F1 @ Night

We haven't really walked around a lot - we get sweaty really quickly - so it was a real adventure to just walkabout the Singapore F1 Grand Prix Walkabout Zone 4.  This night circuit runs around Esplanade, Marina Bay, behind SunTec and back to Esplanade - all within walking distance of our office building.  So, this evening, we took our F1 badges and walked up Shenton way, to Esplanade Dr where we could enter the area to enjoy the first practice round of the grand prix, along with the qualifiers for the junior AsiaPac race.

The view fro Esplanade Dr is quite stunning.  The new Marina Bay Sands hotel is dramatically situated across the bay and behind this wacky lotus/flame-looking structure that may open to the public soon - as what, I am still not sure.  The ever-spinning Singapore Flyer is just to the east.

From "Early Fall" in Singapore

The Walkabout Zone was well-designed with lots of beer stands, merchandise booths and food stalls - plus there were regular businesses in Esplanade that had special deals for the occasion.  We got our ear plugs and beer and found a nice platform to view one of the turns.  That kept us busy for about 10 minutes...

From "Early Fall" in Singapore

So we went back to walking around the Esplanade, took some pics, had some dinner, more beer and walked over to the stage where Missy Elliott was going to give a performance.  My only thought throughout the show was that she must be really hot in that sweater and sweat pants... We're not big Missy Elliott fans but she tried to give a good show, and some of her dancers were amazing.

This was our first evening leaving Lizzy at home with Allen, and I gotta say it was quite nice.  We're seriously thinking about making date night official - perhaps, bi-weekly?