Day 5 - February 6th Singapore

Not a bad holiday home!

The flight with Singapore Airlines was one of the best we have experienced.  The staff were efficient, pleasant and helpful with advice for our visit here.  We arrived on time after 13 hours at 0730 and so we had lost 8 hours during the flight. We were soon through customs and baggage reclaim and were met by our taxi.  (A man holding a A4 card with our name on it).  We had been warned that the noticeable thing about arriving in Singapore is the heat and it did not disappoint!  We had experienced similar on a Caribean cruise and me in my time working in Nigeria.  The buildings and car were air-conditioned which makes life easier.  We were soon whisked to Raffles which would be our home for the next 21/2 days.   By this time it was about 1000 and our accommodation would not be ready until 2pm.  We received some coffee and were able to go to the spa rooms for a freshen up.

We then decided to have a wander to the "Gardens by the Bay" which everyone recommended and it took a bit of a struggle to get there (perhaps jet lag taking its toll) but we did with the help of some locals and the efficient tube service.  We passed this structure which was 3 sky scrapers with a platform across them which was shaped like a boat and had gardens on it which the public could visit.  We may do that one!  The gardens were extensive with various exhibitions which we did not have the energy to visit.  There were fishponds, lakes with sculptured dragonflies as well as all sorts of plants.  We were wilting by now and stopped for an ice cold drink before seeing a bit more of the gardens and its structures.

Part of the garden with a biome

We certainly did not do it justice on this visit and may return.  We now wanted rest and so made our way to the tube to get back with some self-induced difficulty to the hotel.  Thankfully our suite was ready and we were able to go and recover for a couple of hours.  Later on we refreshed ourselves and went for a meal in one of the restaurants which were part of the complex and then retired early.  I am completing this at 4am because we have had some sleep but our bodies have not adjusted to the time difference yet.