Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary, Borneo

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Rhonda and Albert having lunch prior to visiting their distant relatives the proboscis monkeys. She's in her new glasses that have three prescriptions and darken in the sun.

The proboscis monkeys are only found on Borneo. They grow to 28 inches with tails just as long and weigh 52 pounds.

The males are constantly, unmistakably, aroused and it's not only their nose!

"I fly through the air with the greatest of ease..."

Gunung Mulu National Park, Borneo

After a one-hour morning hike I decided to take a swim and because Albert didn't want to get his feet wet, he became the official photographer.

These trees have no roots. The roots cannot take hold in the very superficial soil of the jungle, so the tree gets its nutrients and is supported in an erect position by these tentacle-like projections.

The Fast Track & Lagong Caves

Water dripping from the cave ceiling created this caldron, the water shimmers in the light.

Pretending to touch a stalactite.

We met a journalist who was updating the Lonely Planet Borneo book.

Limestone formations inside the Lang Cave.

The Deer Cave has the largest cave passage in the world - over 1.2 miles in length and 570 feet high. Two to three million bats swarmed out through the largest cave opening in the world in gigantic clusters for their nightly feeding on insects. This is why there weren't any mosquitos! The dark area in the center of the picture is just part of the cave opening.

Two of the multiple number of swarms that come out.

Kinabalu National Park & Botanical Gardens, Sabah, Borneo

The Kinabalu Park is Malaysia's First World Heritage Site and Mt. Kinabalu, the majestic summit of Borneo, is the focal point at 13,435 ft., and still growing at the rate of 5 mm a year.

The wandering nomads, Rhonda and Al.

The smallest bananas in the world.

The rare Rothschild's Slipper Orchid is found only in the park. There are 1,200 orchid species here, more than anywhere else in the world.

Necklace Orchid

Nepenthes Burbidgeae discovered here in 1858. A pitcher plant that is carnivorous in that insects drop into its sweet nectar interior and get digested in fed into the plant by way of the long stem extruding from the vessel itself. Have fun and look it up online because you'll never see anything quite like it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepenthes_burbidgeae

South Korean beauties

Singapore Contemporary Art Museum

Singapore Art Museum

Tags & Treats: Works by Vincent Leow

Art created with rubic cubes.

Simple Wonder, paper

Singapore Youth Festival Art Exhibition

Little India, Singapore

A delicious lunch served on banana leaves at the Ghandi Restaurant. I ate with my right hand, Albert forgot and ate with both.

Parkview Square AKA Gotham City, Singapore

Parkview Square was a few blocks from our hotel. It is one of the most expensive office buildings in Singapore; constructed in 2002 at a cost of 65 million USD. The art deco motif outside is in granite, bronze, lacquer and glass.

At night it is very imposing which has earned it the nick name of Gotham City.

In the lobby, the wine bar named the Divine Society has a three-story wine cellar where patrons are served by a hoisted female "angel" who "flies" to a wine bottle. Can you find her in the picture?

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Raffles Hotel, Singapore

Raffles Hotel, Singapore

Since the Singapore Sling was created at Raffles Hotel, we had to drop in and have one at the cost of $25 USD per drink. The magnificent colonial hotel was one block away from where we stayed.

Raffles Courtyard

Al is at the bar in the blue shirt.

Singapore Sling Recipe

1 oz. Gin

1/2 oz. Heering Cherry Liqueur

4 oz. Pineapple Juice

1/2 oz. Lime Juice

1 tbls. Cointreau

1 tbls. Dom Benedictine

1/3 oz. Grenadine

A Dash of Angostura Bitters

Garnish with a slice of Pineapple and Cherry

Marina Bay Sands Singapore & Skypark

The Marina Bay Sands' towers (55 floors) and cantilever in the background. The cantilever, which looks like large boat sitting atop the tower, has a platform of amazing views of the Singapore skyline, sun deck, infinity pool and future restaurants.

Views of Singapore from the Skypark. The elevator rose 55 floors in 30 seconds.

Amazing, that I could see the water seemingly falling off the roof when I viewed the infinity pool.

The concierge told us that the Singapore government does not want its citizens to gamble and has imposed a $100 fee that must be paid to enter the casino. The government has made $17 million in the four months that the casino has been opened because of this "fee."