Wednesday, November 29

I gave my camera a rest yesterday in Singapore. I went to the hotel Gym which is a terrific place with all kinds of equipment...I rode the exercise bike and used some light free weights. This was my second visit to this gym in my 4 day visit. Then I walked across the street to visit the famous, classsic Raffles Hotel. I had lunch in their New York style deli and then visited the shops in the arcade. Since I had worn shorts I was not allowed in the Lobby...it violated the Gentlemen's Dress Code. Then I went to walk around a couple of shopping malls which were filled with people of all ages (school holiday right now). I saw the new Bond movie Casino Royale at a very nice cineplex where seat number & rows are designated when you buy your ticket. For dinner I went to the underground Suntec City Mall to a Chinese restaurant for Tim Sun (not a typo that's Dim Sum here)....very good.

Today I flew back to Bangkok and have got settled in at a hotel in a different section of the city from the previous stay. In the tourist Patpong district of bars, go-go clubs, street bazaar. A lot more "character" than the JW Marriott.

This hotel has slow wireless internet so I may have abbreviated entries for the next few days. It's slow to upload photos.