Singapore and a New Hard Rock Cafe

Our trip to Singapore last week was sucessful. I had to spend hours waiting to see the Rheumatologist because I also needed lab work and then he was an hour behind. A book is a good thing to have. After seeing him and being told all was well I was able to refill my meds for another three months. We then left to go meet our friends for dinner. After another delay on the road, there was a seven car pile up, we made it back to their flat and they asked if we wanted to try the Carls Jr. We had not been to one since last home so we went to their local mall and I got my favorite chicken club and Mark had some huge hamburger. It turned out to be a little pricey but so is almost everything in Singapore. We spent Sat doing some shopping for things we cannot get in HCMC and I found a tension rod to hang my shower curtain. We could not find one anywhere in HCMC. It was too long for our suitcase so I ended up carrying it on the plane and after being asked if it was a fishing rod I told them no it was a curtain rod, we were cleared. Thankfully they did not think of it as a weapon !! Sunday we were able to attend our friends church and heard a great message and then we headed back to the airport for our late afternoon flight. We love getting away to the clean little country of Singapore.

Yesterday we had to make a run into District 1 for our Western food supplies. Mark had seen that a new Hard Rock Cafe had opened so we thought we would have dinner there. That was until we looked at the menu that was posted outside the door and saw that they wanted almost $20.00 US dollars for a hamburger and $7.00 for a milk shake. Mark refused to eat there. I was disappointed but agreed that it was a bit much. I guess they are hoping to attract only the tourist that will spend that much or the wealthier Vietnamese. Either way that is not us. We ended up at an Australian place that Mark likes. They do good chicken fajitas. I had a pretty good steak that was cheaper than the hamburger at the Hard Rock !!