How to Eat Abroad (Singapore Part 2)

So after Gardens by the Bay (posts can be read here and here), we went to go eat lunch at a nearby food court. New cousin suggested that we have shrimp noodles. 

Here are some of the noodles we tried, along with a clear broth chicken soup. The local beer was tiger beer, and my sister tried a cutely themed apple juice in a can. I had an entire fresh coconut to myself.

These were some of the chicken wings that I ordered to taste. They were salty and yummmy.

A lot of the booths had satay, so we ordered chicken and beef satay. The little white cake next to it looked like rice, but it tasted like something that was softer and more flavorful. We also ate kaya toast, which was bread with the crusts cut off filled with a coconut custard jam. At new cousin's house we ate Popiah, which I am unwilling to post pictures of since it was quite intimate. 

The luxurious view from the women's bathroom at the food court.

Some Hippo statues that were placed around the perimeter of the food court

Later on that day Seastar, Future-Brother-In-Law, and I visited the famous raffles hotel. Seastar had found it on trip advisor. There were lots of little shops and eateries within the walls. 

After seeing this hallway, it totally reminded me of British colonial India, and New Cousin told me I was right. The Raffles Hotel had been built when Singapore was still a colony. Its architecture and decorations were reminiscent of the times, and was kept well preserved after Singapore became its own state. 

After seeing some nearby sights, we decided to hop onto their subway system to get back to our hotel and check out the rest of Orchard Road. 

We were headed towards Dhoby Ghaut. It was hard for me to pronounce some of the words, but I was so thankful that everything was in English. 

No Durians are allowed on the trains. Minty explained that the Taipei subway system was inspired by Singapore's, and as a result is also very clean. Taipei similarly bans durians, eating, and smoking, but must also include the banning of betel nuts. 

My Ticket

Seastar and Future-Brother-In-Law boarding the train. 

                 

Inside the very clean train. Future-Brother-In-Law was very impressed by the welding on the hand rails, as he explained that to weld something so smooth required a very high level of craftsmanship. 

A random building on Orchard road.

More to come!!