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Even though I had got plenty of sleep that night, I slept until nearly 09:00 that morning. Graham was still fast asleep. I read for a while. At some point, I gave Graham a little prod, but there was no sign of life. Just before 10:00, I was itching to get going. The pool was calling…

It was time to say goodbye to Penang for this trip. We were up at 06:30, had a shower and finished packing the last odds and ends. Then we headed downstairs and left our luggage at reception. We were outside the restaurant a few minutes before this was due to open. We were the first people…

Just like this, I was another year older. Graham gave me my birthday present. He had commissioned a beautiful Northern Lights themed necklace from the jewellery artist that I get most of my jewellery from. It has come out really well and has become a firm favourite. It also a perfect match for the two…

We were up just before 07:00 again, took turns having a shower and then we headed downstairs for breakfast. Graham  had his usual  breakfast of fruit, fried egg on toast and some pastries. He also tried some congee, but that was not to his liking. I had some longans, congee, chicken curry with the crispy sweet crepes…

I had slept really well and was awake just after 06:30. I read for a bit. Graham woke up just before 07:00. We got up and took turns using the very nice rainfall shower. Then we headed downstairs to breakfast. The breakfast buffet at the Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium had been perfectly nice, but the breakfast buffet…

We were up around 7:00 again and headed down for breakfast. We both had coffee. Graham had orange juice, and I had fruit punch. Graham had some assorted fruit, fried egg on toast and oatmeal. I had hoped for some more soup noodles, but they had the seafood broth again. Instead, I had what I thought might…

At some stage, it felt like we had an eternity in Singapore, but the last full day arrived all too quickly. We would have two more nights on Sentosa at the end of the holiday, but I was aware that this would be a different proposition from staying in the city. We were awake around…

We were awake bright and early again. We got up and ready. Then we headed for breakfast. Graham had orange juice, coffee, fruit, fried eggs on toast and porridge. I had coffee, fruit punch, tinned longans and soup noodles with fried shallots, beansprouts, and meatballs. After breakfast, we went back to the room to pick…

 We were awake just before 6:00 again. We got up and ready. Then we headed for breakfast. Graham had his usual coffee, orange juice, fruit, fried eggs on toast and oatmeal. I had coffee, fruit punch and some longans. I was delighted that they had a beef broth for the soup noodles that day and had a…

I slept much better that night even though I was still awake a couple of times. During the night, we were treated to nature’s fireworks. It looked impressive. I commented to Graham that I was relieved that I was not reacting to this. When we were cruising out of Singapore in 2019, there was a…