Exploring More of Singapore

After an extremely busy day yesterday, we had a slower morning today. We woke up to rain which passed after an hour or so, after which we decided to look around Singapore Botanical Gardens, a UNESCO world heritage site. We spent a good couple of hours wandering around the park and similar to Gardens by the Bay, had lots of zones to explore such as wetlands, ginger garden, herbs and spices, orchid garden etc. Although still man-made this nature park had more of an authentic, natural feel compared to Gardens by the Bay. Later on we walked Haji lane, a well known vibrant, colourful street although we both found this to be a little underwhelming and didn’t wow us like we hoped it would. We then visited Little India, a couple of stops down on the MRT and stumbled across an Indian food market for some tasty lunch.

Afterwards, we relaxed at the hotel for a couple of hours before leaving for Marina Bay, once again to watch another light show on water that's played every night in front of the Marina Bay. This was probably one of the best light shows we've ever seen and by far the best on our travels. For a free show it really was special, with lights projecting onto colourful fountains and huge water fans all set to music in front of the Singapore skyline. It was so mesmerising to watch and of course you need to be there to appreciate the drama. We also saw the Merlion statue again, but this time with more changing light projections mapped over it. Singapore by night really is something else. The skyline is just stunning and the whole area has a real buzz with far more people, many of whom are dining in bars and restaurants. Just next to the light show was a glass domed building, built on the lake. Looking closer we spotted this was an Apple store! Goodness knows how they got permission to construct this on the water, but by far the most impressive Apple store we've ever seen! Despite a ‘slower day’ we still managed just under 30,000 steps.Read more