Category Archives: Asia

Sentosa Attractions

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Even though we have been staying on Sentosa Island, we hadn’t explored it as of yet. Sentosa was uninhabited before the British arrived. The British used Sentosa as a fort island to protect Singapore Island and until a few years ago, it contained nothing but the old forts. Then the island was designated a recreational area and master planned. There is tons of building going on all over Sentosa. The section of the island called Sentosa Cove, where we are staying, has tons of homes being built. We have been told some are selling as high as Continue reading →

Sunday Buffet Brunch, Singapore Style

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Today Eric and Christi were zombies. Four days of non-stop walking and little sleep had taken its toll on us. Omar and Marion were much fuller of energy. They went to the mall so Marion could get more clothes and toiletries. It was looking like Marion’s bag wasn’t going to arrive, after all, so she needed the basics. They were going to Sri Lanka later tonight, and she doubted she would be able to get what she needed in Sri Lanka.

While Omar and Marion were out shopping, Eric and Christi dragged themselves to the marina restaurant for lunch. They were having their Sunday buffet featuring Continue reading →

Site Clarifications

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Hello blog readers. We made a comment on Welcome to Singapore.

And a few reminders: It may appear we have a constant Internet connection, but we do not. We write a batch of blog stories. When possible we go ashore and seek out a fast Internet connection. We load all the stories. We then have the stories time release each weekday, thus the blog posts are not in real time. We rarely can post comments due to lack of Internet connection. Also see About the Blog.

All is well, there are more interesting stories coming! Keep reading. 🙂

Hong Kong History Museum, Victoria Peak, Stanley Market

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This morning Eric and Christi went on a guided tour at the History Museum. Omar and Marion wanted to sleep in since they were out late shopping. Hong Kong has more than a dozen museums that are all supposed to be really good. A museum buff can easily be entertained for a week or more in Hong Kong.

The museum is in the Tsim Sha Tsui part of Kowloon, only a few kilometers away from our hotel. It is across the street from a University and next door to the Science Museum. There is a quaint old colonial church across the way, but we didn’t have time to go in and check it out. We had barely made it to the museum in time for the tour.

The museum is really amazing. They went over the top in Continue reading →