It's a shoppers paradise and if this had been on our first half of our trip, we would be on the streets by now with all credit cards maxed! Electronics, beautiful shops, and a vast number of malls, even I didn't want to see any more shops by the time we were leaving. Any trip to Singapore is also not complete without stopping off at Raffles Hotel and a couple of Singapore Slings were to be had in the long bar with the peanut husks on the floor.
Chris and I with our Singapore SlingsOn our second day Chris spotted an advert for free tickets with the Marriot Vacation club... for those of you who know what happens when you can sympathise! For attending a 90 minute group presentation with a holiday company, you have a choice of 'free' gifts... we chose tickets for the Singapore Flyer, The Singapore Zoo and night safari.
In total these would have come to S$123 but we got them for free - but the catch was that we didn't attend a 'group' meeting, it was a one on one session which lasted 2.5 hrs! And despite the idea of a vacation club was tempting, the money it would have cost,when you aren't earning was not.
We wearily left the meeting with our tickets clutched firmly in our hands but glad we saved money at least!
Us on the flyer
And I thought my hair was frizzy!
Chris and I getting the fish foot treatment!
The night safari soon beckoned and it was an interesting experience. We were walking along paths which were just about visible and seeing the animals in a nightly light was really nice. Also hearing the lions brought us back to our nights in Karongwe and seeing the leopards was great too. A cloud leopard was a new animal for us and its coat was beautiful, it was just really difficult to photograph.
Completely exhausted, we headed back to our hostel and got ready for our flight back to Hong Kong. Cont..
In total these would have come to S$123 but we got them for free - but the catch was that we didn't attend a 'group' meeting, it was a one on one session which lasted 2.5 hrs! And despite the idea of a vacation club was tempting, the money it would have cost,when you aren't earning was not.
We wearily left the meeting with our tickets clutched firmly in our hands but glad we saved money at least!
Us on the flyerSo the Singapore flyer was great - we got to see so much of Singapore from the air - 165m high to be precise and Chris also got to walk on the grand prix track which surrounds the attraction.
The next day we headed to Singapore Zoo and were entertained by the animals and their trainers. The layout of the zoo is very family friendly and instead of glass, there are moats separating us from the animals.
The next day we headed to Singapore Zoo and were entertained by the animals and their trainers. The layout of the zoo is very family friendly and instead of glass, there are moats separating us from the animals.
And I thought my hair was frizzy!
Chris and I getting the fish foot treatment!The night safari soon beckoned and it was an interesting experience. We were walking along paths which were just about visible and seeing the animals in a nightly light was really nice. Also hearing the lions brought us back to our nights in Karongwe and seeing the leopards was great too. A cloud leopard was a new animal for us and its coat was beautiful, it was just really difficult to photograph.
Completely exhausted, we headed back to our hostel and got ready for our flight back to Hong Kong. Cont..
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