Safe scooter parking
Street side fire extinguishers, in a safety capsule
No smoking while walking (on sidewalk)
Smoking corral
Tag: photos
Heading out, take 2
Not raining currently, but showers are imminent.
After stepping out and drinking a can of warm milk coffee from a vending machine (¥100/$1) I felt too cold in shorts and a T-shirt despite weather app saying 21C gels like 27C. Ha!
There seems to be a vending machine on each block, with a can/bottle recycle bin next to each one (required by law?)
On a window next to this one was the following sign:
No idea what that means.
Singapore wrap up
Not too much to say, really.
Basically 2 days hanging out with so-so weather. Though still hot and humid.
Walked around a lot, slept odd hours, revisited some old haunts, took a random LRT (light rail) neighbourhood ride at the end of the NE line (lots of cranes and 17 story residential towers under construction), ate a bunch of tasty inexpensive food (dhosas, mmm) and unfortunately wasn’t able to meet up with a good local friend.
Misc notes:
– prices have gone up in the last year, noticeable on MRT fares and food (my favorite masala dhosa is up to S$2.30/US$1.85 now)
– 2 new subway lines under construction
Singapore Flyer at night from taxi into town (the biggest Ferris wheel in the world, it’s twice as tall as the one in Seattke)
Best masala dhosa
Hanuman, I presume
Little India little up for the upcoming Deepavali festival
Vietnamese seafood noodles and a large Carlsberg (S$5/US$4 and S$6.30/US$5 respectively)
Wait, KFC does breakfast?
In the green City Mall.
No, I didn’t eat here, just walked by.
Also, check out this McD offering
Landed at NRT
Slept a good 3 hours on the 6.5hr flight from Singapore.
Uh oh. Wait, I should be immune now
Just down the street from my hostel in Little India, Singapore
Rainy Sunday morning. Being lazy; still sleeping strange hours. Napped for 3.5 hours (most of that with 10 minute snoozes) at 6pm, arrows out for a quick late light dinner, and was up at 6am.
Tail O fishing village on Lantau
From my 20min boat tour (HK$20/US$2.60) but we didn’t serve any pink dolphins. As in bubble gum pink, yet somehow named Chinese white dolphin.
Houses on stilts (well this one is a cafe)
View from my cafe stop
Tasty BBQ’d oyster with cheese on the street (HK$20)
Colourful mural in the village square
More Big Buddha
Big Buddha on Lantau
Scenic gondola ride up (HK$94/US$12 one way), with a great view of the massive airport.
Now the sun is starting to come out briefly. Oh it’s gone again.
Dim sum!
Fought the urge to get up at 5:00 and managed to sleep until 9:00. Perfect.
Arrived for dim sum just as they opened at 11:00
Mmm yummy
Heading out to Lantau island to see the Big Buddha statue and a fishing village