There are two routes that take you around the city. The city route and the heritage route. We wanted to start off with the heritage route, but hopped on the city route bus by mistake. An inconspicuous sign in the window on the side of the bus determines the route. So we started our journey on the bus waiting for a route cross over Suntec City so we could switch buses.
Our first major stop was Little India. The smells and sounds were amazing. All these little shops and stalls hidden in all the nooks and crannies were good fun to look at. We also visited two temples in the area.
We wove our way through the streets on the bus to China Town. Once again many little stalls to visit, but nothing like the real China where people were dragging you in off the street and trying to sell you stuff. We had lunch at the People's Park which was the next stop on the route. We just bought some Chinese roti nan bread with garlic (that's what it looked like but I have no idea what it was called). Filled the spot.
Next we stopped at Merlion Park for a photo opportunity. We could see the Marina Bay Sands Hotel with the ship on the roof, the science museum which looks like a lotus flower and we could also see the Arts Centre known as the Durian as it looks like this local tropical fruit.
Once back on the bus we went past the Singapore Flyer which is like the London Eye. Apparently it is 5m taller. We got off the bus at Raffles and headed to Boat Quay.
We walked through the restaurants at Boat Key looking for somewhere to eat. The staff were keen for our business and kept stopping us to try and get us in for something to eat. It was my choice tonight and we had some lovely Thai food. Thai fish cakes and Pad Thai for me. Very enjoyable.
We walked along the river to Clarke Quay where we got an ice cream from the Turkish Man. And amazing show he put on. Belinda got some wonderful footage. Good on Pete for being the sucker!
We boarded the Hippo River Cruise which was part of the ticket we purchased in the morning. This was a half hour cruise from Clarke Quay to the Esplanade and Merlion Park. The city looked magnificent at night. It reminded me of the Shanghai night cruise we did in China. Lights, lights, lights.
We arrived back at Clarke Quay and found a place for dessert. I had some birthday cheesecake! This is the third birthday in a row I have been overseas. Xian, London and now Singapore. This may be a tradition that I have created. Will I be able to keep it up? I certainly hope so.
We stopped at The Crazy Elephant for a drink before heading back to our hotel for the night. It was certainly a long day, but most enjoyable. We arrived back at the hotel to find one of the elevators missing. Yes, they had built a wall closing off access while we were out! Another one was out of action as they were repairing the tiles on the floor. Lucky there was a third elevator!! A quick check of my email before bed saw an inbox full of birthday wishes. Thanks everyone :-)
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