We had a relaxing start today.\u00a0 Breakfast…a swim….relaxing by the pool…apart from me having to do a bit of work, it was what a holiday is meant to be like!\u00a0 We returned to our rooms to shower and get ready to go and see some sights though.\u00a0 I called room service to get some ice.\u00a0 After waiting over 15 minutes, I gave up on waiting, as we were supposed to be leaving.\u00a0 So I just had my camel back with water in it.<\/p>\n
We walked up to Raffles (about 5 minutes from our Hotel) and got on the SIA Hop-on Hop-off bus, to see a bit of the city.\u00a0 Our first hop off was at Chinatown, where we walked in to a temple there.\u00a0 It wasn’t as nice as the ones I see in Japan.\u00a0 Maybe that’s because it was Indian… but it didn’t have the same appeal, and seeing some of the food and drinks they were serving.\u00a0 YUCK!!!\u00a0 We then left and continued walking…<\/p>\n
Simon considered buying a suit, so we had a look in a store at materials.\u00a0 We got the price down from $720 to $500, and eventually Simon said he’d think about it.\u00a0 The guy was a bit too pushy, so he wasn’t interested in buying from him.<\/p>\n
We stopped for some lunch, which we shared about 5 small servings of food.\u00a0 More great stuff to eat!\u00a0 I always love that part of travelling!\u00a0 We then walked around Chinatown a bit more.<\/p>\n
Back on the hop-on-hop-off bus, we went to the Singapore Botanical Gardens.\u00a0 We spent a couple of hours walking around them, where Simon managed to get a number of photos.\u00a0 There were some great colours in the flowers, and the “Cool House” was great!<\/p>\n
We just missed the next hop-on-hop-off bus by about 30 paces, so took that as a sign to have a cold beer to cool down after all our walking.\u00a0 The next one arrived about 20 minutes later, and that took us back to Raffles for a Singapore Sling in teh Long Bar.<\/p>\n
Back at the hotel we were going to have a swim, but the heavens opened up on us.\u00a0 Nonetheless it seemed like a good idea for me to walk out to the pool.\u00a0 I got just as wet on the walk as I would have if I had gone in the pool fully clothed!\u00a0 I was dripping wet!\u00a0 So I went back to my room to have\u00a0 a warm shower.<\/p>\n
We had a couple of drinks at Happy Hour in the bar at the hotel, and then caught a taxi to the Casino.\u00a0 The Singapore Casino looks amazing as you drive around the city, so I wanted to see what it was like up close.\u00a0 In the food court we had dinner, so a simple meal.\u00a0 Then it was off to try our luck on the Roulette Wheel.\u00a0 We had to show our passports to get in to the casino (something which, luckily, we had found out earlier), as locals have to pay ~$100 to get in!\u00a0 Lady luck wasn’t with us though, so after not a lot of spins, we were both done.<\/p>\n
Instead of a taxi home, I suggested we catch the train.\u00a0 It’s cheaper, and always fun to work your way around a public transport system in a strange place.\u00a0 I knew a bit of what to expect, from when I was here in 2001, but when I pointed out that the train had no driver in it, it had Simon caught by surprise!\u00a0 It took a little longer than a taxi, but we made it back without too much trouble.\u00a0 Once we were at the City Hall station, we just had to look for the Carlton Hotel sign, which wasn’t too hard.<\/p>\n
It seemed wrong for a Saturday night, but we were out of things to do, and so went back to the hotel.\u00a0 We thought about a few drinks to end the night, but ended up crashing early.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We had a relaxing start today.\u00a0 Breakfast…a swim….relaxing by the pool…apart from me having to do a bit of work, it was what a holiday is meant to be like!\u00a0 We returned to our rooms to shower and get ready to go and see some sights though.\u00a0 I called room service to get some ice.\u00a0 … Continue reading