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Singapore
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Porto Nove cafe and
Masjid Abdul Gafoor temple mosque |
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| Inside the Porto Novo cafe |
The Wanderlust was very close to little India, so we thought we would explore the area and find somewhere for breakfast.
During our walk we visited the Masjid Abdul Gafoor temple mosque which was founded in 1859 by Indian Muslims although it was actually built between 1907 and the 1920s. While there we encountered some very friendly Indian Muslims at a cafe next door.
The men helped us order a traditional breakfast called an Idly, consisting of some carbohydrates ( dumplings and bread) and spicy sauces served on a piece of paper. It was delicious, although a little spicy for a breakfast.
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| What are you having for breakfast? |
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| Indian-Muslim breakfast |
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| Breakfast at the Porto Nove cafe |
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| Rooftop of the mosque |
We then caught a metro to explore Chinatown, where we saw a Lego exhibition, a coffee house museum, and visited the large temple of the Buddha's tooth (apparently one of his teeth).
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| Street decorations in Singapore |
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| Street decorations in Singapore |
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| BIG Lego exhibition |
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| At the food court - What to eat? |
We ate lunch in an incredibly busy food court and encountered some very friendly locals who made some suggestions about what to eat and how the ordering system works which was very helpful.
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| View of Singapore from the ship |
By now it was early afternoon, but instead of waiting for our scheduled 4 pm check-in on the cruise ship, we caught the subway to the port.
We had a fairly seamless and hassle-free boarding – much quicker than we have experienced in the past.
Our cabin was quite good, although on one of the lower levels with just a window, not a balcony.
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| Sample entree - elegant and tasty |
After settling in, we explored the ship and found that we could have dinner in the Epernay restaurant at any time, instead of the scheduled 8:30 pm on our boarding instructions.
So at the respectable time of around 6:30pm, we headed for the Epernay dining room where was encountered a friendly Scottish couple on one table and an English couple Rick and June on the other side.
We were introduced to our waiters and Dubra, a sommelier from Montenegro, who was quite knowledgeable and an interesting character. She provided useful wine suggestions for the rest of the cruise - good wines at the reasonable end of the price scale.
