New Years 2017 – Day 21

The cruise is over – a very interesting cruise and we certainly experienced a lot of very different cultures and foods.  Would we do it again – no these were not destination we would like to visit again; but, it was still a great trip

We had planned to leave the ship as soon as they opened the gangway; however, Ed re-set the alarm and we finally left at 8:30am.

We went off and got our luggage, went through customs, got a cab and were in our room at the Tang Plaza Marriott by 9:30am.

Ed first worked for a couple of hours on emails regarding work and updating work files while Barb unpacked.

Then we took the subway to the world’s cheapest 1 Star Michelin restaurant in the world, right here in Singapore.  The original stand was in the Chinatown Hawker Center a complex of 262 food stands, all no more bigger than 8’ x 10’.We have eaten at a number of the stands and the food is good and it is cheap.

When we went to the restaurant in the heart of Chinatown the line was really long and people were saying the wait was at least ½ hour but we didn’t care.  We had heard so much about this restaurant, we felt it was worth the wait.

Then we realized that standing in line was a couple of guys we had eaten with on the ship, Marc and Nigel from London.  Guess what; all of a sudden we were at the head of the line with them and a table for 4!!  It was so funny to run into them there as we had seen them several time out on tours when they were visiting the same places we were.  We spent a lot of time eating and talking about visiting them at their weekend home in Paris when we go there this October.  We hope it works out.

Our meal today at the new restaurant cost less than $8.00 for the two of us, including drinks.

After eating we said goodbye to Marc and Nigel and we explored Chinatown.  Of course we had been just been there last November, but we still found some things to buy.

Tomorrow is the Chinese New Year and we plan to go back to Chinatown to watch their celebration.  It is going to be a huge event from what we have been told.

Then we took a cab back to the hotel and went to the Executive Lounge to eat.  There we ran into Debbie who we had played blackjack with and also another couple who also had been on the ship.

After dinner, we took the subway to an entertainment district by the river and walked around for a couple of hours looking at shops, restaurants and people.

Then it was time to take the subway back to the hotel.

That’s it for our last day of the cruise and our first of 3 days in Singapore.

Night.

Our fruit plate from the Guest Services Manager

The Casino Manager and her Husband

Our last dinner of the cruise with Brian and Sandy

The signboard for the restaurant

Outside the restaurant

Barb's Pork Belly and Noodles

Nigel and Marc from London and Paris - we joined them for lunch

Ed's Soy Sauce Chicken & Rice