Last night in Singapore

After getting home from Singapore's version of Duke, we ran over to the Bugis Market to check out some souvenirs. It was a huge indoor market packed with stalls and vendors and a million different trinkets. Karen, Hallie, and I treated ourselves to a steamed bun with lotus paste (70 cents, well worth it).

The plan for the evening was to check out the night safari. The tram takes visitors through the "jungle" at night, with animals out  in the fake moonlight at every turn. The "safer" animals actually wander around freely, and a tapir nearly ate Matt's pants. (They got very close to the tram, which had completely open sides.) We were caught in a huge downpour-- luckily under the cover of the tram. 

Dinner at the zoo was a Singaporean specialty: chili crab! Taichi, Matt, Faheem and I split one order of it. It was so delicious. Vermontians (Vermonters?) would have been proud, there was a Ben and Jerry's at the park too. It was placed next to the store where you could have little minnow fish bite the dead skin off of your feet. (No joke.)