Singapore 3rd September 2018

Easy day using local transportation.

Once again DH Paul choose not to get off the ship. He had sprained his foot earlier on the cruise and was still suffering some pain from the sprain. So 7 of us, led by Anne and John, headed off the ship to explore Singapore using local transport. Firstly a bus to nearby Marina Bay Resort which overlooked the gardens by the bay. I am glad Paul did not join us as we had a small walk from the bus stop to the hotel and I don't think he would have managed. Once at the hotel we caught the lift in Tower One to the 57th floor. Here we managed to overlook all of Singapore and the bay of many ships at anchor. On the top floor is a restaurant where we enjoyed a coffee and took in the grand view. A spectacular view at that!.

Pool in top of Sands Marina Bay

View from near Merlion of ship shaped hotel.

Bum Boat to Clarkey Quay.

Pagoda Street, Chinatown.

Chinatown MRT station.

From there we returned to the ground floor to walk through the shop area, with its grand canal and gondolas, to catch a 'gunboat' to Clarke Quay, past Merlion and many old heritage buildings left over from the English Colonization.  Then we alighted to walk over the waterway to ride the escalators 3 floors below ground level at Clarke Quary Station to catch a train one stop on to China Town. Once there we went up to street level into one of the main streets of China Town, Pagoda Street to enjoy a Chinese style lunch and of course, local beer. Some enjoyed alittle shopping whilst there before returning to the staion to catch two trains to Marina South Station, the last and closest station to the Cruise Terminal. 

Surprising for me, the heat in Singapore was not unbearably humid and hot, which made walking around bearable.