Mid- Autumn Festival - Clarke Quay 2

Still hanging out at Clarke Quay and sharing more pictures...

When we first arrived at Clarke Quay we walked down the side of the river and this is what we saw:

All the way up the river (or is that down?) there are lanterns reflecting off of the water.  See the bridge in the background?  It is full of lanterns! 

This is the bridge from the water side.  Isn't it pretty?  It took me forever to get a picture of those dolphins jumping at the same time  ;-)

Along the edges of the river, there are floats with lanterns on them too.  If you look in the picture above, you will see them on the left.  Here is a closer view of one behind us:

The bridge (shown in a picture above) was crowded with people.  Why in the world would they put booths up on the bridge?!?  You could barely get across the river it was so jam packed!  

Just a bit crowded wouldn't you say?  And I have to tell you - this is near where we first started smelling the smelly tofu.  See the sign on the middle tent in the background?  Yeah, from that far away you can smell it. 

Today started off a bit rough, I spilled a canister of flour (fla! here in Singapore) and a partial canister of tea right after I woke.  Don't make coffee when you are still sleeping.  Anyway, instead of journaling more, I am going to show pictures and then go curl up on the sofa for a bit.  

How did I get pictures without so many people  in them you say?  I am very talented like that - and I have a v-e-r-y patient husband  ;-)  Or he pretends to be - and I am very gracious.

If I were still in Louisiana, I would say we laissez les bon temps rouler with lagniappe (let the good times roll with something extra) on the bayou.  But since we are in Singapore, I will say xie xie (for the memories).  I lost your paper Kim, is that how I say thank you?  And how do I say thank you for the memories?

It's a 'rough' life (ha!), but someone's gotta do it.  

I am so glad it is me.  :-)

Today we are shopping a bit, then tonight we are playing Mahjong with friends... yep, it is a rough life.

Today started off a bit rocky, but it is going to be a great day!  :-)