Blogs from Jurong West, Singapore, Asia

Not only did we meet up with David and Mary in Singapore, but Julia and Eric, mutual friends who also did a last minute booking on the same cruise. For the Saturday, we talked about various things to do, and finally settled on the Jurong Bird Park. I had not heard of this amazing place until recently, and was surprised to learn that it has been operating for about 90 years. From the Hotel Boss, we were able to get a people mover to take all 6 of us out to the bird park for $32.00 This was good value financially, but also the driver talked about so many interesting things about life in Singapore, the journey flew past in no time. We arrived at the park just in time for the Flying Bird Show. We ... read more

To get to the bird park, I decided the easiest option was to get the MRT to Boon Lay station and from there I could get an ordinary bus to the bird park. This wasn't super-quick, but was probably the quickest public transport option and it's very straightforward. It wasn't too long after opening time that I got to the zoo, and I had a good nine hours to see everything which is plenty of time. I had heard that one day wasn't quite enough, but if you don't spend long periods of time resting and keep moving through, it's plenty of time even at a slow photography pace. It was extremely hot and humid today though, and I was more tired than yesterday. There are lots of very impressive things at Jurong with a very ... read more

I came back from Singapore after one week of being there. It was a great trip and experience of getting something new. There a lot of interesting things to do and very good people. I would like to tell you about such thing, the Singapore Science Center. The Singapore Science Centre is a renowned scientific institution located in Jurong East, Singapore. It specializes in promoting both scientific and technological education to the general public. Today, Singapore Science Centre has been renamed to Science Centre Singapore and has seen over a million visitors come to experience the scientific feel in the exhibitions laid out every year. Over 850 exhibits are spread out in over eight exhibition galleries for visitors to enjoy viewing and learn different aspects of science and technology. Why visit the Singapore Science Centre? Whether ... read more

We got a little bit if a sleep in today. We got up at about 8:30am, got ready and headed out for some breakfast. We ended up at McDonald's (hotcakes, hash brown and an iced Milo). Walked around the Bugis Mall for a while as they weren't open and didn't open til 10:30am. On the way back to the hotel we stopped in at a pet shop and saw a real hamster and chinchilla!! Weird things. Unfortunately there was great big signs saying 'No Photos' Boooo!. We went back to the hotel and decided it was time to tackle the MRT, the Singapore Rail Network. We worked out where we were and where we wanted ... read more

A strange thing it is, that I am here now.... read more