We (Brian) tried many different beers, mostly Chinese but some imported.

We had to get up before sunrise at our airport hotel in order to get on a plane to Tokyo.

After a brief layover, we boarded a United flight to Denver.

We decided to visit another Asian country before heading home, so Hello Singapore. From our hotel in Hong Kong, we took a taxi to the AirPort Express train station, which was practically deserted. Our main goal in Singapore was their famous, free botanic garden. We arrived in the evening, so some parts were closed; still it was beautiful.

To get to the garden, we took a “Grab” similar to Uber or Lyft in the U.S., a longer drive than we anticipated.

So many wonderful plants and birds at this World Heritage Site. We wandered until it got too dark.

The Orchid Garden was closed,

But there were some orchids outside!

After the garden, we took another Grab to a famous hotel recommended by a friend.

Changi Airport has the Jewel Rain Vortex, the tallest indoor waterfall in the world.

And there are a couple of light shows every evening.

After viewing most of the exhibits in the art museum, we began walking along the harbor only to find lots of people watching the Hong Kong International Dragon Boat races. This was the final day of the event, taking place in a cordoned off section of Victoria Harbor.

We thoroughly enjoyed the fan exhibit that covered 3-4 rooms. We didn’t take many pictures, but we were big fans. The other exhibits were also informative, we just didn’t take pictures.

After the art museum, we sought the second most famous “Avenue of Stars” featuring Chinese movie and music stars. We never found them. But we did notice a large crowd on the walkway adjacent to the harbor, with loud announcements and some big TV screens. The Dragon Boat semi-finals? Really? Wow! A San Diego team was even in the running.

We found a lunch spot and watched the races. Our table was pretty high, so we could see fairly well. Also, we were under a roof of sorts and out of the occasional rain.

Above is a live race from the walkway. The video below is a race filmed on a TV screen that we could see from our lunch table.

Back near our hotel, we saw the grassy area where people were watching the races on a really large screen.