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January 9th 2013
14 Night Gems od Southeast Asia Cruise on board Celebrity Millennium - At Sea - watch the video from the ship. Wednesday takes us north of Java on the way to Lombok. Weather has been a bit cooler- now it's only 27C! In the morning we were an hour on the sun deck before we went down to hear a lecture on Galapagos - pretty exciting and a lot of useful information before our cruise in the Galapagos in the fall. In the early afternoon we went to a wine tasting seminar - not because we need to learn more about wine, but it is interesting to taste a variety of new wines against each other. it was more for a few hours sun in the afternoon before we went into the gym. There was a ... read more
Step away from Orchard Road...! (part 1 of 2)
Published: January 7th 2013Asia » Singapore » Orchard Road
January 8th 2013
Answers to question 6 Orchard Rd's Christmas Light up is in its 29th year. Orchard Central was awarded the "Best dressed mall" as voted by the public The themes in the three zones were: Tree for Joy; Heart for Love; Dove for Peace Points so far: 12 points - John 8 points - Colin 6 points - Belinda 3 points - Isabelle 1 point - Sara and Laurie But this is a New Year and your new resolution could be: "I'll answer first so Odell doesn't win!" ;-) This month, as indicated in the blog title, we stepped away from Orchard Rd and discovered some magical places only 15 mins away from here by taxi. One of the outings was a fabulous walk along the Southern Ridges I'll desc... read more
Crossing the Line (Equator) Ceremony
Published: February 27th 2013Asia » Singapore » Singapore Harbour
January 7th 2013
Crossing the Line ceremony when Celebrity Millennium was crossing Equator on her journey from Singapore to Lombok on the 14 Night Gems of Southeast Asia Cruise, January 7, 2013. The ceremony of Crossing the Line is an initiation rite that commemorates a sailor's first crossing of the Equator. Equator-crossing ceremonies, typically featuring King Neptune, are for passengers' entertainment on ocean liners and cruise ships. The ceremonies are also performed in the merchant navy and aboard sail training ships. The ritual is a ceremony presided over by King Neptune (the ancient ruler of the seas) who wears a gold crown and holds a trident. The proceedings consisted of several phases or 'acts'. As part of the ritual polywogs (those who have not previously been initiated) are dunked in water. This procedure is intended to cleanse the initiate ... read more
January 6th 2013
So the website forced me to select a "Region" within Singapore, so I picked the only one with the word "Singapore" in it. Anyway, after some seven months of travelling, I was finally back home again, and not a moment too soon either. It had become a bit of a personal tradition for me to make it a point to spend the Christmas period at home, even during the years when I was studying in the US. There's just something different about the atmosphere and the air when Orchard Road lights up and the malls play those familiar Christmas jingles at year end. And I'm not even religious! Well I shan't dwell too much over my time back home, which was mostly spent catching up with family and friends, and recuperating somewhat from the travails of ... read more
January 6th 2013
Budicek 8/00,na ranajky opat 4 toasty,docapovanie vody a hor sa za zabavou. Cestu som uz poznal,takze bezproblemova doprava do vivo city a odtial pesibusom na sentosa ostrov. Vo vivo city staci vyjst na promenadu a odtial je uz vidiet pesia cesta na ostrov. Skoda,ze som si to vcera nevsimol. Na chodniku sa nachadza aj posuvny pas,takze kto je lenivy slapat,staci na nho nastupit a potom s mensimi pesimi prestupmi medzi pasmi vystupit az pred vstupom. Pri pokladni treba zaplatit vstup na ostrov v hodnote 1sd. Chcel som to zaplatit kartou ale neslo to,mala suma. Po vstupe na ostrov nikde nikoho,bol som tu uz o 9/15. Prazdnota ale trvala iba do prichodu pred universal.Tu uz stali ludia v rade a cakali kedy sa tento zabavny park otvori. Tak som sa postavil a cakal. Vsimol som si,ze ludia ... read more
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January 6th 2013
Our final day in Singapore, and just a few more places on the list to visit. We started with brief trips to Chinatown and Little India. These frantic frenzy places are often where the true culture and diversity can be seen within a city. I was particularly wowed by all the beautiful sari's, headresses and jewellery availble to buy (gutted there is no room in my backpack!). We also went to see a couple of the Hindu temples, with there amazing entrances. In the afternoon we went down to the Marina, taking in some of the historical sights, such as Raffles landing sight, and the very modern 'Gardens at the Bay'. These gardens are completely man-made, and are built on reclaimed land but nevertheless very impressive. The tree structure stand out in the Singapore sky line ... read more
Celebrity Millennium Departure from Singapore
Published: February 27th 2013Asia » Singapore » Singapore Harbour
January 6th 2013
First day in Singapore at our 14 Night Gems of Southeast Asia Cruise with Celebrity Millennium. We decided to go to the Garden by the bay. We only had a few hours; everyone had to be back on board by 12pm. The Marina bay cruise centre is not close to anything. The gardens and lake area are free to wander around but if you chose to go in the domes (flower dome and cloud forest) or on the sky walk there is a fee Marina Bay Sands features three 55-story hotel towers which were topped out in July 2009. The three towers are connected by a 1 hectare sky terrace on the roof, named Sands SkyPark From the Sands SkyPark Observation Deck there is a beautiful view to the city, Singapore flyer and the cruise terminal. ... read more
January 5th 2013
We left Australia on our Emirates flight at 2.30 in the morning! It had already been a very long day. The flight took seven and a half hours and upon our arrival in Singapore (our second visit - the previous being 12 years before) we cleared the formalities in only a few minutes - pretty normal for the well organised Changi Airport. Though planning on catching the MRT the city our plans were thwarted by having no coins to feed the ticketing machine so we paid $9 each and caught the shuttle instead. Next time we'll be armed with the necessary coins or smaller denomination notes. We had booked accommodation at the Ibis on Bencoollen and it proved to be a great choice - immaculately clean though compact rooms and with a central location. And for ... read more
January 5th 2013
Natoze som v noci nemohol zaspat som sa dost skoro rano zobudil,uz o 7/30. Behol som na ranajky,4 toasty s arasidovym maslo,lekvarom a maslom. To arasidove maslo bolo super,nie ao tie humusy co predavaju u nas. Este som si docapoval vodu z vodovodua siel na mrt Farrer park a bezproblemov som sa dopravil na konecnu HarbourFront. Na konecnej sa nachadza mega obchodne centrum Vivo city. Tu nastali problemy. Chcel som ist na bus co ide na sentosa island,lenze som sa uplne domotal na znaceni a nakonec som skoncil na najdrahsej alternative na vlaku. Ako som este hladal bus tak som rozmyslal aj nad pesou alternativou ale dosol som nakoniec chodniku a po ceste sa mi ist veru nechcelo. Vlak bol riadne narvany,cez okienko som nakonec videl spravnu pesiu cestu na ostrov,takze zajtra uz vim kade mam ... read more
Day 27: Singapore colonial core, botanical gardens and night safari
Published: January 8th 2013Asia » Singapore » Orchard Road
January 5th 2013
So today we pretty much covered the whole of Singapore, we started with a trip to the legendary Raffles Hotel and then spent the morning exploring the 'colonial core' and sights along Marina Bay. We then hopped on the MRT up to the Botanical gardens to explore the National Orchid gardens (the orchid is the national flower of Singapore). The orchid species here were beautiful and the setting of the garden makes you forget you're in the city. I was really looking forward to seeing the hybrid orchids specifically commemorating Will's & Kate's trip earlier this year. Unfortunately these orchids were not on display :( We ended our day with the night safari - a separate park to the main zoo, which you can either walk or get a tram ... read more
