Time to explore China

Having arrived home on Friday at about lunch time I set about doing the unpacking, washing, putting away and basically bringing the adventure to China to a close. Saturday we caught up with family … our boys and lunch with Ian’s mum, sister and brother in law. Sunday dawned … and I fell into a heap. I mean a heap! Head cold, grotty nose, phlegm, coughing, aches and pains, a fever … generally sick! And so in bed I stayed! This is something I never do … or very rarely. But I think the last few months finally caught up with me and my body decided to rebel. So in bed I stayed … for Sunday and Monday. Tuesday I have ventured to the couch … yay me! I am feeling better but boy was I slammed. Thankfully I am Covid free … so onward and upward we go. Now I sit to write a post about the things we learnt in China. In no particular order … 1. China is welcoming, friendly, open, clean and safe. I had some apprehension about the trip to China … not sure what to expect from a communist country. My tho...

Today is the last day of this incredible adventure.  We had no need to rush today so had a lie in (unheard of for us!). We then packed for the last time, keeping some clothes on the top to change into when we got to the airport later. We then checked out of our hotel, checked our bags in with the concierge and headed out for the day. We went first to the People's Place in search of some breakfast and a kopi for me. After a little perusing we opted for Set A and Set B whilst I found a coffee stand to get an iced black coffee. The woman was a little shocked when I said black with no sugar and tried to convince me to have some condensed milk! So we sat in our latest hawker market eating rice with a fried egg, a small hot dog, some crumbed fish and fried chicken with a side of some red spicy paste and some cucumber slices. Quite yummy ... and all for the grand total of $7.50! We then headed to the MRT to catch the metro to Bayside near Marina Sands. We planned to explore the Gardens at...