15.10.11 - 16.10.11
We got a taxi to Delhi airport at around 8am for a flight at midday. It took
nearly 3 hours to get to Bangok and our flight to Singapore was not til
7am the next morning. We had decided that it was not worth the money to pay
for a hotel and that we were going to stay at the airport. I think we both
regretted this once we got there and of course we couldn't check in for the
flight til 4am. So we found some benches near the check in desk to try and
get some sleep. Unfortunately it was freezing because of the airconditioning
and we ended up putting loads of layers on and getting inside our sleeping
bag sheets. But we managed to doze for a few hours and at 4am were able to
check our luggage in and go through to departures.
It was only a couple of hours to fly to Singapore and as soon as we arrived
we realised the next couple of days were going to be a much different
experience to what we had grown used to in India. We went straight to the
shuttle bus desk to enquire about getting to our hotel. They said instantly
that they could take us straight to our hotel door and to take a seat, they
would come and get us when the bus arrived in 10 minutes. Within 10
minutes we were on the bus and 15 minutes later we were dropped directly outside
our hotel. As simple as that!
Our hotel was pretty basic especially for the £35 we were paying per night!
We got a couple of hours sleep and then went to explore the local area with
bags of washing as we were told that there was a laudrette nearby. We had
read that the hotel was in the red light district and as soon as we got to
the corner of our road this was apparent! There were crowds of men hanging
around and the cafes nearby were full of men. There seemed to be a shortage
of girls working. Despite this it didn't feel threatening. Along the main
road there were lots of foodcourts with tables on the road and loads of people,
mainly men, sat eating, drinking Carlsburg and socialising.
We eventually found the laundrette and spent an hour and half washing and drying
our clothes. After dropping our clean clothes back at the hotel we went to
find something to eat. We found a foodhall that seemed very popular and
examined all the menu boards to decide what we wanted to eat. The boards were
in English and Cantonese (I think). We decided on pork with rice and a wonton
and noodle soup. We didn't quite feel brave enough to try the pig intestines
or chilli crab just yet! It was a very enjoyable meal and we sat for a while
with some beers people watching before we headed back to bed.
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