Then a tour of the city. They have a “Merlion” statue of a mermaid/lion cross. It is the heart of the harbor and the lion is the symbol of the city. It spouts water continually. We learned that Japan had bombed Singapore the same day as Pearl Harbor. There is a memorial celebrating the end of the Japanese occupation. Our guide showed us some wonderful local foods. We ate glutinous rice peanut balls in almond milk soup. Wow. Tastes great. We also had something called bamboo cakes. Kind of like a local Hostess snowball. That evening, had dinner along the river at boat quay, a river boat ride, and then to hear Jazz music later. We had a real nice time talking with Angelite the singer after her set. Turns out she was from Hong Kong. Her eyes lit up when we asked if she sang at the Kowloon Bay Shangri-La hotel. She knew it well. She offered that if we could stay until Wednesday, she and some friends were going wake boarding. We told her we left in the morning but thanks anyway. Turned out to be a fun night. She has a really good singing voice. She was amazed that Norm had seen Louis Armstrong play in concert. Quite amazing to see a Chinese person so interested in American Jazz music. We could have spent another two or three nights exploring this wonderful city.