Happy in Singapore

Haji Lane

We struggled to a late start, both parties a little discombobulated from travel and the time difference (and the celebrating) and enjoyed the included breakfast in the hotel restaurant.

Haul from Arab Street

A taxi dropped us at Arab Street, where I like to shop for fabric. I bought some batik by the meter for making a quilt cover, as well as some regular cut pieces for making clothes. There's only so much batik that I can use at any one time but I always enjoy searching through the piles of beautiful colours and designs in the darkened shops that smell of incense.

C & I also bought some lovely cotton by the meter - very good quality for only SGD8.

From there we headed off to the Gardens by the Bay. This is a newly built botanic gardens on 400 acres of reclaimed land, next to the impressive Marina Bay Sands hotel.

There are giant tree like structures, covered with orchids and vines, with a suspended walkway 60 meters in the air.

The cost of going up onto the walkway was only SGD 5pp, and well worth it for the view and experience.

We had a tasty Singaporean lunch at the Hill Street Cafe, right next to the lift entrance to the elevated walkway.

C & D headed back for a nap, and we carried on through the park to the Heritage area of orchids, limestone monoliths and restful spaces, to the MRT and Orchard Road shops.

We enjoyed a very cool, refreshing swim back at the hotel and then set off for an evening out.