{"id":33329,"date":"2020-01-21T12:25:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T12:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/snailpacecycling.co.uk\/?p=33329"},"modified":"2020-01-21T12:25:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T12:25:00","slug":"day-856-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snailpacecycling.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=33329","title":{"rendered":"Day 856 – Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 856                                                23rd November 2018
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9 miles (Singapore) Average speed 7.2 mph Top speed 19mph<\/p>\n

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After a very long and much needed sleep I woke at 5 minutes to midday and had brekkie of toast and peanut butter and a banana with three coffees.<\/p>\n

A rather large blister on my left foot meant I would need to walk in my flip flops and I ventured down to the bridge across to Sentosa. After quite a walk I found Vivo shopping mall which enticed me in with its air con. I spent a while in there, but didn\u2019t buy anything . Then, as I ventured outside for the views, a thunderstorm came, so I stayed a bit longer staying cool and then took the metro to Outram. Where, as I was walking back to hostel, the rain stopped in time for me to take in some of the local houses which were very pretty in pastel shades. <\/p>\n

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The houses are pretty pastel colours<\/p><\/div>\n

Back at the hostel I rested and put plasters on my blisters, as I now have a second one on my toe from the flip flops. Then I met a German who is going in same direction as me, but is going to Indonesia first, we chatted for a while and then I went to dinner with Gabriel. We chatted for ages about touring and our experiences and exchanged numbers so that I could sign up to a WhatsApp group for cyclists. It was really good to talk cycling and different cultures with him.<\/p>\n

Then I went out on my bike to see the light show in the bay where there was also an Indian band playing at an open air theatre.<\/p>\n

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Lights in Marina Bay<\/p><\/div>\n

It was much more pleasant to ride at night with quieter roads and cooler temperatures. I tried to buy a beer before the 10.30 curfew in shops, but was declined in 7\/11 with a minute to spare. So I went back to Maxwell centre to buy one. Then back at the hostel, the restaurant bar was still serving, so I had a couple of 5 dollar skols before bed. It feels much safer here than in South America and I must be careful about leaving my bike unattended as I may become complacent.<\/p>\n

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Hostel tree in lodge 12 dollars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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