Our Life in Singapore: J & J Take Singapore

With 6 full days in Singapore, I had plenty of time to show Jason and Janelle everything they wanted to see. In fact, we even had a little bit of time to relax which came as a surprise to all of us...relaxation has never been a part of the plan for our previous visitors :) We started day 3 with breakfast along the river in Robertson Quay followed by a walk down to Clarke Quay. From there we took the MRT over to Little India and checked out one of the Hindu temples, shopped and ate samosas. After Little India it was on to Chinatown for lunch and...yep, that's right, more shopping! When our shopping itches were satisfied, we made our way back to the apartment to rest and get ready for dinner.

J & J in Robertson Quay

J & J in Clarke Quay

J & J in Lttle India (showing off a newly aquired samosa and pashmina)

J & J in Chinatown

J & J enjoying Singapore's famous chicken rice for lunch at a hawker center.

Jason in the heart of Chinatown after lunch

For dinner we had the opportunity to attend a traditional Passover Seder dinner hosted by our friends Chris and David. Though none of us had ever been to a Seder, we were really excited about going and experiencing it together. We really enjoyed it! David read from the Haggadah as the rest of us followed along and read different parts. I didn't bring a camera because I wasn't sure if it would be appropriate for me to photograph the meal...but then Chris and Cara later told me that they had hoped to make it onto the blog b/c of the Seder dinner....so darn it, I should have taken pictures after all! :)

Day 4 was TOTALLY about relaxation. Because we knew we had a VERY busy week in Vietnam ahead of us, we decided to take it easy for at least one of the days in Singapore. My sweet, little friend Maddie had a 10th birthday coming up so I decided to make her a batch of decorated sugar cookies...and bonus, I got to teach Janelle how to do it! She was a great help to me and made things go by much faster. Once the cookies were done, Jason, Janelle and I went to Din Tai Fung for some dumplings and then went all around Singapore to track down a pair of BRIGHT colored tennis shoes for Jason. We finished the day with dinner in Clarke Quay. The Castellos were kind enough to join us and right before eating, Matt, Jason and Jason decided to do the extreme bungee that Keith and Matt did back in February. I don't think my brother liked it all that much, but at least he gave it a try which is more than Janelle and I can say for ourselves :)