Holiday in The Netherlands

After a long flight from Singapore via Helsinki we arrived in Amsterdam where we were greeted at the airport by our family.

Dinner with Mum and Dad.

 

On the weekend the Amsterdam Canal Parade was on. Our friends arranged for us to come along on the Tom Tom float which was great fun.

 

We had to sample all the Dutch delicacies such as the famous kroketten.

 

Last day in Singapore

Last day in Singapore today. Last night we went out in the Clarke Quay-area.

This morning we had a typical Singaporean breakfast in the Chinatown hawker centre consisting of toast and coconut jam, dipped in half-boiled eggs with black sweet coffee (S$6).
After packing our bags we went towards Raffles city, another shopping centre and paid a visit to the world famous Raffles Hotel. A bit more shopping finished off with more hawker food, chicken satay with sticky rice and fried Kway Teow (noodles with chicken, mushroom, egg and fishcake).















Now off to the airport for our flights Singapore-Helsinki-Amsterdam.


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Location:Trengganu St,Singapore,Singapore

More Singapore…

Singapore is famous for its Singapore Chilli Crab, so we had to try that out. We went to a place where lots of locals go, near the waterfront about a 20min taxi ride away. It was really good but very very messy!

 

The next day we set off for the Kranji Commonwealth War Cemetery. Its in the north of the island about 40mins away. There are 4461 World War II casualties buried or commemorated at this cemetery, of which more than 850 are unidentified. One of these soldiers is my Granddad’s brother, so we went to look for his headstone.

After a quiet moment at the cemetery we headed back to the city to visit the rooftop of the Marina Bay Sands hotel. A giant hotel consisting of 3 towers with a platform across them. Great views from up there. There is also a rooftop pool, but for hotel guests only.