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October 19th 2007
Published: October 25th 2007
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View across to SentosaView across to SentosaView across to Sentosa

The track on the left is for the Sentosa Express.








The other day our waiter who served the "Yankee Burger" asked if we'd been to Sentosa yet?
When we said "no", he said "You haven't been to Singapore until you've been to Sentosa, you really must go".



He also told us about the show "Song of the Sea" which is shown on the sea.....



Sounded a bit like the incredible "Fantasmic" at Disney in Florida.
That was it!
We had to go.



Like everywhere else in Singapore,
it was so easy to get there.


Just had to walk through another massive mall,
to get to the Sentosa Express.


Could have taken the cable car,
but we had already agreed to go up in the Carlsburg Sky Tower.
It being, a lot higher for the aerial photos....



Bought a ticket for a few of the attractions on offer and spent the day having fun...



Later we got our £2 tickets for the show "Song of the Sea".
And as night fell we headed for the beach to watch this amazing show.
See our video of
MerlionMerlionMerlion

It's a Lion/Mermaid and it's a Singapore thing!
its highlights........





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Taking a break...Taking a break...
Taking a break...

Well it was in the 30s and horribly humid!
Playing with the water jets...Playing with the water jets...
Playing with the water jets...

Just has to be done...
OK!OK!
OK!

I do too.....
Went to see the Butterflies & Bugs...Went to see the Butterflies & Bugs...
Went to see the Butterflies & Bugs...

There were some massive butterflies!
AnotherAnother
Another

Couldn't get this one to open his wings!!!
This one!This one!
This one!

Was as big as my hand....
Now for...Now for...
Now for...

A bit of target practise...
This guy told us...This guy told us...
This guy told us...

That this butterfly was only a few hours old!
This is scary!This is scary!
This is scary!

Do we really want to see the bugs?
Look SkidLook Skid
Look Skid

It's raining...
Didn't expect to see these...Didn't expect to see these...
Didn't expect to see these...

Stuffed and mounted - Not my thing!!!!
Did you see that stick move?Did you see that stick move?
Did you see that stick move?

Skim! That's a giant stick insect!
Shall I?Shall I?
Shall I?

I did and it squealed at me!!!!
Another attractionAnother attraction
Another attraction

The History of Singapore.
Come on Skid!Come on Skid!
Come on Skid!

Put your back into it!
Look!Look!
Look!

I can ride a bike!!!!
Actors!!!Actors!!!
Actors!!!

You just can't get them to smile!!!!
All aboard...All aboard...
All aboard...

The Carlsburg Sky Tower....
The MRTThe MRT
The MRT

Going back after our long day in Sentosa.


25th October 2007

Coo er!
What a fun time! I remember (yawwwn, they all say) when it was called Blackang Mati. We used to go there for picnics in the 1960's when it was jungle and gun emplacements against the Japanese invaders (our parents knew how to give us a good time!!), AND we found a rifle AND a scorpion. Distortion of truth:- The scorpion found us. It walked out of the rotting gun barrel on the kitchen floor hours later in our flat in Singapore. Mum didn't half scream. I still reckon it would have made a wonderful pet. Sigh. You're missing autumn spinach here, I hope you realise! Do let me know where to send it... cheers for now, Jane
26th October 2007

Blakang Mati
Thanks for the info, did a google on it - Found out loads that I didn't know.... Hadn't realised you'd been there, must be bringing back lots of memories for you. By the way you can send the spinach to Patong Beach in Thailand x

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