With no big plans for Friday night, Nick and I decided that it would be
the perfect chance to check out the Singapore Night Festival. A handful of
streets between our flat and my office were being closed off for the
celebration, which saw buildings, roads and even trees being dressed up for the
occasion. I had watched them get everything ready for the past few weeks, so I
was keen to see it all in full swing.
With the main action
(including musical performances with lights and street side pro-wrestling) not
getting started until after 10pm, we decided to head back to East8, our new
favourite haunt for tapas style dinner and a couple of lovely cocktails first.
Just on the corner of
the road by my work, this New York tapas and cocktails restaurant is one of the
best locally for good service and great wings, so we invited Kev and Jules to
come along with us too – Kev loves wings and Jules loves an adventure, so there
were the perfect buddies for our outing.
Following a delicious dinner
we wander back home through jam-packed streets. All of the main museums are
located along this strip of road, so they were all open late with special
exhibits open until 2am. We stopped to
watch some very interesting (not very professional) local pro-wrestlers
performing in a ring that had been set up in the middle of the street, and
meandered through the stands and stalls that had been set up selling local and
handmade crafts and tasty treats.
The whole place had an
amazing carnival feel to it, and for the first time, Singapore felt a little
bit alive and excited about something. It was great fun, and only a 5 minute
walk from our flat.
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