Last time we left off with us boarding an over-night train to our final destination... Singapore! This is the place Chris and I were looking forward to going to most because we have heard so many wonderful things about it; we were not disappointed at all! We loved every minute of our time here. Our train pulled into Singapore about 6am so we had two full days to enjoy this exciting city! Singapore is a very young city and it is extremely clean, safe, and very modern.
Singapore is also called, "Lion City." Because of this, they have a huge statue of a Merlion in the center of the town. So, of course, we wanted to see it. And, of course, when we got there we noticed it was covered for repairs--just our luck! Here is what we should have seen:
This is what we saw instead... a much smaller replica of the Merlion (you can see the covered lion in the background).
But another amazing sight Singapore has to offer is the unique Marina Bay Sands Hotel. You can see some of it in the background of the above picture. It is crazy! It's made up of three buildings with a surfboard type looking thing on top. On top there are restaurants, a nightclub, an infinity pool, and an observation deck. You are supposed to pay to go all the way up to the top, but somehow Chris and I found ourselves up there enjoying the view for free. :) We were pretty impressed with ourselves and the view wasn't too bad either!
It was a super hot day while we were sight-seeing and we thought, "what better way to cool off than a fun popsicle!" They had every flavor imaginable, but I immediately chose the watermelon-lemon flavor. It was so very refreshing!!
Now most big cities have a Chinatown, but Singapore has a "Little India." Chris and I quickly added this place to our day because we just love Indian food! We made a quick stop for a mango lassie and then kept going...
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| The entrance to Little India |
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| A temple inside Little India |
A fun thing we heard about from several people was the "Night Safari" at the Singapore Zoo. Most of you know Chris' fascination with zoos and aquariums so we knew this place would be a must! The Night Safari opens every night from 7:30pm until midnight and guests get the unique opportunity to see how the animals live at night. There is a tram ride that takes you around to all the animal exhibits and nocturnal animal shows. The animals are roaming around (instead of sleeping or hiding like they do during the day) and most of them are howling. That part was pretty scary! Sorry for the lack of pictures... we were told not to take pictures because the flash would frighten the animals.
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| Ready for the tram ride around the zoo |
Chris also read about a fun place to eat called the "Lau Pa Sat Festival Market." This place was amazing! It was a huge open-air food court in the middle of the city that had every type of food imaginable. It took us forever to decide what we were going to eat, but we finally agreed upon fried wontons with noodles, spring rolls, fruit smoothies, and beef, chicken, and mushroom satay. It was so very delicious!!
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| Inside the open air market |
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| Chris with our food choices! |
On the weekends there is a "Wonder Full Show" at the Marina Bay. It is not only fireworks, but also a laser show on fountains that act as a screen. Pictures are displayed on the water during the show. We've never seen anything like it, but it was fun to watch with the skyline of Singapore in the background!
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| Fireworks... |
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| fountains... |
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and laser show.
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Of course we had to take one last picture of Singapore before we left. We had a busy two days in this city, but we are glad we decided to make it a stop on our trip!
I hope you enjoyed reading all about our summer adventure. Chris and I had such a wonderful time, not only getting to check places off our Asian checklist, but meeting people and experiencing cultures that make our world amazing. I'm so blessed to have someone to travel with (not to mention plan my trip and pack my bag for me)! We had a great summer... now it's time to get ready for a new school year and Chris' fall (and final) tour on the ship.
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