Spidey in Beijing; Singapore Recap
March 16, 2010 Leave a comment
This morning, I boarded SQ802 non-stop from Singapore to Beijing. While I can’t say I minded leaving the heat behind, I carry with me a very positive feeling about Singapore and look forward to going back.
(If I can fly again on Singapore Air, I’ll go every time. Six hours today in a massive business class seat.)
Singapore, not surprisingly, had a European feel to it. After so much time in Beijing (I’m on my sixth trip since September) I wasn’t prepared for that. Yesterday, I was in a shopping mall that included a glamorous Starbucks, a massive grocery store, plenty of food and, for you health nuts, a GNC. Plenty of high fashion here and clearly people who want to have fun. There was fantastic seafood – love those tiger prawns! I’ll also give in to stereotypes and admit that it was a very, very clean city. You can’t really walk along the streets and smoke. There are designated smoking areas.
So now I’m in Beijing for 8 days. It’s 50 degrees cooler and, as usual, no real sun to speak of. I guess that means it’s time to get work done?