Today’s focus was on more touristy stuff again, as well as some more shopping… Who’da thought?
We started out at Little India again, which seemed like a different place when compared to the weekend! At Mustafa we were actually able to get around easily, and found a new shoe section (yay for sparkly thongs!) and a huge kidswear section, which unfortunately smelled like someone had left a full nappy somewhere 😦
After paying for our purchases, we headed to Arab St and Kampong Glam, the Muslim quarter, next. Anything with “glam” in the name works for me! Arab St is a short section of shops alternating fabrics, carpets, more fabrics, haberdashery, perfumes, carpets, cafes etc. I didn’t end up buying fabric this time, but I did pick up some haverdashery and jewellery making supplies.
The gals at the Long Bar
Next stop was The Raffles for a Singapore Sling in the Long Bar. It’s still the same: expensive drinks, colonial decor, peanut shells on the floor.
The floor at the Long Bar – so untidy! 😉
The Sling helped us make a detour into Robinson’s, another department store on our way to the MRT, where all three of us made successful shoe purchases. I think we’ll all have to clean out our shoe collections when we get home!
On our way back to the hotel, we swung past Far East Plaza to pick up the necklaces I’d ordered on Saturday, and ordered some earrings to be made up for Mum. No haggling this time – I hope that means because I’d already bought something he was giving me a good price, but we were all so tired I couldn’t be bothered bargaining.
Tonight’s dinner was a Singapore must-have – black pepper crab. We’d been told by a few people that the best place is on the East Coast, where there’s a bunch of seafood restaurants all together on the shore, and the quality and price is good because of the competition. We eventually chose Long Beach restaurant, as it was the busiest one.
Coconut
I started out with a drinking coconut, which has completely converted me – a meal and a drink all in one! The coconut water is really refreshing, and the fresh coconut meat is soft and sweet – perfect! Food-wise, we had razor clams, prawns and cuttlefish (yum) before moving on to the main attraction: the black pepper crab. The crab meat was succulent and tender and perfectly sauced with the tangy black pepper. Wow! What a meal.
L & L with crab!
Two Weeks Away 