Fun with the Plauts!

After Hong Kong, Esther and Harvey flew back with David and I for some good quality Singapore time.  David had to work most of the week, so it was just the three of us who got to have most of the fun.

I love those Hop-On Hop-Off buses when I'm traveling, and Singapore has a great one.  First stop, Little India.  We took a stroll around the market (shopping!), where there are gorgeous frocks to look at, and more henna, sequence and gold than your heart could desire.

The wet market there is huge.

I've talked about the Sri Veeramakaliamman temple before, and I never tire of taking pictures of it: 

Back on the bus, you can get a view of some colorful HDB's (the government subsidized housing) around the area.  Each of these colors stands for something, but I can never remember what.  Probably something to do with prosperity and luck.  The usual.

A quick drive-by through Arab Street for the Sultan Mosque, where the detail below the dome is actually glass bottle bottoms, a tribute to the poor who used to sell those bottle on the same spot.

Motoring past the Raffles hotel, where for a mere $1000 a night, you too can sleep where President Clinton did when he visited Singapore.

The other hop-off stop was in Chinatown, where we stopped at the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple...

And back on the Chinatown streets for more shopping!  We picked up a few souvenirs, including pretty hand painted perfume bottles...

...and The Old Watch Guy in an alleyway, who for a $5 will give you a new leather watchband, installment and all.

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After a long day and in need of a refreshment, we went over to our local wet market for some refreshing local lime juice.  Little did Esther know that when you ask for something "to go", it doesn't actually come in a cup.

Yep, your drink comes in a plastic bag.  Drink up!