Singapore Stop Over

To be honest, I was against this idea. I honestly thought that it would be better if we just bit the bullet & went straight home. However...I have to admit, I think J1 definitely had a moment of genious when he booked us a couple of nights here in Singapore before the final leg of the journey. After hours & hours of waiting to fly, in both Amman & Dubai, as well as the sardine-like compression of flying with Emirates whose planes seemed to be designed especially for midgets, we needed a break. (I would like to be positive about this airline, but in all honesty...I cant! I would Soooooooooooooooooooooo like to get on my little bandwagon about aircraft space allocations & the contradiction between the 'safety' video & the reality of whether some of us could actually carry them out in the pitiful space provided...........but I will spare you!!!! ) All I will say is that heaven is being able to stretch ones limbs & lie horizontal! What we had been COMPLETELY ignorant of, was that our stopover was timed to coincide perfectly with Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations! This has meant that the shops in all the mega malls are predominantly closed (not necessarily a bad thing) & there have been amazing decorations, fireworks & celebrations instead. Our hotel treated all us visitors to a Lion & dragon dance show, which was amazing. It set us up with high spirits as we braved the high humidity & ventured forth to the impressive Asian Civilizations Museum. A great place to spend a few hours. We have also managed to see 'The Narnia Exhibition' which, being just very big kids at heart...we thoroughly enjoyed!!!! We feel relatively refreshed to now embrace the next part of the trip home. Here we come.....