Singapore

Jeg er allerede taget videre til Vietnam, men jeg er kommet lidt bagud, saa jeg fortaeller lige om Singapore forst.
Jeg havde 5 dage i Singapore, og efter det forste chock over hvor anderledes, der var havde lagt sig, fik jeg set en masse. De fejrede stadig det kinesiske nytaar saa overalt var der pyntet op, hvilket virkelig var en oplevelse at se. Specielt i Chinatown! Egentlig havde jeg laest at Chinatown ikke skulle vaere, hvad et har vaeret, men jeg blev positivt overrasket! omraadet var kaempe stort med markeder, shoppingcentre, dragedansere og meget mere! Jeg brugte det meste af en dag paa bare at gaa rundt og kigge paa butikker og opleve stemningen. Jeg var selvfolgelig ogsaa rundt i byen og se diverse kirker, templer og moskeer (de fleste dog kun udenfra!). En af de ting der imponerede mig mest var antallet af shoppingcentre - jeg har aldrig set noget lignende! Der var flere shoppingcentre i Singapore end jeg har set i hele mit liv lagt sammen! jeg maatte gang paa gang minde mig selv om, at alt hvad jeg kobte skulle jeg selv slaebe rundt paa de naeste 2 maaneder! Det hjalp og jeg afholdt mig fra at kobe alt for meget! Derudover var jeg ogsaa i baade den botaniske have og zoologisk have. De var begge virkelig flotte. I den botaniske have laa der ogsaa en orkide have som var virkelig imponerende!
Jeg var saa heldig at vaere i Singapore til deres aarlige parade, som de gor virkelig meget ud af. Den var der baade fredag og lordag, men jeg var for traet fredag, saa jeg ventede til lordag. Jeg kom i god tid, og imens jeg stod og ventede kom de her to kinesiske kvinder op til mig, og spurgte om jeg var alene. Det viste sig at de havde en ekstra billet, som de ville foraere mig! Den gjorde at jeg kunne komme ind bag barrikaderne og sidde naesten aller forest! Det var virkelig flot og en helt fantastisk oplevelse! Bagefter insisterede de 2 damer paa at tage mig med ud at spise kinesisk, og jeg fik smagt ting jeg aldrig har set for!
Jeg boede paa et hostel i det indiske kvarter, som var kaempe stort - og meget indisk! Egentlig havde jeg bestilt et 8 mands vaerelse, men da jeg kom frem viste det sig, at jeg skulle sove sammen med 40 andre! Efter et par dybe indaandinger lykkedes det mig ikke at rive hovedet af den stakkels mand, og det viste sig at vaere okay. Der var heldigvis ikke fyldt op, saa det var i hvert fald godt!

I have already moved on to Vietnam, but I have gotten a bit behind on my blog entries so I'll just tell you about Singapore first.
I had 5 days in Singapore and after recovering from how different everything was, I saw a lot! They were still celebrating the Chinese New Year so there were decorations everywhere - especially in Chinatown! I had read that Chinatown wasn't what it used to be, but I was pleasantly surprised! It was huge and had markets, shopping centers, lion dancers, and much more. I ended up spending almost a whole day just walking around looking at the stores and the different people. I also went around the city and saw all the mosques, churches, and temples (mostly from the outside though). One of the things that impressed me the most was the number of shopping centers - I have never seen anything like it in my life! I saw more shopping centers in the 5 days I was there than I have in my entire life! I also went to the Botanic Gardens and the Zoo, and they were both really beautiful. In the Botanic Gardens there was an Orcid garden that was really pretty.
I was lucky enough to be in Singapore, when they had their anual parade. It was amazing, and I was lucky enough to run into two Chinese women who gave me a ticket (free). That meant that I got to sit right in front, which was really cool! I was so close, and could see everything! After the parade the 2 women insisted to take me out to eat Chinese, and I tried things that I have never seen in my life! Some of them were good, and others I'm not having again!
The hostel I stayed in was in the Indian area of the city. I was supposed to be in an 8 person dorm, but they put me in a 40 person one! I was not happy, but I managed to control myself and make the best of it:-)