We were a little late up, probably catching up a little on our sleep, so we decided to go to Little Indai for another look around, which is the tour director's way of saying" I want to look at fabric. "
We made our way there and in the second shop we visited Rosemarie bought a six metre length piece of fabric for seven pounds.
At this point it became clear to me that she had done some research, because she came out with the name of a centre which apparently had a wealth of fabrics and saris. Having found said centre, we were then committed to a full on shopping experience. The end result was that Rosemarie bought two tops, a pair of leggings and two pairs of shoes. Not a single piece of fabric was seen.
All the clothes as far as I could tell were imported from India and there were the most wonderful saris on offer, heavily embroidered and often laced with diamanté if not jewels. As a colourful spectacle it assaulted the eyes.
The tour director saw several things she liked but unfortunately all too often the stall holders did not have them in her size. However, she was extremely pleased with her purchases and that is all that counts.
We had lunch in a food court beneath the market, both of us opting for a chicken and rice dish which was extremely cheap and very tasteful. There was so much food on our plates that neither of us could finish.
We made our way back to David's where Rosemarie went for a swim and I had a nap before we headed out again to the Singapore Flyer, a huge sightseeing wheel down on the harbour front. We found it easily enough and it was not crowded, our aim had been to go up at dusk, but we were perhaps fifteen minutes too early. That did not however, detract from the experience oF seeing the city in a new way. The trip took about thirty minutes and was well worth it, although I am not sure I would want to queue for hours in Singaporean heat. As it was we arrived , purchased our tickets and walked straight on, we noticed as we departed that there were several more people waiting to get on, to see the night lights, so perhaps we had just chosen a good time to visit.
Just beneath the Flyer is a food court so we had our dinner there, barbecued pawns and Chicken rice, the latter being a speciality of Singapore. We both found it a little bland, we enjoyed sitting out and had a couple of beers before heading for home.