Day 8 and 9 (13-14/01/2011) Singapore

We haven’t had much planned for yesterday and only the Chinese Garden on the agenda. As soon as we got outside we realised how hot it actually was that day.

Just a short way of approx. 20 minutes later we arrived at the Garden and were full of joy when we saw all the signs that would bring us directly there without searching the area first.

The Garden is absolute beautiful and definitely worth a visit, especially because it is admission free and very large. In the middle of the Garden a little turtles and tortoise museum can be found and worth the S$5 entry fee.

After the museum we could not really move anymore because it was so humid and hot that the sweat literally was running down our neck. We were sitting for a few minutes before we decided that we had seen enough and that it was time for a little snack in Chinatown. Of course the little rain showers in between were refreshing,

Marina decided that she needs a little compact digital camera as her big professional one wasn’t really suitable for the beaches. After a long discussion with the camera salesman we finally achieved an offer that was worth considering. After paying he was really upset and spoke something in a foreign language, we assumed that he didn’t make the deal of the day with us.

Afterwards we just spend the rest of the day on the pool and relaxed from the past few days.

And before I forget, the MRT trains are freezing cold if you are wet.....

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Today was an exciting day as we went to Sentosa, a little island next to Singapore mainland. We knew it would be an expensive day but enjoyed it as much as possible. And luckily nothing weird happened to us.

Still quite early in the day we started with a cable car trip over to the Sentosa Island. As it was our last day we decided against the cheaper way by bus via the MRT route.

The first thing was to go down to the beach and enjoy the cold water as well as the scenery. It was just brilliant.

The next station to visit was the Butterfly Park and Insect Kingdom. I was able to make some great shots. In between was as well a little bird park where you were allowed to feed them (of course after we ‘donated’ some money).

The insect section wasn’t really exciting as there were not many, mostly beetles in all sizes and shapes.

After we finished this part we moved on to the underworld and dolphin lagoon, which was nice, but not really worth the money. There are other water worlds more interesting; however we made the best of it and looked in every single corner that had something to offer.

As soon as we came out we realized that it was raining, but not just a little, it was really heavy. With umbrella and fast feet we went to the dolphin lagoon. Because of the heavy rain the show we came to see was delayed. So we waited nearly an hour before it finally started and left with a disappointed feeling five minutes later. This wasn’t as good as we expected.

We were happy that we went to the beach first as it wouldn’t have been that nice with the rain.

After an extra round with the cable car on the way back we quickly stopped at our usual restaurant around the hotel for a quick snack.

Now my backpack is calling again and wants to get packed nice and neatly. Tomorrow we will be on our way to the next destination Kuching/Malaysia and fingers cross that nothing goes wrong.

Read you soon my dear follower.