Singapore Airport

Today was CONSIDERABLY less eventful than even my first day away. I was exhausted from all the travel yesterday, and to try and conserve energy, I did nothing in the morning. Apart from getting a coffee and some breakfast, I sat around my accommodation, spoke with other travellers, and got my bag packed for my long flight to Europe. I had to be checked out by 12, and although I could have kept my bag there and wandered, the last thing I needed was to drench myself in sweat in preparation for a 13-hour flight. The journey to the airport did enough of that as is. I was much more excited to wander around Singapore's enormous (and air-conditioned) airport, window shopping, visiting the jewel, and getting a feed with a few drinks. That being said, I have now arrived too early to drop off my bag, and such I am sitting outside check in, waiting for it to open. Given that my flight isn't until 11:40pm and it is currently 2 pm, I may be waiting a while. There are places where you can temporarily store your bag (for a fee), but the one in this terminal is currently closed. I have lost motivation to walk all the way back to terminal 1 just to do the return trip later. When I regain my energy, I will find a trolley wander that way.

In the end, baggage drop opened a couple hours later, but I still had over 6 hours to kill at the airport. With the freedom of not having a bag anymore, however, I was free to wander around the massive airport and, more importantly, see the jewel. It was quite stunning to walk out into a huge glass enclosure with trees all around and an enormous vortex of water falling through the ceiling. Truly a sight to behold. You can catch a shuttle through the jewel section but seemed a bit unnecessary given I didn’t need the service. An avid shopper could spend days at the Singapore airport with the quantity of shops that surround the monument, but given my keen eye on my budget, I kept away. That being said, I did sit down for 2 beers at the top of the jewel while I spoke to my parents. The end bill for 2 pints was close to 50 AUD. A huge expense at this point in my trip. I used to think Australian prices were ridiculous. I had planned to continue drinking while I waited for my flight, but my budget had already been blown in those couple of beers - though the view and atmosphere of the place ALMOST made it worth it.

I have just hopped on my flight and am hopeful I can get some good sleep. The view of Singapore from the sky was quite incredible.Читать далее