As we were walking, the grandmas and I noticed a large crowd of tweens and teens. Wow! A Justin Beiber sighting at Clarke Quay in Singapore!
As the crowd parted, we realized that it was not Justin Beiber. Rather, it was our one and only Brandon A. Bierly! Brandon shyly posed for his celebrity photo shoot.
Brandon loved the attention. Daddy even put him down so he could show off with some dancing. The paparazzi continued to take pictures in amazement. So funny. What is it about our little Brandon?
Once we shook off the media, we took a river boat cruise. The thirty minute boat tour went down the river from Clarke Quay to Marina Bay.
The Merlion statue at Marina Bay.
Daddy's office building.
The new casino, a $5.9 billion project by Las Vegas Sands Corporation. Singapore citizens and permanent residents must pay SG$100 per day or SG$2,000 per year to enter the casino. The government is enacting this charge in order to lessen the damage of gambling addictions. We will have to pay (not literally) the casino a visit sometime!
The Singapore Flyer. Next to it, a floating stage.
The beautiful Fullerton Hotel.
After our boat ride, we took a walk along the river. We tried some Turkish ice cream. A little chewy. The flavors reminded Steven of taffy.
We had dinner at a Mexican restaurant at Clarke Quay. Very good. Their Mexican rice was basically white rice with cilantro. A little different.
After dinner, the grandmas got to sample their first Singapore ice cream sandwich - a block of ice cream in a slice of bread. They were fans!
Grandma D found the "Clinic". I'm not sure if she was thinking to get a job there or if she was needing to be admitted.
On Sunday, we took it easy.
Brandon played with "stickies".
Grandma D was mesmerized by our hair dryer.
On Sunday night, Mommy and Daddy had a movie date. Can the grandmas stay here for the next two months?
Monday morning we took a cab to the Singapore Science Centre at Jurong. Unfortunately, we didn't know that it was closed on Mondays. So, we ended up at the Jurong Bird Park nearby.
We all enjoyed the beautiful, colorful birds and the outdoor scenery!
On Tuesday we took a cab to Chinatown.
Poor Brandon wilted in the heat. He fell asleep in the stroller, so we headed back home after enough walking and shopping.
Jo, Jessie, and Jake came back from their trip home to Australia! Yay! The grandmas were able to meet the three of them on Monday. Brandon was actually a little shy at first, but he was playing with Jessie and Jake as usual in no time. So glad that our great neighbors/friends are back!
