Wandering Fel

Turkey Travel: Panorama Hill Hotel, Kusadasi

There is nothing much to see at Kusadasi. We only stayed over at Kusadasi because the distance between Bursa and Pamukkale is kinda too far to cover within a day. We only arrived at our hotel in Kusadasi, Panorama Hill at wee hour, around 1AM. So we only managed to look around the hotel in the morning.

The hotel is pretty big and there is a big swimming pool in the middle of the hotel. None of us has the time to swim around though.

Swimming pool at Panorama Hill Hotel Kusadasi

The hotel is pretty much quiet because there are not many neighboring buildings. After all, Kusadasi is a beach resort town so it will not be as bustling as Istanbul or other big cities in Turkey.

From our hotel room, we can see the seaside view. The morning view from Kusadasi is wonderful.

Most of the buildings spotted near the seaside are hotels or resorts. The thing about Panorama Hill Hotel (and I heard most hotels in Turkey) is the hotel set a timer on every room's air-conditioner. Means, the air-conditioner will turn off automatically everytime the room's temperature reach a certain degree of cool-ness. This prove to be a nightmare for me who is a light sleeper because a change in temperature will awake me all the time! Grahhh!

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Singapore Eats: Ahoy British Fish & Chips at Smiths, Boat Quay

While we were wandering around Boat Quay, we spotted Smiths who claims to serve the authentic British fish and chips. Having studied in Newcastle before, I am quite interested to see an authentic British fish and chips in the island of Singapore. After psyching my walking buddy, we decided to give it a try.

Smiths is located alongside Boat Quay and if you can secure an al-fresco table, you can dine while enjoying the view of Singapore River.

I remember back in the UK, the choice of fish for fish and chips is either haddock or cod. Both are quite affordable in the UK but here, in Singapore, both fishes cost a bomb. The standard cod and haddock fish costs S$19.50. But since there's no way the fish & chips is gonna be authentic if we order dory, we decided to give haddock fish & chips a try. Look wise, it's pretty close to the real ones which I used to eat in UK but the taste is not really as good. Although I notice that there is less oil spotted on this Singapore version. The one I ordered in a fish & chips kiosk in Newcastle always drenched in oil (and hence, yummy?). #goforoilyfishandchips

We also ordered Chicken and Mushroom Pie to try. Taste quite so-so. It costs S$9.50 and it is served with thick fries too just like the fish and chips.

There are some unique desserts sold at Smiths such as battered MARS bars. If your heart cannot take it, alternatively, you can hang out at the neighboring The Connoiseur Concerto (TCC).

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Singapore Cafe: Saturday Night at The Connoissaur Concerto, Boat Quay

I don't really hang around in Central Business District area on a weekend simply because I come to this area to work on every other day (kinda sick of it). But occasionally, when we do feel the random urge to wander around in Boat Quay area. After our random walk, we immediately go back to our routinity, slouching back on a couch inside a cafe. Tonight's cafe happened to be The Connoisaur Concerto or famously known as "TCC".

The thing about TCC's menu is you will never get bored because they keep changing the menu. But if your wallet is kinda tight, TCC may be a tad cruel to you because they keep the price of the food dish on the upper side (i.e. >S$15). The drinks are around S$10-ish. As the night is kinda humid (what's new?), we ordered fruity ice blended. The one on the left is lychee ice blended while the one beside it is the mango ice blended.

The drinks are quite refreshing especially when drank after a sweaty walk around Singapore. We just had our meal at Mexout at the neighbouring Far East Square, so we were not really hungry. The atmosphere at TCC in Boat Quay is perfect for evening chit chat.

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