Singapore

Singapore

We arrived in Singapore mid-afternoon.  Tonight we headed to the Singapore Zoo for their night Safari.  The night safari showcases nocturnal animals in a natural environment with special moonlight lighting to see them. We saw lions, and tigers, and bears…oh my, along with many other animals from all over Asia. The night was very hot and humid, after 4 hours we were sweaty and ready for some A/C and sleep.

The next morning we woke to bright sun and blue skies. We had a tour planned to visit the Singapore Highlights.  One first notice, the island nation of Singapore is very friendly and tidy.  There are many strangely strict rules, no eating in public, no chewing, littering three times will get you a Sunday picking up roadside litter with a sign that says “I litter”.  But it makes for a clean city.

We saw many sights of Old Singapore including St. Andrew’s church, City Hall and Padang.  We then went to the esplanade walk to see the famous half fish, half lion Merlion, and the historic colonial district.  After our walk we headed to Arab Street to see the gold domed Sultan Mosque and then on to Chinatown where we had time to walk around.  Ty and I went to grab a Chinese food snack and did some people watching. 

 

Our next stop was to the National Orchid Garden to see the world’s largest orchid display, featuring more than 60,000 orchid plants. Finally, we went to the top of Mt. Faber, the highest point in Singapore to see an overview of the city. 

 

 

 

 

Across the harbor from the cruise ship terminal is Sentosa Island.  I wish we would have had more time to explore, including Sentosa Island.  This is the recreational island of Singapore.  It has a Hard Rock resort as well as Universal Studios Singapore.   It was a nice visit to Singapore, beautiful weather and 2 great tours. I would love to come back for another visit.