Day 105. Singapore. Curry 'n' Culture.

After tucking into our third curry in as many days for lunch we visited the Museum of Asian Civilisations. A vast collection of artifacts and imagery that attempts the impossible - to chronicle the history and culture of a region stretching from Mongolia in the north to Papua New Guinea in the south.

Admittedly, the galleries are on the large side, but if you consider that Indonesia alone is believed to be home to more than 500 indigenous tribes, all with their own rites and foibles, then the futility of task becomes apparent.

They've made a decent fist of it mind.

A lot of the exhibits are fantastic - the Chinese ceramics and ceremonial garb being particularly impressive. And I also sat through a strangely compelling multi-media presentation charting 7000 years of rice cultivation. No, honestly, it was dead good.

So all in all, well worth a visit. And the cafe does an exceptional Tiramisu if you start flagging somewhere between the ancient dynasties of Siam and Laos.

We had grand plans to put on our glad rags in the evening and head for a Singapore Sling at that great bastion of Britishness, The Raffles Hotel. Sadly though, four hours in a museum had taken its toll and we were forced into staying local.

Leaving no alternative than to have another curry.