Breakfast at Shang and dinner at Raffles/Morgenmad på Shang og middag på Raffles

An old friend - the great breakfast at Shangri-la's Horizon club before our zoo marathon. A new acquintance - al fresco dining at the Raffles Courtyard.

En gammel ven - den fremragende morgenmad på Shangri-la's Horizon club inden vores zoo maraton. En ny bekendt - al fresco middag på Raffles Courtyard.

Breakfast on the 24 th floor - Lionardo enjoying the belgian waffles. Morgenmad på d. 24 etage - Lionardo nyder sine belgiske vafler

I prefer a hard-core breakfast of dim sum followed by nasi lemak. Jeg fortrækker en "hard-core" morgenmad bestående af dim sum og nasi lemak

Starting the al fresco dining with som anti pasti and surprisingly good house redwine. Al fresco middagen med anti pasti og en overraskende god rødvin.

The Courtyard's fine arches and bar. Raffles Courtyard med fine buer og bar.

Our pizza takeway from the Raffles - a superb pizza margherita. Vores pizza takeway fra Raffles - en fantastisk pizza margherita

The jewel in the crown: Amazon - The flooded forest/ Kronen på værket: Amazonas - Den oversvømede skov

The absolute jewel of the River Safari is the world's largest freshwater acquarium - the Amazon flooded forest. This exhibits recreates the forest enviroment, where the forest is submerged in over 10 metres of water. The flood waters of the Amazon can reach up to 15 meters and certain parts of the forest stay submerged for most of the year.

Kronen på værket i River Safarien er verdens størtste ferskvands akvariet - Amazonas, den oversvømmede skov. Denne udstilling genskaber miljøet, hvor skoven ligger under over 10 meter vand. Vandstanden i Amazonas kan stige optil 15 meter og visse dele af skov er oversvømmet næsten hele året rundt.

The ALT team at the main viewing area.ALT holdet ved det primære udsigtspunkt.

One of the many arapaimas. En af mange arapaimaer.

Lionardo and the araipama. Lionardo og araipamaen.

Second viewing area and one of the amazonian manatees. Det andet udkigspunkt og en af de amazonas manater

Views from the top of the aquarium. Udsigt fra toppen af akvariet.

More ALT pandamania/Mere ALT pandamani

What is black, white and uber-cute? The pandas at Singapore River Safari. They are called Kai Kai and Jia Jia. They live in a 1,500 m specially designed biodome. With temperatures of between 18C - 22C the exhibit lets you cool off and enjoy the cuteness. Her is a link to more pandamania and some more pictures from the River Safari.
http://pandas.riversafari.com.sg/panda-tv.html

Hvad er sort, hvid og uber nuttet? Pandaerne i Singapore River Safari. De hedder Kai Kai og Jia Jia. Deres anlæg er på 1,500 m og er dækket af en specielt designet kupel. Med temperaturen mellem 18C - 22C giver anlægget mulighed for at køle af og at nyde de nuttet dyr. Her er link mere pandamani samt flere billeder fra River Safari.
http://pandas.riversafari.com.sg/panda-tv.html

Lionardo observing the male panda - Kai Kai. Lionardos studerer hanpandaen - Kai Kai

A close-up of Kai Kai. Et nærbillede af Kai Kai

Her is the female panda - Jia Jia. Her er hunpandaen - Jia Jia

ALT experience does River Safari - crocodilles/ ALT experience indtager River Safari - krokodiller

The River Safari's exhibits on the great rivers of the world include crocodilles. To our great satisfaction they have the indian gharial. Here is the gharial from the Ganges river and the Yangtze river crocodille.

River Safaris udstillinger over verdens floder indkluderer krokodiller. Til vores store tilfredshed har de den indiske gavial. Her er gavialen fra Gangesfloden og  en krodille fra Yangtze floden.

The gharial with its characteristic snout/Gavialen med dens karakteristiske snude

 

The Yangtze Croc/Yangtze krokodillen

ALT experience in Singapore - the River Safari - Pandas/ ALT experience på River Safari - Pandaer

We love pandas, so we had to see them at the River Safari. It was hot and muggy this morning and the panda enclosure was lovely and cool. As it is a week day we had a great viewing experience. Calling all panda lovers check out these pictures

Vi elsker pandaer, og vi skulle se dem på River Safari. Det var varmt og meget fugtigt i morges men panda anlægget var dejlig køligt. Da det er en hverdag fik vi en fremragende oplevelse. Et kald til alle, der elsker pandaer - Tjek lige disse billeder

 

The Antony Lionardo Thomassen Experience has arrived in Singapore!/ Antony Lionardo Thomassen Experience er ankommet til Singapore

A quick update - We arrived right on time in Singapore. The whole trip was just smooth sailing. Efter checking in at the Shangri-La, we went to the River Safari, which was fabulous! Details and pictures coming up. We saw the giant Pandas!
En hurtig opdatering - vi ankom til tid i Singapore. Hele turen gik super glat. Efter vores check in på Shangri-La, tog vi til River Safari, som var kanon godt! Flere detalje samt billeder kommer snart. Vi så Pandaer!

Foiled by flu/Fanget af feber

Our best laid plans were foiled by the flu. The whole ALT experience team was down with the flu last week, which resulted in a frantic scramble to rebook flights and hotels. One week later- we are looking good to go!
The Maine Coons have been sent to their holiday apartment. The rabbit hutch is now extended with an outdoor run. The aquarium is stable as the fish and snails are doing a great job keeping the algae levels controlled.
So let the coutdown begin. ETA Singapore, Friday 11/4 at 06:25.

Vores fine planer blev taget til fange af influenza og feber. Hele ALT holdet blev i sidste uge angrebet af influenza, hvilket resulteret i en hvirvel vind af ændring, både af hotel og flyvebilleter. Nu en uge senere er vi på rette vej!
Begge Maine Coons er nu på luksus kattepension. Kaninburet er udvidet med en udendors løbegård. Akvariet er stabil, da fiskene og sneglene holder algerne ned.
Lad nedtællingen begynde. ETA Singapore, fredag d. 11/4, kl 0625.