Sunday afternoon, we arrived in Singapore. We picked up our bags and took a cab to Ben's apartment. Ben's going to be living here for the next 6 months, attending INSEAD Business School. His apartment was very nice; a high rise building with pools and tennis courts, right across from the school.
We dropped off our bags there, and met his roommate. Then we decided to head into the downtown area for a little bit. We went to a mall that sold mostly electronics and technology, so Ben could start looking into cell phones. Both here and in Thailand, I saw malls that were organized by theme-an electronics mall, a home improvement, etc., where all the shops fit the theme. Interesting way of shopping.
After eating lunch here, we ventured out to the City Hall area. In this area are some of the famous buildings built during British ownership, including City Hall, the Supreme Court, and the Singapore Cricket Club, built in 1852. This area also had great views of the skyline along the Singapore River:
After this, we took a cab over to the DHL shipping center to pick up our suits that we had sent from Hong Kong. This place was by the port of Singapore, which is the largest port in the world. We got our packages in short order, and headed back to Ben's apartment. As it started to rain and thunder towards the evening, we decided to just order in a pizza. I went to sleep at around 11, having to catch a 4:30 cab to the airport the next morning...
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