World Cruise: March 2026 Singapore to South Africa
Day 72: 03/01/26 Singapore
Lena and Terry invited us to church this morning and we overslept! They picked us up after church and we went for lunch at Terry's private club, Tanglin Club. This club was established in 1865 when Singapore was occupied by the British. It was very fancy and we enjoyed a fabulous meal with many different dishes but made sure to have the Singaporean "favorite" (so I was told by a guide, which not sure if that was true), the chicken rice. We also got to meet their son, Chris' friend Dan.
We dropped Terry back at home for a rest and went to the Flower Dome at the Gardens by the Bay. Everything is decorated celebrating the Chinese New Year...The year of the Horse. It was all very beautiful!
The Botero exhibit was on the Gardens by the Bay. It was a really well-done exhibition of his oil paintings, pencil drawings, a couple of charcoals and his sculptures. Jim was a little disturbed by the wedding painting that the bride and groom looked a little too closely related.
We crossed over to the Marina Bay Sands to go up to the top and have a Singapore Sling which was originally created there. Unfortunately, the top was sold out and we were unable to go up. So we opted for a tea at the TWG Tea Shop.
Back to Lena and Terry's house to pick Terry up. They live in a beautiful home in a really nice neighborhood. We got to meet their son Chris, had a glass of wine and some Chinese New Year cookies before departing. Lena has been able to get orchids to grow on her tree out front. Interesting is that there are also wild orchids that have attached themselves to the tree.
Nighttime Safari at the Mandai Wildlife Preserve. We took the tram ride through the park. Pretty cool! Dinner was Peking Duck and other delicious Singaporean dishes at San Ren Xing in the Thomson Plaza! We bid farewell to our dear friends Terry and Lena! We hope to meet up with them again in the near future!
Jim's vlog:
Day 73: 03/02/26 Singapore
Sadly, we say goodbye to Singapore and our friends, Lena and Terry. We are sailing the Straight of Malacca on our way to Kuala Lumpur.