These two trips are three months apart – not one after the other !
Singapore to Rome
1.30am – flight left on time and we set off for Rome. Painful dinner at the middle of the night, not much excitement there. Then attempted to sleep, well, might have, but most of the plane stirring way too early, the body clock ! No good breakfast but plenty of snacks available from the galley. Landed 1/4hr early to a beautiful Italian day. Off plane and into train in half an hour. Changed train at ….. then arrived at Civivetchia at 11am, C waiting on platform. A wander to town and a walk to ferry terminal where we found out there is a free bus !
Paris to Singapore
Train to Paris Gare Saint-Lazare. Then a taxi tour through Paris to Gare du Nord. Lovely lunch on the pavement of ‘dish of the day’ in front of that station in the sun. Meat. Olives, rice then a tiramisu. K left on Eurostar and Dee to Charles the Gaul.
Wasted time at the airport and boarded at about 9.30pm. Uneventful flight except for the late food. Taxi E45.Arrived in Singapore in the early evening and taxied to hotel, sort of a bit of the red light district, but no problem. Stayed ibn an Ibis Budget and was pretty budget, but fine. Walked around the area and found a nice laksa dinner.
A good wander around Changi airport, visited the butterfly area and enjoyed a Singaporean cake – tasted good even though rather green.
Next – Review of out 2024 visit to Singapore