We have to say, it is downright gorgeous here in Singapore. The city is clean and beautiful. So many parks and gardens, nice buildings. Such a contrast to Hong Kong...not that it didn't have it's beauty too, but certainly in a different way. But don't spit out gum here...you'll be arrested apparently.
Our first full day in Singapore was wonderful. We had a chance to sleep in and didn't meet up for breakfast downstairs in our hotel until 9:30 a.m. I finally caught up on some much-needed sleep. I think the jet lag is finally gone. We made plans of what to do over the next couple of days here. So after breakfast, we caught a taxi (taxis are relatively cheap here) to take us to the Marina Sands Hotel area. This hotel is something else. It stands across water from the city, but you can access it via road if you go around...it is attached through reclaimed land.
It looks like a boat sitting on top of 3 towers. The top is like a resort with a swimming pool, but it's only for guests of the hotel. You can pay to go up to the top where there is an observation deck. So that's what we did. Here's a sideways view of the pool area.
Our first full day in Singapore was wonderful. We had a chance to sleep in and didn't meet up for breakfast downstairs in our hotel until 9:30 a.m. I finally caught up on some much-needed sleep. I think the jet lag is finally gone. We made plans of what to do over the next couple of days here. So after breakfast, we caught a taxi (taxis are relatively cheap here) to take us to the Marina Sands Hotel area. This hotel is something else. It stands across water from the city, but you can access it via road if you go around...it is attached through reclaimed land.
It looks like a boat sitting on top of 3 towers. The top is like a resort with a swimming pool, but it's only for guests of the hotel. You can pay to go up to the top where there is an observation deck. So that's what we did. Here's a sideways view of the pool area.
From the observation deck, you can see all around. The Gardens by the Bay, which we visited later.
The funny "trees" near the Gardens by the Bay. We had lunch at the top of the biggest one.
And the "Singapore Flyer", which is a ferris wheel that is on a par with the "London Eye".
I have many more pictures from the top. Too many to put here. We then went off to explore the Gardens by the Bay. They are 2 indoor biospheres with plants from all over the world. The 2nd contains a large waterfall. Quite an amazing place.
Again, tons of pictures. But here are some familiar plants. The Deb & Joanne plants.
And the Gerard and Dan plants (or maybe "they think they own the place" plants).
Then here are the plants drinking - from their roots?
When finished in here, we went to the top of the Supertree for lunch and views. Here's the Supertree from the ground.
We returned to our hotel and thought we would check out the pool. Nice spot.
They even had a small water slide. Yippee!
For dinner, we decided to try one of the hawker stalls for which Singapore is famous. These are small stalls where food is sold. It is tightly regulated, so all food prepared in these stalls is safe. It's quite the deal.
This is the stall we chose for our food. There had to be close to 100 of them!
And our food came...along with some Tiger beer (Singapore brand).
On the way back to our hotel, Gerard ran into this guy in Chinatown.
All in all, a great day.
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