Vivian and Evan liked having their own space and their toys and coloring pencils and toothbrushes and all that. But what they enjoyed the most was their bathrobes and house slippers.
Monday, October 03, 2011
Their Room
In Singapore the kids had their own room for the very first time. It was a connecting room decorated with toys and accessories in an age and gender appropriate manner by the hotel staff. They must have an Ikea close by.
Vivian and Evan liked having their own space and their toys and coloring pencils and toothbrushes and all that. But what they enjoyed the most was their bathrobes and house slippers.
Vivian and Evan liked having their own space and their toys and coloring pencils and toothbrushes and all that. But what they enjoyed the most was their bathrobes and house slippers.
Saturday, October 01, 2011
Two Months
Austin's been in the rear view mirror for two months now. We have all gotten used to traveling. Vivian has been an exceptional traveler - but we expected that. Surprisingly Evan has traveled well too.
We have been living in an apartment in Hyderabad for about half of the time, and at Sharath's for quite a while before that, so it's with a large grain of salt that I say this - but we've been living without most of our "stuff" for a while now. We left home with four suitcases, most of them containing children's travel accessories and their clothes. I have worn about half the clothes I packed, and have bought two new shirts. On this fifteen day trip to Singapore and Malaysia, we have one suitcase. There will be some house cleaning when we are back to Austin. That is my lesson from Month Two.
We have been living in an apartment in Hyderabad for about half of the time, and at Sharath's for quite a while before that, so it's with a large grain of salt that I say this - but we've been living without most of our "stuff" for a while now. We left home with four suitcases, most of them containing children's travel accessories and their clothes. I have worn about half the clothes I packed, and have bought two new shirts. On this fifteen day trip to Singapore and Malaysia, we have one suitcase. There will be some house cleaning when we are back to Austin. That is my lesson from Month Two.
Interesting Pictograph
You get used to this sign after a while. It's plastered all over Singapore. There are variations - sometime the guy with the gun is colored green - in camo fatigues. He holds the gun up at his shoulders sometimes, and once we saw the intruder was pictured stumbling back after being shot.
Singapore
More pictures from Singapore. We stayed in the tallest hotel in town - so it was easy to find. The kids had their own room. We took a picnic lunch and lugged Evan to the top of Fort Canning.Vivian walked up every step. A walk through the British WWII command center - the Battle Box, was interesting and eerie.
We ended up on Orchard Road after a visit to Takasimaya to eat Japanese food. It was weird to see so many designer stores selling the same things. Every other block had an Armani or a Channel with Tods and Prada and Tiffany and Cartier thrown in as filling. The F1 had finished the day before we got to Singapore. Force India's car was parked out on the sidewalk and Evan wanted to drive it.
One morning we hiked to the top of Bukit Timah - the highest natural point of Singapore. When we finished we walked back to Bukit Timah shopping center to find a cab. We entered through a door in the back and found ourselves in the strangest shopping center. They sell maids. Every kind. "Christian Indonesian Maids", etc.
This afternoon we dragged the kids to Singapore Zoo. It was prime nap time for Vivian and we paid dearly for the poor planning. But we got the obligatory kid-on-the-elephant picture. We slipped Vivian into a group of three boys and their mother - if no one had noticed I would have been tempted to leave her there.
We ended up on Orchard Road after a visit to Takasimaya to eat Japanese food. It was weird to see so many designer stores selling the same things. Every other block had an Armani or a Channel with Tods and Prada and Tiffany and Cartier thrown in as filling. The F1 had finished the day before we got to Singapore. Force India's car was parked out on the sidewalk and Evan wanted to drive it.
One morning we hiked to the top of Bukit Timah - the highest natural point of Singapore. When we finished we walked back to Bukit Timah shopping center to find a cab. We entered through a door in the back and found ourselves in the strangest shopping center. They sell maids. Every kind. "Christian Indonesian Maids", etc.
This afternoon we dragged the kids to Singapore Zoo. It was prime nap time for Vivian and we paid dearly for the poor planning. But we got the obligatory kid-on-the-elephant picture. We slipped Vivian into a group of three boys and their mother - if no one had noticed I would have been tempted to leave her there.
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