January 8, 2020 - Phu My - Vietnam

Today we arrived at our first port stop, Phu My in Vietnam.

We took a ships excursion today to see the Long Phuoc tunnels used during the Vietnam war and then we visited the Australian memorial site, the Long Tan cross, a very revered site with reference to the battle of Long Tan.

We docked at the container terminal, here are some photos of it

We went to a local market and saw a range of local produce

Then off to the Long Phioc tunnels 

Our local guide brought flowers for us to place at the Long Tan cross which was a solemn moment.

Lots of banana plants here

On the trip to these sites we got a glimpse of the Vietnam life, still rudimentary but improving.

The weather was extremely hot and humid which made our excursion unpleasant. Note to self, no more trips to hot climates!!

January 6, 2020- Cruise day! Diamond Princess

Today we boarded our ship, Diamond Princess, for our 14 night south east Asia cruise.

Our suite, C755, is as expected and will be comfortable for our stay. 

January 5, 2020 - Singapore Zoo

On our second day in Singapore we decided to visit Singapore Zoo. We bought a Viator excursion which included a private transfer so that was handy.

The Zoo is massive, you need a lot of time to see this place. In our case we chose to see the animals we don’t see as much at our own Zoo.

Also I couldn’t stand the heat so we used our time wisely

January 4, 2020. - Singapore

Yesterday we flew from Adelaide via Melbourne to Singapore to begin our Asia trip.

We flew Qantas business class and after being up at 4.30 am, we arrived at our destination at around 7.30 pm Adelaide time so we were very tired!!

We flew in an A380 aircraft which is always nice with the entire upper deck dedicated to business and first class.

Nice menu for our flight. I had the beef and it was really nice.






Today we have spent the day sightseeing with a trip to Sentosa island to Universal Studios.

As theme parks go this one was very similar to all the others we have been to.

Hot and humid here which made it a little uncomfortable but thank goodness for the clouds which kept the sun off us.

We then went for lunch before returning to our two bedroom apartment at Somerset Liang Court for a nap before going out again in the evening.