Friday, June 26, 2009

Luge & Little India

For Roo, one of the highlights of our New Zealand trip a year and half ago was the Luge & Sky ride attraction in Rotorua. The same company operates on Sentosa Island in Singapore, located conveniently near our hotel. Part toboggan, part go cart, the ride is fun for all of us. Yesterday morning we enjoyed a competitive family race, Roo first with Daddy and then with Mommy. The hot sun beating down on the sky ride dampened our enthusiasm as Roo declared "it's too hot". Walking to the monorail we gasped at a man extracting a boa constrictor from a wicker basket. In Little India we enjoyed vegetarian bites that we don't know the name of since we let the waiter decide our dishes. Roo and Ryan headed back to the hotel for a swim and I strolled around Little India. I toured the opulent Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple filled with Indian deity art. The temple is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali, fierce embodiment of Shakti and the god Shiva's wife, Parvati.

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