Sunday, 27 May 2012

Singapore


SUNDAY 27th May 2012.

After five days at sea in calm seas and clear weather we reached Singapore this morning. The ship berthed at the their brand new shipping terminal right adjacent to the city. Quite a bit better tha our tent terminal in Sydney The day was overcast and raining when we arrived, however the rain cleared and it turned out to be a good day  of about 29 degrees.

We spent the day visiting the Battlefields on Singapore which included the Changi Museum, Kranji War Memorial, Fort Canning and  the underground bunkers called the Battle Box where the final decision was made for the surrender on Singapore in 1942.

It was a real eye opener to see first hand what happened to Singapore during the Second  World War. The visit was well worth the effort and we had a good day.

Tonight we have a short overnite crossing of the Malay Strait for Port Kelang and Kuala Lumpur.




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