We had a busy and enjoyable day. It was very hot and humid, but it didn’t rain. Thank goodness. This morning we walked to the Han River to check out the Dragon Bridge.

This afternoon a guide picked us up and gave us a tour. We visited the Lady Buddha, a 220 foot statue set in the grounds of the Linh Ung Pagoda.

Then we went to the Marble Mountains. There are 5 limestone and marble hills. We climbed into several of the caves in Water Mountain. It was hot and very humid. Sweat was dripping off me. The caves were used by the Viet Kong during the Vietnam war and have multiple Buddhist altars

Next was the town of Hoi An, about an hour south of Da Nang. Hoi An is an ancient trading port. We had tea. Then, when it was dark, we walked along the river and watched the boats and floating lanterns. Finally we had an authentic Vietnamese dinner.

This morning Duke changed some money and then got a haircut. the barber did a very good job and with tip it cost him $5.77!

This afternoon Duke booked a tour for tomorrow. Then we went out for a walk along the beach.

We stopped and had lunch at one of the places overlooking the beach.

For dinner we went to Nhà Bėp Xúa, a place recommended by our hotel.

This morning after breakfast we took a cab to Singapore airport. Our flight to Da Nang, Vietnam took about three hours. We traveled almost due north but moved back another time zone, so now we are 14 hours ahead of Reno.

It was raining when we reached Da Nang. The hotel sent a driver to pick us up. The traffic and the driving getting to our hotel was crazy.

For dinner we went to a restaurant recommended by the hotel, Phiėu Tam Tính. We had a very nice meal. Everyone has been very helpful.

This morning after breakfast at the big buffet we walked across the Helix bridge to the Marina Bay Sands.

We checked out the ArtScience Museum museum and walked through the Marina Sands Mall. Then we visited the Flower Dome and the Cloud Forest and Jurassic World Experience.they are each gigantic air conditioned lush greenhouses. The Flower Dome had a show called Lilytopia. The colors, the smell and the abundance of the flowers was wonderful. The Jurassic Park show in the cloud forest was really cool too.

Walking back to the hotel it was raining. We didn’t get too wet and the rained cleared the air and cooled things off a bit..

Our package at the Pan Pacific Singapore, where we are staying, includes breakfast. We can eat at the buffet on the third floor, that’s where we ate yesterday, or we can eat breakfast in the lounge on the 38th floor. This morning we ate in the lounge. Breakfast was wonderful again.

Then we walked to the Asian Civilisation Museum. We were very lucky to get there just a few minutes before the English language tour began. The tour was excellent. The whole museum was really interesting but my favorite part was the exhibit about the Tang shipwreck.

The shipwreck is a ship that sank about 830 AD. It is a trading ship that was discovered in 1998 south of Singapore. The ship was carrying 25 tons of cargo including 55,000 Chinese tea bowls. The ship was built in the Middle East. its planks were sewn together using a thin rope made of coconut fibers. There are no metal nails or fasteners. The level of civilization and sophistication is fascinating to me.

When we got back to the hotel we had lunch and tea in the lounge. It rained a lot this afternoon so we didn’t go out any more.

I am loving Singapore.