Taxi driver talismans. The lights on the skull and jet in the center were hooked up to the brake lights.
Another view of the hotel. Again hazy sky… The sun never really came out for us. The double helix pedestrian bridge was very cool. The monstrosity on the right is the casino museum. More Vegas than Vegas.
Barricades and lighting are going up all over the city for the F1 race, the only nighttime race on the circuit.
Ships at anchor, Singapore harbor
Marina Bay Light Show, Part Deux
Anybody can spray water and shoot lasers like the kind that annoy pilots and baseball fans. However, it takes Sheldon Adelson AND a government with a strong belief in the power of positive propaganda to take the show to the next level and the next. By the time the 15-minute commercial ended, mistily projected healthy Singaporean children grew up to run and overcome and thrive, happily passing their work ethic and mental soundness to their own adoring children. There was smoke and a bubble machine and even gouts of flame (for overcoming). The Chariots of Fire theme was quoted and then eclipsed for pure dramaticness. There were very few dry eyes. And now bring it down with a little Louis Armstrong.
And now please Sir, to return to the hotel. Gucci and Rolex and Alexander McQueen are still open if you desire, as is the casino. Indeed, what a wonderful world.
Marina Bay Light Show, Part 1
Setup: You leave the hotel through the tunnel past the casino and into the mall. Then, exit the mall by Chanel and find a seat on the esplanade overlooking the water. Promptly at 8:00 and again at 9:30, the music swells slowly and three fan-shaped sprays appear. Cue lasers…
Brattleboro Adventure – the Auckland Edition 