{"id":3947,"date":"2019-04-23T13:46:07","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T20:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/?p=3947"},"modified":"2019-04-23T13:56:56","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T20:56:56","slug":"singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/04\/23\/singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Exotic, beautiful, sultry, rich, 17 hours away via nonstop air, a shopper&#8217;s paradise, foodie heaven, and an unending stream of photo ops: \u00a0 Singapore is all this and more.\u00a0 I love this place.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve been here six or seven times, and I&#8217;ll keep coming back. \u00a0 I&#8217;ll let the photos do most of the talking this time.\u00a0 I shoot better than I write!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3948\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3948\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3948 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_1002-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_1002-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_1002-600-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Susie and yours truly, reflected in a big polished metal ball in a park along the Singapore River.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3949\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3949\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3949 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_0906-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_0906-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_0906-600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clark Quay (it&#8217;s pronounced key).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3951\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3951\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3951 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_0953-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_0953-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_0953-600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A typical scene along the river. All the brightly-colored buildings on the left are restaurants.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3950\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3950 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_0923-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_0923-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_0923-600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tunnels along the river walk take you beneath streets. Artwork covers the tunnel walls on both sides.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3952\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3952\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3952 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_0890-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_0890-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_0890-600-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There&#8217;s a small noodle shop just outside our hotel. This bowl of wonton soup is about a buck. It&#8217;s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3953\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3953\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3953 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_0978-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_0978-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_0978-600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An artist painting one of Singapore&#8217;s classic bridges along the river walk.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3954\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3954\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3954 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_1034-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_1034-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_1034-600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amazing architecture along the bay. These three buildings include shopping, a hotel, a casino, and more. The upper deck is styled like a ship; the concept is that the buildings are the waves. All of this is built on reclaimed land. Singapore is a small nation; when they need more land, they create it in the ocean!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3955\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3955\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3955 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_0932-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_0932-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_0932-600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At a seafood restaurant along the riverwalk.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3957\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3957\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3957 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_0930-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_0930-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_0930-600-300x70.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lobsters along the riverwalk. I&#8217;m going to add this to the collection of ExNotes blog banner photos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3956\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3956 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_1053-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_1053-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20190420_1053-600-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tiger on tap. Muey bueno.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3960\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3960\" style=\"width: 902px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3960 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/58625851_2627797347235585_4936356868508352512_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"902\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/58625851_2627797347235585_4936356868508352512_n.jpg 902w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/58625851_2627797347235585_4936356868508352512_n-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/58625851_2627797347235585_4936356868508352512_n-768x817.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">That&#8217;s one way to get old bikes off the road, I guess.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And there you have it.\u00a0 Fun times.\u00a0 Another secret mission in the bag.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exotic, beautiful, sultry, rich, 17 hours away via nonstop air, a shopper&#8217;s paradise, foodie heaven, and an unending stream of photo ops: \u00a0 Singapore is all this and more.\u00a0 I love this place.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve been here six or seven times, and I&#8217;ll keep coming back. \u00a0 I&#8217;ll let the photos do most of the talking &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/04\/23\/singapore\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Singapore!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[235,140],"tags":[349],"class_list":["post-3947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-amazon","category-vintage-motorcycle","tag-singapore"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3947"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3971,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3947\/revisions\/3971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}