After a flight that felt like forever, we
finally touched down in steamy Singapore at around 7pm safe and sound, but very
tired and hungry.
We navigated the metro with ease and found
our hotel for the night, then ventured to near by markets where we quickly
found somewhere to get a feed and fill our grumbling stomachs (chilli crab
noodles were epic) before retiring to our extremely small and stale smelling
room, luckily this was only for one night!
Day two, the real start to the honeymoon
and one part Gemma was looking forward to, Marina Bay Sands Hotel. For those of
you unfamiliar with this hotel, google it, its amazing! The top (57th)
floor is home to a 150m long eternity pool that overlooks the Singapore skyline,
and from the sky, looks like a ship! It’s amazing! So majority of the day we
spent up here, lazing in the sun, sipping cocktails and taking in the
breathtaking views while escaping from the Singapore humidity. If heaven was a
pool, this would be it!
We eventually pried ourselves away from the
pool and headed to our room, we were served up a room on the 44th
floor, overlooking the ocean and Gardens by the Bay and with a bathtub the size
of a Mini Cooper (perhaps even larger than our previous hotel room)…pure bliss!
Sunset by the pool, then off to a meal in
Chinatown and a wander through the markets was the perfect way to cap off the
first full day of our honeymoon!
Day three was tourist day, the rain was
falling heavily and the storm clouds lingered all day..this was a good thing as
the Singapore sun roasted our poor pasty winter bodies. So it was the perfect
day to escape the rain and head to Gardens by the Bay and their two indoor
‘biodome’ like attractions, the Cloud Forest and the Flower Dome.
First up we ventured into the jungle like
Cloud Forest, complete with a 35m tall waterfall and lush vegetation
everywhere. We scaled the inside of the mountain and at the top were greeted
with a pretty impressive view of the biodome.
Next up we headed into the Flower Dome,
which in the initial five minutes was more like a desert, succulents and cacti
everywhere, it wasn’t long though until we had a view of the whole dome and it
become a colourful array of flowers and shrubs! It really was impressive, both
of them were.
The rest of the day we spent wandering
around random shopping malls looking around, eating lunch and having some down
time in the room before heading out again for a meal in the Marina Bay complex.
And as soon as it began, the dream was over
and our last few hours in or luscious, luxurious room were coming to an end,
and our bags were packed and ready to jump in a cab and board our flight to our
next destination, Beijing.
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| Our home in Singapore |
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| Tasty fries with truffle oil and parmesan |
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| Rooftop pool 57 floor up at Marina Bay Sands Hotel |
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| Perfect place to escape the Singapore heat and humidity |
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| Awesome pool |
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| Lounging in style |
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| Selfies |
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| We love this pool |
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| Our room with the world's best bed! |
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| The view from our room over Gardens by the Bay |
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| Our lush bathroom |
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| Sunset with a view |
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| Sunset by the pool |
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| Souvenirs |
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| Beginner chopsticks |
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| Old man selling his goods |
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| Dragon |
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| Local hawker |
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| Frosty beers on humid nights...perfect! |
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| Dinner in Chinatown |
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| Our Chinatown seafood feast |
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| My dinner didn't have much chilli or peanuts at all |
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| A few brushes |
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| Paper cutting artworks |
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| Hand painted glass orbs |
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| Nice little surprise we came home to |
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| The sunrise from our room |
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| Gardens by the Bay |
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| 35m tall man made waterfall |
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| Cloud Forest |
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| Insect eating plants |
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| Up high in the Cloud Forest |
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| Inside the Flower Dome |
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| The Flower Dome |
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| Sitting back under the dome |
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| Where the locals eat |
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| The local shoe repair man |
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| Chinatown |
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| Chinatown Seafood |
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| My tasty mushroom and broccoli soup |
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| Merlion and the Marina Bay Sands Hotel |
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| Lazing by the pool at night, complete with laser shows |
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| Nightime pool action |
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| Gardens by the Bay at night |
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| There's our room in the middle tower 41 floor up |
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