I’m back from my trip to Singapore and to my own disbelieve did I actually enjoy it. We left early Monday morning with the bus which was a 5 hour drive. The bus is very luxurious and it almost felt like we were in a plane — big comfy seats, a hostess that sees to your every need and a TV screen
After checking into our hotel and booking some tours for the evening and next day, we set off for a wild shopping spree in Orchard road. It’s literally shopping centre after shopping centre after shopping centre. We were kind of nervous at first because everybody tells you that Singapore is a “fine” city. You seriously get fined for almost everything. So we stuck to the rules and only crossed the roads where you’re suppose to. You aren’t even allowed to chew bubblegum. If caught, you get a thousand singapore dollar fine. The funniest thing was that almost every shopping centre has an adult shop facing the street. How weird is that?
Our first tour was to the Night Safari. Being such a huge animal lover, I just couldn’t get enough of the place. After the tram ride I walked most of the route again. Walking in total darkness in a zoo was huge fun. You don’t know what you might see around the corner. Most of the friendly animals roam freely, it’s only the predators that’s in an enclosure. But it’s still wild to stand in front of a spotted hyena with only a water canal separating the two of you. And you sure as hell know he’s wondering what a delicious snack I would be.
Our second day in Singapore was also good. We explored the city, which if you measure it from north to south is only 23km long and from east to west 43km. We went to Chinatown (I’m not that good with maps, so I got us lost a couple of times) which is a bargain hunter’s paradise. You can buy almost any original fake item there. At 3pm we met up with some more tourists and went to Sentosa which is a small island to the south of Singapore. We went by cable car which was quite exciting. There we visited the museum, went up a sky tower from where you could see Malaysia and Indonesia, watched a dolphin show, visited the aquarium, went on a sky ride, and ended the day by watching a brilliant lazer show on the beach.
Little India was our last stop on our 3 day trip to Singapore. There’s a big shopping centre which is open 24 hours and quite expensive. By 2pm we headed to the bus terminal and did not look forward to another 5 hour bus trip. But it was over before I knew it. I watched 5 hours of Friends which made the journey much shorter.
