Melbourne and Singapore

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Originally uploaded by Carrie & Eddie.

After leaving New Zealand we had a lovely few days chez Adam and Gen in Melbourne. They showed us the city, made us a good old Aussie barbie, and took us to the last night of Melbourne's comedy festival. We were then joined by three Rosses (and a brief hello from Rick Shaw) before the Melbourne casino made their fastest money all year. We then jetted off to Singapore, a nice gentle introduction to Asia. On our first night, in Chinatown, our enthusiasm for Chinese food took a turn for the worse, with chicken bowels and pig stomach on offer. As 'rich' Westerners we wanted to enjoy the colonial lifestyle so we headed to Raffles, but as cheapskate backpackers we could only afford the Singapore Slings with a 50% off voucher from the airline. And they were terrible. We also went to the night zoo, a WWII POW camp and a Singaporean Seder night - not sure which was more scary.