Singapore

Friday, Nov. 20th   Singapore was absolutely beautiful!  It's made up of 64 islands that total 267 square miles.  The population is almost 5 million.  It sounds like a very safe place - no earthquakes or typhoons, and a very low crime rate.  It's extremely clean!   They claim it's the busiest port in the world, but then so did Shanghai!  75% of the world's oil rigs are manufactured here and due to it's central location, they also refine 50% of all oil produced.   Our tour took us to the top of Mount Faber, which had great views of the harbor, then Orchard Road which is their large upscale shopping area.  We then toured the National Orchid Garden, which has the world's largest display of orchids.  I was in heaven!  We then had some free time in Chinatown - by far the cleanest Chinatown we've ever seen.   It's been an incredible trip, but we are so very homesick.  We can't wait to see our family, Max, and our house again!