(1st Sept) Push Cart Dim Sum, Museum + Chill

Please excuse my finger in this shot, I clearly got a little over excited when the dim sum trolley came our way. 

Our Aunty Florence took us to a well known dim sum restaurant called Red Star, specialising in dim sum served in bamboo steamers brought to you in trolleys or carts.   Each cart has a different type of dim sum or dessert and you pick what you want when they come round. The dim sum here is unlike any other I have had before and is difficult to describe to you! It puts that dim sum restaurant, Ping Pong (London) to absolute shame!! 

I saw the largest steam bun I had ever seen in my whole life of dim sum eating, which came straight out of a giant bamboo steamer. 

This was not eaten but everything else was indeed consumed with gusto. 

After brunch we took a short ride to Armenian Street where we went into the Peranakan Museum. In the Malay-speaking parts of the Southeast Asia, the term 'Peranakan' means "child of" or "born of" and is used to refer to the people of mixed origins. I was so grateful that photos were allowed to be taken as some of the displays were so rich with ornate and colour.

 Early 20th centrury Bridal gown!

Playing dress up. 


















Exetremly hot day, felt as if the soles of my shoes were melting. I was so desperate to get into air conditioning when we came out of the museum. Luckily two doors down, sat a well air conditioned bookshop which stocked books written by local authors, the history of Singapore and stories of Asia.

A well spent day that ended with a visit to the American ice creamery called Cold Stone. You first choose your flavour, they scoop it onto a marble slap, then you pick a couple of toppings and they mix it in and serve. DELISH. I had cheesecake flavoured ice cream and Reese's peanut butter cups with caramel honey comb - heart attack in a pot, but worth it. :) 


E xxxx