Hi everyone,
We’re on a plane over Australia, and although this won’t be posted until we’re down on the ground again, I thought I’d write anyway, and give you a quick overview of our trip so far.
I’m looking out the window and I see clear blue water and red soil of the land down under, and it’s only hitting me now that I’ll be in Australia in a few hours. Australia always seemed like such a far-away land, and all it had was kangaroos and some funny looking people who now live n Whistler and speak with a strange accent, hehe. But now that I’m married to an Aussie and I’m flying over this distant land, it’s finally hitting me that there’s more to it than kangaroos and Whistler lifties! I can’t wait to explore Perth, meet some real Aussies, eat the famous Australian pies and perhaps get myself some comfy Uggs 
But let’s go back a few days and I will tell you all about my impressions of SIngapore. I’m not the most cultured person I know, all I’ve ever seen was the snowy winters of Siberia, cool summers of the Altai mountains, all of Vancouver and Whistler, a little bit of Mexico and a few months of Europe, oh and the resorts of Cuba. So Asia was and still is a foreign land to me. Singapore was definitely not what I expected, and I must admit I was pleasantly surprised at every corner 
Did you know that they drive on the wrong side of the road? I didn’t. I thought it was only those who spoke English with an accent drove on the wrong side, but as it turns out Singapore’s main language is English, and they do speak it a little funny, thus it was only logical they drove on the left side.
It’s also interesting to note that it’s always summer dress season there! Can you imagine the life without sweaters, boots and winter coats? The only bad thing is that you’re always, and I do mean always, sweaty there! Not sure that I could ever get used to it or adapt to it, but I don’t think I’m cut out for living in the tropics, the humidity would kill me. You sure do begin to really appreciated air conditioned air. The one cool thing that tropical countries like SIngapore have is lots, and lots of green trees, namely palm trees. I love walking down the street and being shaded by green giants, although the shade does nothing to cool the hot air.
Something else interesting to note is that they eat a lot! They eat 6 small means throughout the day, the food is cheap and abundant. There are small food courts all over the place. We ate all the different asian varieties of chicken, duck, pork and seafood, but if you’re a clean freak, you might find it hard eating anything in singapore. First and foremost they don’t give any napkins anywhere, unless you’re in a fancy restaurant. You gotta carry your own kleenex and wetones. But all in all, I had a great time experiencing a little bit of the culture in Singapore. I’ve got lots more to say about it, like their awesome parking systems, monkeys as city dwellers, nannies and their metro system. But I’ll save that for anyone who is actually interested and wants to hear about it. I’ll tell you all about if you ask
Now, here’s the part where we go sightseeing: their markets are busy, their zoo is awesome, and their orchid gardens are magnificent. Here’s a quick photo to tie you over, we will have a slideshow of our adventures up very soon!
~Lena
Upon finally arriving at the Chalet du Mont Royal we were greeted by this magnificent view of Montreal! It’s a beautiful mixture of the old buildings, picturesque churches, and modern glass buildings.
And here’s the last photo of the bunch, this statue in front of the funky glass building was a little creepy!! It was all good in the front, but when you go to check out the rear end of this group of people, there’s some serious strange nudity! The statue is called the “Illuminated Crowd” and it’s a must see if you’re ever in Montreal ;)