Super Singapore

Singapore has a nice vibe..Despite incredibly high skyscrapers it doesn't have thr sterile and clinical feel of Tokyo.
It's clean ,seems calm and feels safe
At breakfast I realised I'd not actually got a plan for Singapore and had no idea where I was in relation to key places. Googled Get Your Guide which revealed a Hop on Hop off bus ..perfect as I was also tired but I could stay on the bus and see some of the sights.
The bus was available close to the hotel ,even better...there were two routes red and yellow, it took me a while to realise I was on the yellow route which included the Botanic Gardens ,Orchard Rd Chinatown, Clarke Key ,Raffles Hotel
After the tour I went in St Andrews Cathedral. Opposite, was a shopping centre called the Aldelphi ! ..(mum taught at Adelphi Grammar School in Salford ) and at Clarke Quay a shopping centre called The Circuit, both poignant !
An almighty thunderstorm which i am.frightened of anyway resulted in my taking refuge in an Art gallery.. something I would not otherwise have done .Browsing round the shop ,I found a penguin keyring ,which despite it being expensive, as everything is here ,it seemed somewhat essential purchase and is now attached to my cross body bag ....so literally will have a 🐧 penguin with my everywhere...it hasn't got a name yet....
Chatting with staff in the art gallery shop led to visiting the Funan shopping mall...where I found a DHL shop to send stuff home, a Brompton bike shop ,which is an English brand of folding bikes but I've never seen a shop in the UK, numerous aesthetic treatment shops and the inevitable Macdonalds. There are soo many shops and malls here. The shops, as in Sydney go underground and have numerous eating outlets and food courts.I decided to have a pizza slice. I was given a fob with a number on ,it vibrates when your order is ready to be collected.
Eventually returned to my room having bought milk and kit kat.

At 5pm I got a taxi to the meeting point for the night bus tour
Singapore at night is vibrant and so many lights...Blackpool will seem tame by comparison.
It rained ! So the open top bus wasn't great for some but I was under cover, upstairs at the back
In the daytime we had passed the Marina bay sands iconic hotel ,which is vast ! But lit up at night, is just even more awesome.
I'm incredibly excited to realise il be staying there for 3nights as they had a mid week deal.
The bus took us to a bridge where i couldn't believe the number of tankers that had dropped anchor in the water in the vicinity of our location. Then to Satay street where there is a hawker market...a place for street food..similar idea to Morroco but on a much smaller scale and less frenetic..
We were able to try satay from stall number 8...best satay in Singapore acc trip advisor.
We were told there is a legal obligation to return your plate and rubbish to the stall or risk being fined .
Onwards to the Gardens by the bay for a lights to music show which played recognisable English music. I really enjoyed the show.

Once the bus tour was over I was dropped at Clarke Quay, apparently the closest stop to my hotel...I'd no idea!🤣..
As it was lively and I decided to investigate..which resulted in an ice cream and a 10pm. River cruise...followed by a taxi back to my hotel...
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