Singapore

Sorry for the delay to writing this blog. Unfortunately finding internet in Australia is harder that it was in Asia.

After we had visited KL in Malaysia we headed down to Singapore on a 6 hour coach journey where we would be meeting Dad (Lara). Unable to find any sort of decent hotel for less than £70 we decided we would upgrade our hotel and stay in the hotel Dad was due to stay at. Arriving in Singapore at a very early 4am we went to find a little cafe where we could get some breakfast and a coffee before heading up to the hotel to give Dad his early morning wake up call.

While in Singapore we decided to hit some of the key sights. On the Saturday we headed into the city via the free bus, two tubes and along walk. I think it would be fair to say that we introduced Dad to the backpacker life where every penny counts. Once in downtown Singapore we headed to Orchard Street to see the christmas lights and take in a little shopping before heading to the Singapore Botanical Gardens. The gardens were lovely and it was a good opportunity for Dad to put his camera to use. On the way back we stopped off in a local restaurant to have a spot of lunch and then headed back to the hotel. After a sit around the pool, shower and change, we were ready to go again. This time we were going to go to Raffles Hotel, home to the Singapore Sling. After a couple of cocktails we decided to have some dinner in their courtyard. This just happened to be on the night of the Solar Eclipse. It was an incredible event to witness and I think one, none of us will forget.

On Sunday we woke up to the most horrendous rain. Because of this we decided to hand around the hotel in the morning and then in the afternoon we again headed back to the city. This time we were going to visit the Sands Casino. This is basically the most incredible building you will ever see. Made up of three high rises with a boat then placed on top of all three. We headed straight up to the top to see the boat, which has the most magnificent views of the city high-rises, Singapore national football stadium and the Singapore F1 Grand Prix circuit. Having taken some pictures we went for some lunch, still on the boat. It was an incredible place to have lunch overlooking the city. What made the building more outstanding was the fact that the hotel (one of the three buildings) had their infinity swimming pool on the roof. It really needs to be seen to be believed.

Monday came all to quick and before we knew it our weekend with a familiar face was over. We had to pack up and get ready for the flight that we had to catch to Brisbane later that night. After packing we headed up to the main swimming pool (which was also on the roof) and spent the afternoon their. All too soon the weekend was over and we needed to go to the airport.

It was lovely to see Dad and we had such a fantastic weekend. We were just sad that it was over all to quickly.