18th May 2012
After our
success in Japan we were awarded three days off in Singapore. It was nice to finally explore the
city. I can’t count how many times
we have had stopovers in Singapore but have never ventured out of the
airport. Due to the reports of
clenbuterol steroids in meats in China, and our envisaged three weeks sans
protein, we were keen to sink our teeth into just about anything. So Singapore’s mantra was eat, shop,
sightsee.
We stayed
close to Little India, so got to taste all of those delights, as well as the
Turkish/Middle Eastern cuisine that populated most street corners. We tested
the famous and highly recommended chilli crab at Jumbo’s at Clark Quay, below.
Even though
we have luggage weight restrictions, that didn’t stop our shopping day. Singapore is crazy with shoppers, we
heard mention that it was better than Paris for shopping, well it appeared so.
We shopped Orchard Road and Marina Bay.
We
certainly tested out the sights – Little India, street markets, Riverside, but
the highlight was the Marina Bay Sands Hotel, duly dubbed “the boat in he sky”,
complete with bar, restaurant and 100m swimming pool on top of the building –
on the 57th floor. We decided to stay dry this time around but it
was still a fantastic sight.
Our next
stop was China. We have just completed
an intense two-week training camp at the Shanghai institute of sport and now
are heading to Changshu for the World League Super Finals from the 29th
of May. My next report will be
after the World League, so sorry for the ‘not-so-water-polo’ instalment this
time, but I’m sure you’ll forgive me. So until next time,
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