Karol and Jerry come visit us in Singapore!

Karol and Jerry (Brian's parents) arrived in Singapore on March 8th and will have to go home on March 18th. Needless to say, it has been a great trip and the kids are sooo enjoying them being here. We are having a fun filled time, exploring all that we can fit about Singapore into the time they are here.

We started out the first day, Saturday, with a double-decker bus tour (called the HIPPO tour) around most of the island. It gave them a great overview of most of the highlights and cool areas. The next day we walked up and down Orchard Road to do a lot of window shopping, and then took Jerry out for dinner for his birthday at Clarke Quey (pronounce "Key") -it's a cool area with lots of great places to eat (and drink). On Monday they did a walking tour of an area that used to be spice plantations, called Emerald Hill, and now has great little houses that you can go into. On Tuesday we went to a museum (Asian Civilization Museum) and explored the Raffles Hotel area and had Singapore Slings!!!! On Wednesday we spent the whole day at the kids school, exploring SAS. They got to see the kids classrooms, toured the entire campus and then we ate lunch with Maddie. Jerry commented that the kids eat better there than at most restaurants (and it was a lot less expensive). :) We went to Chinatown on Thursday , which they enjoyed...lots of sights, sounds, smells there, and then we went into the oldest Buddhist temple in Singapore. Friday we went to a traditional "Hawker Center", like an outdoor food court with amazing food from all over the world. That afternoon we picked up the kids from school and took them to the Zoo and Night Safari. Yesterday we went to Sentosa, a fun little island attached to Singapore that has great beaches and things to do. Phew...lots to still see and do with only 3 days left!!!! :( Tomorrow we are exploring Little India, looking forward to it.

It's been great having them visit, as it also makes me more familiar with some areas that I've only been to once, or never explored before. :)

Here are some photos from this week.