National Museum of Singapore, Apple Store and Little India

Today we went to the National Museum of Singapore. We learnt about the history of Singapore from hundreds of years ago and all about WWII.

For lunch we had fish and chips and ice cream. Then we went upstairs and then went down a path with screens showing moving pictures of forests and wildlife. At the end there was a room with falling stars.

Then we went down to another room and we played on the steering wheel of a big ship and we tied knots.

After the museum we went to the Apple Store and did a music session with Garage Band.

Then we got a taxi to Little India and went to an Indian food court. We had chicken curry and naan bread and paratha and rice. It was a little bit spicy but nice. Afterwards we walked around Little India and then we went back to our hostel.

Merlion Park

Today we walked to the water front and saw the Singapore Merlion. It was a big stone lion with a body of a fish that spurts out water. We also saw a building with a boat on it. Then we walked over a bridge towards the theatre and sat there for a rest. It was very hot.

Singapore, Chinatown

We flew from Sydney and arrived in Singapore late last night so we slept in.

When we got up we walked around Chinatown and went in lots of shops. We went to a local food court for lunch. I had chicken and rice and Sam had roast pork and rice from a famous Michelin star hawker stall called Hawker Chan. It was very nice. We waited in line for a long time. Then we walked around Chinatown some more.

Goodbye Australia

It’s time to leave Australia (again) and continue on our journey. We’ve had a great time catching up with friends and enjoying the warm weather and the beaches. We started on the West Coast and then crossed the continent to spend Christmas on the East Coast. We left Australia for a month and then returned for 2 weeks.

When we returned to Australia and arrived in Sydney, the rain was torrential. However we were pleased that it was raining. Sydney’s heaviest rains in 30 years had helped extinguished many of the fires that had been raging for the past few months. It had also helped replenish water supplies after years of drought.

I liked swimming in the sea in M00loolaba because the water was warm and there were huge waves. It was the first time I had swam in deep sea. I also enjoyed my surfing lesson and my birthday party in Perth and Christmas on the beach.

Sam

I liked sandboarding on the sand dunes and the surfing lesson. I enjoyed seeing my friend in Perth and swimming in the sea on the Sunshine Coast.

Martha

I enjoyed catching up with friends in Perth and Bondi Beach. I loved Lancelin Lodge YHA on the West Coast. The Sunshine Coast beaches were gorgeous and the Australian Open was a great experience.

Angela

It was great returning to Australia after so many years. The East Coast was beautiful, as was the West but in a different way. It was good to see Melbourne again. And we had such a relaxing time staying in Bondi, despite the rains.

Mike

Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge

Today we caught a bus then a train then a bus to Circular Quay. Then we walked up to the Sydney Harbour Bridge and then we walked across it. We got good pictures and views of the Opera House. Then we walked back across the bridge and to the Sydney Opera House. It was big and looked like shells. We took lots of pictures. Then we had an ice cream and we walked to the bus stop and got the bus and the train and the bus home.

After tea we walked to the beach and played there until it got dark.