Hello again from Singapore! No, this is not a mistake, or a repost, or even Korey messing up train rides again, we actually planned to come back to Singapore. Our Round the World plane ticket had us coming and going from Singapore, and we were thrilled. We had so much fun the first time around we were actually eager to get back. Korey also discovered that the Singapore Open (their major golf tournament for the year) was to be held over the weekend and Jordan Speith would be playing, basically defining our activities for our few extra days in Singapore!
We flew in from Hong Kong on a Saturday, and since we were already familiar with Singapore, we picked a hotel in a different part of town that we wanted to explore. The hotel also happened to be the tallest hotel in the world for a long period of time (73 floors, and it passed the Renaissance Center in Detroit in 1986, big shout out to Detroit!), and it would still be in the top 10 if it weren’t for every hotel in Dubai being ridiculously tall. Needless to say, Korey loved it. Saturday night we found a great street taco restaurant that made Ines feel right at home. Win-Win!
Unfortunately, a last minute change Saturday night meant the tee times were moved up Sunday morning (the leaders were supposed to tee off at 1 PM, instead teed off at 10 AM). Our originally planned lazy morning quickly turned into a rush to get to the golf course. We made it with a fast cab ride and quickly found Jordan Speith. We love to see professionals play live at any sport, but we both share the thought that live golf and professional golfers may be the most fun spectator sport. As Jordan Speith put his tee shot in a bunker far from the hole on a par 3 and mad at himself, proceeded to show his talent by hitting it of the sand with ease 15 feet from the hole. As we watched him make the hole with one putt, Korey looked over at Ines with a huge smile on his face. Ines knew right away that a summer of golf was in our future (as soon as Ines’ knee stops acting up).
Weather wrecked havoc on the weekend’s golf tournament (apparently Singapore weather can be as unpredictable as Florida). We’d planned to watch Speith finish the competition, but were thwarted when the rain started again. We hung around for about an hour trying to wait out the rain, but when it got worse we vacated the tournament. We left soaking wet and happy with our fun day at the golf course. Ines even managed to squeeze in some shopping when she bought us dry clothes in the Singapore Open clothing tent. We learned later that Korey’s Dad spotted Ines on TV while watching the tournament, along the roped-off section for spectators. He told us about the close-up shot and how the camera loved her!
Our last day in Singapore was spent working on blogs, planning our next adventure, and practicing saying the word “mate” in preparation for Australia, although the locals in Singapore probably thought we were crazy. Next stop, kangaroo and koala land!
Things we learned: 1) always bring an umbrella to a golf tournament! Whether to block out the sun or a torrential downpour, it’s just a good idea in general. Korey learned the hard way when his wallet got a little bit lighter and his cell phone stopped taking charge again, and 3) Jordan Speith is a really good golfer. He didn’t win the tournament (lost by 1), but he makes golf look easy and fun. We also learned that he’d been traveling around the world, just like us. He’s by far our favorite player and we’ll root for him going forward!
View from our hotel room. If you look closely you'll see a worker dangling from the building on the left! Craziness!
We're at the Singapore Open!
Speith lining up his putt
Ines posing with Speith
A rain soaked, but smiley, Korey
Matching new shirts thanks to the rain! Korey loved how cute we were
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