Singapore, Take Two

Us lucky ducks had another day in Singapore before parting ways at Changi Airport this evening.  Recent forest fires in Sumatra and Malaysia have been covering the city in smog (something we didn't know about until yesterday), so we were worried that we would have to wear surgical masks.  

Luckily, the smog on the ground proved to be less threatening than it looked from the plane from Bali, and we had a delightfully sunny day to explore Singapore's riverfront and the Asian Civilizations Museum.  I don't have many pictures, but the best of the lot are here:

Looking toward the CBD (central business district) from the Queen Elizabeth Walk.  

The oldest bridge in Singapore and its delightful sign.

Old and new Singapore: shophouses converted into pubs and the nearby high rises.

Abstract, crocheted Buddhas at the Asian Civilizations Museum.

Japanese ice cream (green tea for me, and chocolate for my friend Nick, our guide to Singapore) to top the day off.

I'm at the airport waiting for my flight to Tokyo while Nicole, Stacen and Kacie are in another terminal gearing up for their four days in Beijing.  Many adventures still ahead.  Bersolong, travel partners!!