Singapore...and the Livin' is Easy!

We just finished up a quick two day visit to Singapore in between Thailand and Australia.  Each country we've visited has been one step easier than the previous one, but Singapore felt really easy and was a welcome break.  Wider sidewalks, fewer people on them, predominant language is English (I can read the signs!  I can understand the people!), things are organized and well explained.

Here's some of the fun we had in Singapore:

Faith began her 15th birthday in Thailand and finished it in Singapore.  But then the birthday wishes continued because of the time change, so it was like a two day birthday!

BBQ wings for my birthday?  Yes please!

Singapore is a unique place, a very small city/country.  There are some pretty green spaces but much of the beauty is man made beauty.  Our very favorite place was Gardens by the Bay which was a combination of the two--beautiful gardens combined with really eye catching structures.

These are called the Supertrees--metal structures with live plants all up the trunk.  Each evening they do a 15 minute light and sound show (we like to call it the Musical Fountain for trees)

On the left is the Singapore Flyer, same idea as the London Eye.  On the right is the cool dome that houses the indoor gardens.

We walked along this suspended skywalk between the Supertrees.  Yet another slight mom freak-out moment when Mike and the girls started discussing what would happen if the skywalk fell.

We had gotten to the gardens too late to see the Children's Garden, so the girls and I went back again the next day.

Seriously, Celia??

We were surprised by this monitor lizard who jumped right out of the water and onto the boardwalk.

Across the street was this very exclusive mall, with a river on the bottom level, with boat rides!

 Singapore is where we said our goodbyes to Mike for a few weeks.  He flew to Boston on Saturday morning for a 3 week leadership program.  On Saturday night the girls and I flew to Australia.  At the end of the month, we'll all meet up in New Zealand.