Blogs from Raffles Marina, Singapore, Asia - page 4

Finally, today was our last day :( We walked over to Marina Bay Sands across the Helix Bridge for a look at the Arts Science Museum. We then joined a boat cruise on the Singapore River. We had done a cruise by night previously so wanted to do one during the day. It was lovely and cool out on the water, but incredibly hot once we were off the boat, so once agai... read more

A very short blog as not very much happened! We were lucky enough to get an email while we were on our stop in Dubai offering us a Business Class upgrade for our flight home to Melbourne from Singapore for only $300!! Naturally we replied immediately and said yes - very excited! We arrived in Singapore after a fourteen hour flight, divided into two by a three hour stop in Dubai. We had arranged a hotel transfer but unfortunately it didn't show up so we caught a very cheap ($19 AUD) taxi into town and arrived at our hotel - the Pan Pacific, Singapore. This is our second time at the Pan Pac, but this time we don't have any of our children with us so we can splurge on Club Rooms. Here is a link ... read more

Lördag Otroligt nog sov jag väldigt bra i den stenhårda sängen. Mcfrukost och lite senare en stor Pauliner på ett tyskt ölhak. Oktoberfest börjar trots allt idag ;) En lååång dag för att utforska Singapore till fots slutade med att vi smet in, och gick vilse, inne på Ritz-Carltons domäner och fastnade på ett inhägnat område fullt med vakter. Det är tydligen här F1-stjärnorna bor... Nu gällde det att hitta en värdig exit! -Vi bluffade oss ut genom att myndigt stega fram och beställa en limousine som tog oss ut och över till Marina Bay Sands (MBS), de tre byggnaderna med pool på taket över alla tre. Efter en spännande kvalomgång kommer vi nu att se Hamilton och Maldonado(!) i första startled imorgon. Det kan bli spännande... Smått osannolikt fick vi tag i en taxi även ... read more

Well decided we would stay another night in Singapore so two more nights to go. Went into the shopping arcade to book us a hop on hop off bus tour and got a real great deal which included a couple of water taxis as well including a trolley bus. The first trolley bus I went on was with my bestest mate in the whole wide world Sylvia in Washington. This one was not like Wally's trolleys in Washington with Sylvia and did not stop but really informative none the less. Mind you when I decided to sit at the back and was told by the man with the headphones on you do not want to sit there cause you cannot hear anything - I did what I was told - Cor in a different country I ... read more

Drugiego dnia zwiedzalismy Singapur i po calym dniu chodzenia stwierdzamy ze jest to bardzo nudne miasto dla bogaczy. Po za centrami handlowymi i restauracjami najwieksza atrakcja jest Marina Bay ze slynnym hotelem z kasynem Marina Sands. Jest tam tez fontanna Lwo-Ryba ktora jest symbolem tego miasta. W czasie robienia zdjec pod Lwo-Ryba bylismy glowna atrakcja turystyczna dla ludzi chyba z Malezji, ktorzy koniecznie chcieli zrobic sobie zdjecia z nami (na jednym zdjeciu jestem z trzema przemilymi paniami ktore lapaly nas pod pache i ciagnely do zjdecia). Pan Young wlasciciel naszego hotelu powiedzial nam zebysmy zwiedzili Little India - indyjska dzielnice w ktorej bylo ponoc pyszne curry. Niestety bylo zbyt goraco (40 stopni) zeby chcialo sie robic cokolwiek, wiec pstryknelismy jedno zjdecie pod Sri Veeramakaliamman Swiatynia ktora byla zamknieta na czas modlitwy. W drodze powrotnej ... read more