Shortly after arriving in Shanghai, we were invited to attend the Friday night practice and qualifying rounds for the Formula 1 race in downtown Singapore.
We stayed in the brand new ParkRoyal Hotel that has a great "green" theme throughout. Our room was on the 9th floor attached to an elevated boardwalk hanging over the infinity pool.
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| ParkRoyal Hotel in Singapore |
We were treated to clubhouse tickets to the Formula 1 Race and had the opportunity to participate in the Pit Walk to see the cars and drivers up close before they went out on the track. Phil was in heaven!
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| Ferrari Pit Garage |
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| Caterham Team |
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| Mercedes Safety Car |
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| Our view from the Paddock Suite |
The Porsche Asia Cup cars lined up for their qualifying race!
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| Vintage Formula 1 Car |
Vintage Formula 1 cars were qualifying with an incredible roaring of their engines. These cars used the old 8 cylinder engines and made the hair stand up on your skin when they raced by!
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| Watching the gymnastics in the pit from the suite! |
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| Team Red Bull |
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| Seeing Double |
On Saturday we went on walk-about and climbed Dempsey Hill to find this renovated church, now restaurant, called The White Rabbit. We stopped for Mojitos made from mint in the back garden next to the Rabbit Hole from Alice in Wonderland. The beautiful windows and amazing atmosphere were a pleasant reprieve from the downpours outside!
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| Yummy Mojitos! |
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| Stained glass inside The White Rabbit |
We really enjoyed our time in Singapore and will be back!
Phil, some friends and I will be off the grid for the upcoming two weeks as we will be flying, training, driving and hiking in Nepal and Tibet and will climb to Mt. Everest Base Camp! Fingers crossed we handle the altitude!
Enjoy the beautiful turning of the leaves and the scents of Autumn - we will miss it again this year.
xoxo, Kathy & Phil
