Sweating in Singapore

Holy humid! I haven't felt humidity like this since I was in Europe in 2005, and even then, I'm not sure it was this bad. My flight wasn't too bad. Ended up on the same plane, they just moved gates. I had to go through a security checkpoint in Seoul before reboarding about an hour later. This plane ended up being completely full, so I didn't get to spread out like last time. This leg was about 6 hours and I was able to snooze for about three of them. My flight got in a little early last night. It was dark when I landed, and it was so fun to see the city at night. There were lights as far as I could see, and so many huge buildings. The water around the city had thousands and thousands of boats in it. From tiny fishing boats to massive freight carriers, there were more than I could count. I was so happy to check into the transit hotel and lay down to sleep. I was able to Skype with my mom a bit before sleeping, which was nice. I ended up falling asleep at about 2 in the morning, Singapore time (which is also Perth time). I had the hotel room until 1:30pm, so I set my alarm for 11:30. The room was cool and dark, which is just what I needed. I set the thermostat to 18 degrees Celsius, and I'm not sure what that is in Fahrenheit, but it was cold enough that I could enjoy cuddling under my blankets. I ended up waking up well rested about 15 minutes before my alarm went off. I Skyped with my mom again, and then got up and took a much needed shower, and got myself ready for the last leg of my journey.

I spent the last hour walking around the airport. It is so big, and I haven't seen most of it! My favorite is when I can walk down the moving sidewalks. It's the best way to catch a breeze and get a little relief from the sticky heat. There are countless stores here, ranging from M&M store, to Apple Stores, to Prada and Gucci. They have a beautiful orchid garden and fern garden inside. Outside they have a sunflower garden and a butterfly garden. I only went in them long enough to snap a few pictures before escaping inside. The humidity was twice as bad out there. There a movie theaters, eating places, and lounges enough to entertaining me for ages. I looked into doing the tour of Singapore that would take me 2 hours, but have decided against it. Both times I approached the desks to register I got a very uneasy feeling. As my momma would say, "I don't have the warm fuzzies about this." so I'll just bum around the airport until it is time to go....boarding starts in about 4 hours.

I am so happy that I only have one more leg of my trip left. My last flight is just about 5 hours, which will feel like nothing compared to yesterday.

See you Down Under!




Love, Kelsey

Location:Changi Airport, Singapore