Singapore - day three
Despite the fact that Singapore is full of tourists, we were the only ones exploring the "Geylong" neighborhood.
It hosts an eclectic mix of residential buildings, vegetarian restaurants, prostitutes, Taoist and Buddhist temples, a mosque and endless colorful shops.
The colors, and sights of the area dazzle the senses.
We ate a superb lunch of Lily bulbs with asparagus, a mouth watering olive rice, and a dessert of sea coconut and flowers. The air conditioned vegetarian restaurant was bright, cheery and full of customers.
We happened upon people from the Buddhist Institute that were curious to see tourists in this area and invited us in to tour the Buddhist institute.
We had a lovely conversation, exchanging inspirational ideas about meditation, life and worship.
These are the delightful experiences that come from getting off the main path and exploring hidden and alternative sights.
We treated ourselves to a great reflexology foot massage.
It is one of the real treats we fell in love with on our trip to China.
It is also a life saver when you explore a country on foot.
These girls do not gently massage your achy feet, they practically make you cry from the pressure but really revive your legs.
In the late afternoon we explored hidden "Little India."
We came upon a store owned by an antique fan collector.
He invited us in to the back of his store where he proudly dispayed to us with his most precious piece - a fan that was made as a present for Thomas Edison.
The store was so loaded with old fans, that the walking path was not wide enough to place both feet together, so we had to place one foot in front of the other and make our way very carefully.
I usually do not like clutter, but somehow inside this store, I felt like we had entered a magical kingdom.
By dinner time we were tired and retired to a vegetarian Indian restaurant that served us delicious North and South Indian dishes.
It hosts an eclectic mix of residential buildings, vegetarian restaurants, prostitutes, Taoist and Buddhist temples, a mosque and endless colorful shops.
The colors, and sights of the area dazzle the senses.
We ate a superb lunch of Lily bulbs with asparagus, a mouth watering olive rice, and a dessert of sea coconut and flowers. The air conditioned vegetarian restaurant was bright, cheery and full of customers.
We happened upon people from the Buddhist Institute that were curious to see tourists in this area and invited us in to tour the Buddhist institute.
We had a lovely conversation, exchanging inspirational ideas about meditation, life and worship.
These are the delightful experiences that come from getting off the main path and exploring hidden and alternative sights.
We treated ourselves to a great reflexology foot massage.
It is one of the real treats we fell in love with on our trip to China.
It is also a life saver when you explore a country on foot.
These girls do not gently massage your achy feet, they practically make you cry from the pressure but really revive your legs.
In the late afternoon we explored hidden "Little India."
We came upon a store owned by an antique fan collector.
He invited us in to the back of his store where he proudly dispayed to us with his most precious piece - a fan that was made as a present for Thomas Edison.
The store was so loaded with old fans, that the walking path was not wide enough to place both feet together, so we had to place one foot in front of the other and make our way very carefully.
I usually do not like clutter, but somehow inside this store, I felt like we had entered a magical kingdom.
By dinner time we were tired and retired to a vegetarian Indian restaurant that served us delicious North and South Indian dishes.
