matt's 101 in 1001

Spent today at Sentosa, a sprawling island resort with numerous attractions scattered across it.

With lots of pizza and a Rasa Sling (midori, triple sec, pineapple juice, strawberries and ice) resting contentedly in my stomach, the afternoon was spent lying on the bright, white sand of Siloso beach, soaking up the sun and listening to the rhythmic beats of island music interspersed with the lapping of the waves on the shore behind me. Can't think of anywhere else I'd rather be. Bliss!

The beach was our last stop on the island, following a trip up the Carlsberg Sky Tower (Singapore's tallest observation tower) and refusing to pass up the opportunity to allow four venomous scorpions to crawl all over me (pictures to come, for those of you who don't believe me). Oh, and we got to visit (and climb) the Merlion, a massive stone statue that has been moved from another island in the area.

We (window-)shopped late into the night last night; if there's one thing Singaporeans know how to do, it's shop. Open (and packed full of people) well into the night, each shopping complex is bigger than the last, but if you want a bargain, one of the many markets on the street is the place to go. I'm now the proud owner of a genuine cheapy Singapore watch! Trés thrifty!

Tomorrow's our last day in Singapore; we fly out late tomorrow night to Frankfurt (approximately 13 hours) and from there we're immediately catching a four-hour train ride to Munich. I'm eagerly looking forward to wearing 17 layers of clothes simultaneously and consequently freeing up some space in my already-bursting-at-the-seams backpack.

I'll be checking in in Germany!