TBK remembers Singapore

TBK outside Singapore Museum

This was the first stop on a mammoth Asia Trip from Bahrain in 2016 taking in Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia and Vietnam. I did some research online (having only stopped over there once on the way to Australia) and found someone to show me around and a reasonably priced hotel to stay in. I discovered that there was a train line from the airport to near the hotel and then only difficulty I had was when I tried to put Malaysian coins in the Ticket machine!

First stop was the Gardens by the bay beneath the far more expensive Marina Bay sands hotel. The Gardens are beautiful and we enjoyed walking around and taking photos.

The hotel room was cosy and modern and they had a good buffet breakfast where I enjoyed reading the paper and drinking coffee.

Healthy breakfast and the Straits Times

On the second day we headed over to the Singapore Botanic Gardens, the first of three UNESCO world Heritage sites I discovered on this trip. They were setting up for a concert in the evening so I sat in the sun and listened to the pianist rehearse which was surreal.

On my third day I headed over to Sentosa and want on the monorail, coach, and walked around. I had a great lunch by the sea (Ironically called Palawan Beach) and eventually headed back to the hotel.