off to the UK

The first leg Invercargill to Christchurch



Up at 5am the weather was mild, and I just had a t-shirt on amasingly enough.
we got to the airport and checked in - it was still dark
we were nearly over Christchurch when the sun rose, the smaller domestic flights allow for some spectacular views of the landscape below.

View of a river at sunrise

The Plane to Singapore

Clouds in the sky....

Rob did his usual - I watched movies (I wish I could sleep!)

When we finally got to Singapore, we got a bus to the hotel, and had a meal and fell asleep!
the next day we explored Singapore by taxi (my ankle was hurting so we splashed out) and Mr T our taxi driver was a very knowledgeable driver and it was well worth it.

This is the Merlion at Sentosa it looks over Singapore

The view from the top of the Merlion

At Sentosa is the Aquarium, we found Nemo and Dory! among other big and small fishies!

We also visited the Botanical Gardens - and the Orchid Garden

We also toured Chinatown

We saw lots of old and new buildings, this one was one of the most elaborate


" Built in 1843, the Sri Mariamman Temple is the largest Hindu temple in Singapore. It is also one of the many religious buildings marked as national monuments for their historical value, another that we went to was Raffles for a Singapore Sling

This is Rob inside Raffles courtyards

After a quick shower we checked out, went to T3 at Changi Airport and watched the movie in the free cinema until our flight was called... good job we were early at the gate - they'd moved it right to the other end of the terminal... but a kind staff member saw me limping and offered us a lift on one of the go-carts and we were whisked off to the gate.
14 hrs of movies and trying to sleep..

We finally got to Manchester, and onto the train

... and Rob fell asleep... Again!

Well thats it for now...we are now in the UK getting over jetlag, and I have my hairdresser coming Tuesday for a well needed Styling!