Now I'm on my way to my next and last destination on this journey, Singapore. Singaporeans believe that besides shopping, there is nothing else to do there. My Singaporean friends Mira and Waikit has both asked me for a couple of months when I will arrive, what I want to do, eat and see. I'm honored how excited they are for my arrival and it will be great to see Mira and Waikit again after saying goodbye in South Korea.
My friends have been telling me that Singapore is boring. Do I believe that? No way! I have never been to the country first of all and all countries or cities has something unique. The must do things in Singapore includes a lot more than just shopping. Singapore has beautiful botanic gardens and one that has got a lot of attention is the Gardens by the Bay, which opened just a few years ago. Since then, it has achieved many awards like the Design of the Year 2013 and the World Building of the Year 2012, just to mention a few.
Singapore, as many other countries, has its own Chinatown and also the Little India with food, shops and museums. The city is crowned by the worlds ex-largest observation wheel.
Singapore, as many other countries, has its own Chinatown and also the Little India with food, shops and museums. The city is crowned by the worlds ex-largest observation wheel.
Singapore used to be a British colony, which you will notice right away. Singapore is probably the cleanest country I have ever visited and is so Europe-inspired. The buildings, pub streets and the river flowing through the city all reminds me of Europe. Not what I expected, at all!
Anyways, I started early this morning by packing and headed to Phuket International Airport, where I was supposed to fly to Singapore. Arrived a bit too early so I had to wait for a few hours. Tired as I was, I fell asleep immediately when I got to my seat and didn't even realize that the aircraft left Phuket. In Singapore, Mira and Waikit were extremely excited to see me and how nice it was to meet again!
Our day started by finding my hotel, where I will be staying for a few nights. After leaving my stuff, we went for lunch at a local restaurant. We did some window shopping at the huge mall, Marina Bay Sands, before we decided to go for a little boat tour in the middle of it. Our boatman was really nice, and offered us another free ride. Around the city, we met a lot of Koreans and we though it was a bit funny to practice our excellent korean with them. A visit to the Gardens by the Bay, watching the kites and enjoying the sunset after many hours of walking was a great end of a long day. It didn't end there though. We still managed to head to Chinatown for dinner and to a pub/bar/restaurant with a liveband. I must say, that Singapore is really expensive, we are talking more expensive than Finland. Even though the prices are high, I managed to find a very affordable hotel in the city. I will be staying at Bugis, which is an area with delicious local food. My hotel is called Plush Pods, located close to the Bugis subway station. Pictures and a post about it will appear as soon as I have had the time to take pictures. Here is a few pictures from today.
Our day started by finding my hotel, where I will be staying for a few nights. After leaving my stuff, we went for lunch at a local restaurant. We did some window shopping at the huge mall, Marina Bay Sands, before we decided to go for a little boat tour in the middle of it. Our boatman was really nice, and offered us another free ride. Around the city, we met a lot of Koreans and we though it was a bit funny to practice our excellent korean with them. A visit to the Gardens by the Bay, watching the kites and enjoying the sunset after many hours of walking was a great end of a long day. It didn't end there though. We still managed to head to Chinatown for dinner and to a pub/bar/restaurant with a liveband. I must say, that Singapore is really expensive, we are talking more expensive than Finland. Even though the prices are high, I managed to find a very affordable hotel in the city. I will be staying at Bugis, which is an area with delicious local food. My hotel is called Plush Pods, located close to the Bugis subway station. Pictures and a post about it will appear as soon as I have had the time to take pictures. Here is a few pictures from today.
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