Day 2 - In Singapore – 25 Feb
The Park Hotel Clarke Quay was a good choice because of proximity to vibrant
boardwalk. We started with a hop on/off bus through city heart including Orchard
Road with its gardens and colonial infrastructure. The Singapore Flyer was an
excellent investment with its spectacular views – but Marina Bay Sands was more
impressive from the ground up! Creative architects obviously thrive in
Singapore.
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| Gardens By the Bay |
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| Marina Bay Sands |
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| ArtScience Museum |
It’s so clean everywhere, surely the cleanest city we'll see in
Asia. Employment is high with workers visible in tourism, services and construction. We took the MRT
(roomy, modern, immaculate) out to Woodlands Train Checkpoint to purchase
tickets for Malaysia for Wednesday. Tasted Ya Kun, sweet egg bread, yum....
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| The Raffles 6 |
Met Aussie
friends John and Celia for a Singapore Sling at Iconic Raffles Hotel and joined others
eating peanuts and dropping shells onto the floor (apparently a tradition?) Finally
starting to let the word "retirement" sink into the psyche....
There's some fantastic restaurants there mum - did you get to try BBQ stingray out on Geylang Road? How about Hainanese Chicken Rice down in Chinatown?
ReplyDeleteHow about Durian!?! And are the Parrots still flying around in Raffles?