Enjoying Singapore with some JD Peeps

I always love having visitors! It is so great to see fellow John Deere peeps but its best when they come to visit Singapore. This past week several of my Deere friends joined from the US - Moline and Cary. Always fun to take visitors to Clarke Quay - great place on the river for dinner! Thanks to Dale, Warren, Rick, Matt, Bob, and Tony for joining me for a day in Singapore. We went to lunch in Boat Quay and then a boat rive tour of Singapore. Then we headed to Chinatown. Dinner in Holland Village rounded out the day. Fun day! Here some pictures of touring Singapore.

Sunday morning in Singapore

Had a great Sunday skype with the family this morning! Including all the nieces and nephews! The sun came up in Singapore during the call - perfect way to start a beautiful Sunday!



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A long weekend in Vietnam....

Since it was Singapore's birthday, a long weekend in Vietnam seemed like a great idea! Oh and it was. Lena and I headed to Hanoi and then to Halong Bay for a great weekend on board a junk boat. So fun! I couldn't believe how organized and coordinated every thing was. We got to kayak through caves, climb through some caves, hike to the top of Tree Top mountain for amazing views of the the Halong Bay, and of course swim. Halong Bay has over 1500 islands and beautiful! We visited a floating village where all the people live in basic houses that float on the water. Some even had tv's powered by solar power! The food in Vietnam was a highlight - yummy and all seafood which is a favorite. I really enjoyed the kayaking especially when motorized boats came by and almost flipped us! The bay is amazing so there were lots of people, but the second day of the cruise we were taken to a day boat and able to spend a day doing whatever we wanted with a small group of really fun people - a British couple, an Irish couple, and another expat from Singapore who knew Lena before the trip and randomly we ran into! The world is small! After the cruise we headed back to Hanoi and got to spend some time walking around the city and enjoying the shops and sights. We went to a water puppet show too. Fun! The culture and people of Vietnam are lovely! Can't wait to go back! Vietnam was a favorite! Here are some pictures:

Our junk boat - so fun!

Our cruise ship room

The view of Halong Bay from the top of Tree Top Mountain

Lena and I at Tree Top beach

Sunset on the Halong Bay - AMAZING

Kayaking through the bay

Approaching our first cave - so fun to kayak through!

 Lena and I in the cave

Climbing through the caves was fun too - here I am trying not to be so tall for Asia!

Our fun group - British, Mexican, American, German and Irish - can't go wrong!

The food was yummy -squid but we didn't catch any :(

Cruising through the local floating village - the hats are key!

Approaching the cave....

I made friend in the cave - lion!

Got to have a jumping picture - inside a cave!

More yummy food and cooked fresh each meal!

Water pupper show in Hanoi!

Top of the Halong Bay - beautiful!

Singapore girls - Maria, Lena, and I

Swimming in the Halong Bay - trying to do the jummping picture

The food just keeps coming and so good!

Sri Lanka part 2....

Some more great pictures from our climb and safari!