Blogs from Singapore Zoo, Singapore, Asia - page 3

The door of the plane opened and we were hit by a 30 degree heat saturated with humidity, it was 8.50am. The Singapore airport is renowned to be one of the best in the world, so we had high expectations as we were whisked over the travelaters, listening to the plinky plunky music. The airport is indeed a nice place. I enjoyed my first hot coffee since wearing out Steve's coffee grinder during our lovely stay with them. The second coffee, (we stopped off on the way to the other terminal, okay?!) burnt my throat out. Such is life. Singapore, being a small, peninsula, city-country, has an efficient public transport network. The train metro network is called the MRT. This is complemented by an equally efficient bus network. We took the MRT to our digs in ... read more

Singapore Zoo The Singapore Zoo complex is split into two sections. They are the Day Zoo, and the Night Safari. I recommend that you see them both, as they each have their own unique features. We went first from Singapore Harbour, in the late afternoon, to the Night Zoo. The Night Zoo opens around dusk, and runs until 11PM. Tickets can be purchased to include dinner as well, and if you combine it with a pass to the day zoo, you can get discounts. I recommend going to the night zoo on non holiday times, as we talked to someone who went there during the recent school holidays, and had to wait ages for the attractions. We went there at 6pm, and had minor waits. We saw a creatures of the night display, followed by a ... read more

So it's my second day and it has been a busy one. I went to the Zoo for the day. It was amazing, they pretty much have every animal you could think off, they even said they have a polar bear but i couldn't find him. It was like a jungle so some of the animals are freaking impossible to see. They have monkeys and birds just haging around in the trees...not caged in...and they just stick to their designated tree as well, which i found amazing. I have to admit one of my favourite parts was riding an elephant - didn't ever think I would do somethign like that...I did drop my camera while on the elephant but thank god it didn't break, I think if it had that would have been my least favourite ... read more

Our third day in Singapore was spent at Singapore Zoo and Night Safari. After a late start to the day we arrived at the zoo about two oclock and proceeded to view the animals. As zoo's go it was ok, the animals selection was average but the location was stunning. The lack of cages made for good photo oppotunities and clear views of the animals. the humid weather made for sticky bodies so we were glad of the wet play area in the kids zone, where we had the chance to cool off and have some refreshment. We left the zoo at six and went straight onto the Night Safari. Before doing the walking tour we stopped off at the restaurant for dinner where we ate and watered. We walked off dinner while viewing the animals ... read more

'The best laid plans of mice and men gang aft aglae' as the bard said. And things certainly went a bit aglae. Qantas decided to deliver our baggage to Kuala Lumpur before reuniting it with its owners. So we're stuck in Singapore for a night with lots of winter woolies - and it's delightfully warm outside. (The hotel pool looks exceedingly inviting surrounded by distant skyscrapers and youngsters flying luminous kites.) They'd have to chill the water a lot to make it uninviting! Apart from the baggage, cattle class to Singapore was OK for me, but Mary didn't enjoy the experience. The girl next to her was suffering from a cold and the woman in front put her seat in the reclining position, making Mary feel claustrophobic. She'll have to dump me and marry a millionaire ... read more