Quick trips to Singapore and KL

We had the opportunity, thanks to T's gainful employment, to visit both Singapore and Kuala Lumpur in the last month.

A professional development seminar took T to Singapore. K tagged along, anxious to see the place she had visited waaaaaaaaay back when, on her way to (um, and maybe from--can't remember) Indonesia during her first year of Friends World College.

Singapore is attractive and remarkably well organized, with many high rise buildings and also many parks, which sadly we did not have time to visit.  Some of the quaint old buildings have been preserved, and when I say preserved, yes do think of pickles in a jar.

Singapore new and oldish

 Had to go see the old Raffles Hotel, reborn but in style.

And here is a Chinese [lunar] new year display, taken from a taxi

 And a sign showing citizens correct behavior.  No need to say "dispose of your chewing gum thoughtfully" because chewing gum is outlawed in the country.








Soon after, we were off to KL for a three day two night field trip with 23 nine year olds.  It was fun!  We visited places we would not likely have done on our own:  a great kids exploration place called Kidzania, the Islamic Art Museum, and the top of the Petronas Towers.

Bottom of Petronas Towers

Kids on skybridge between the towers