Saturday 28th August 2004, 21:00
We're not in Europe any more!
Map of Singapore, taken from the online version of the CIA World Factbook, which is scary but copyright-free.
Allson Hotel, Singapore
Made it! I had finally arrived in Singapore and I was sitting in my plush air-conditioned room at the Allson Hotel. I was on the 16th floor - the Executive Floor I'll have you know! - and I was luxuriating on a leather sofa. How's that for stylish?
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Outside view of the bottom of the Allson Hotel. |
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Outside view of the top of the Allson Hotel. |
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A busy international executive such as myself needs to be housed on the Executive Floor. |
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Inside my room: Plush, air-conditioned comfort. Wardrobes and minibar to the left. Bathroom to the right. |
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Another view inside my room. |
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There was a fantastic control panel device in the room, which allowed me to operate the lights and air conditioning from the comfort of my bed. Superb! |
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My room again. Any guesses what is happening on TV? |
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Looking out of the window, I saw lots of other high-rise buildings. |
Singapore by night
Air conditioning is a lovely thing. I went for a very brief stroll earlier this evening, just before settling down to write some diary notes. I wanted to take some photos of Singapore by night, so I walked up Victoria Street a little, and by the time I returned (about 15 minutes later) I was sweating! It was incredibly warm and humid. Daytime temperature 31°C apparently... Better be careful!
Some pictures from my brief stroll on my first night. Some of them suffered from non-tripod camera shake, which was to plague the rest of the trip...
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