music from their bands. They sure were young! The instruments were larger than the kids... And they were quite good! We then walked to Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Casino, and Mall - this is the huge building that looks like a ship is on top! It is an amazing place with lots of beautiful architecture and water features. We had a wonderful day and walked over six miles! My feet are so tired!

The first few pictures are riding the train and shopping in "little India" at Mustafa's. Talk about culture shock... Makes me really appreciate home! Love to all!

Holland Village and Keppel Bay

So the first two pictures are the Butcher Shop that is located just across the street from our condo. Their meat is flown in from Australia fresh daily and the beef is grass fed and the chickens are free range... Very healthy. The third picture is Holland Village Cold Storage which is our grocery store... Three times as expensive as anything in the states. I then went and caught the train to Harbourfront/Vivocity and met a friend. We walked to Keppel Bay Bridge and Marina and it was beautiful on the water here. The people here have not gotten any friendlier but I just keep smiling and  say hello anyway... I sure miss the friendliness of Texas!