Sunday, September 18, 2011

Toby and Becky in Singapore

Here are few pictures from Toby and Becky's 4 days in Singapore. Unfortunately, I don't have all of their outings on my computer so the pictures are limited.

Here is what they did...
Tuesday: rest day after a fun weekend in Thailand (see last post)
Wednesday: Hippo and Duck tour around Singapore(Hippo Tour is a bus tour around the city, Duck tour is a boat ride along the Singapore River). I was able to go on half of this with them before I went to work.
Thursday: Zoo and Night Safari-Becky and Toby did the zoo on their own while Ryan and I were at work. Becky has all the pictures on her camera but you can see some of the animals here. We all did the Night Safari however, no pictures allowed!
Friday: Botanical and Orchid Gardens (Becky has all the beautiful pics of the flowers on her camera)

Pictures from the Hippo/Duck Tour

Beautiful Raffles Hotel(very Colonial!)
St. Andrews Cathedral
Colorful Clarke Quay
Clarke Quay is full of restaurants and night life

The Singapore Flyer, world's largest Giant Observation Wheel-Becky and Toby ended the tour with a ride on this!
A nice cruise along the Singapore RiverMarina Bay Sands Hotel and Casino
Skyline of the Central Business District
Singapore's Mascot, The Merlion
The famous Fullerton Hotel. It was built as the post office before WWII but became a hospital during the war and is now a 6 star hotel!


National Orchid Gardens-sorry no pictures of the beautiful orchids. However, you can see some of them here.

Monday, September 12, 2011

The Mahans Go To Thailand

Ryan's parents landed in Singapore around midnight on the 2nd. We had a short night's rest before we were up the next morning and headed to Phuket, Thailand. Since this may be Toby and Becky's only trip to SE Asia we wanted to make sure they saw as much of it as possible. And since Singapore is 'Asia Lite', we wanted to give them a true Asian experience. Our 3 days in Thailand were filled with lots of sun, relaxation, snorkeling, shopping and quality family time. The pictures are a bit out of order (not sure what's up with blogger loading them in random order) but ENJOY! Ryan and I love Thailand and are already talking out next Thailand destination.


Beautiful Maya Bay where 'The Beach' with Leonardo DiCaprio was filmed


Becky and I making a wish on our lantern before letting it go.

Beach side seafood dinner

Phi Phi Islands



This is the life....

We had a wonderful time and I am so glad Toby and Becky made the long trek across the globe to come see us. I will try to get pictures up from their days in Singapore soon.