Neighbourhoods and parks

After a sleep in and breakfast we made our way to the neighbourhood of Tiong Bahru, infamous for its big apartment blocks. Here we wandered down laneways and found some interesting book stores and a cafe to have a drink stop at, Plain Vanilla. We continued down the heritage trail to the corner where bird cages used to be hung for all to hear their songs. We stopped off at the Food Market for some lunch... 2 pau for B (also called bao, it’s a steamed yeast bun with filling) and some chicken rice for me, plus 2 drinks ($7 total). Next we went to Vivocity for some shopping before heading to Fort Canning Park for the Battlebox Tour (underground bunker). The tour was $20 each and quite good, wish we had longer to explore the bunker and read the information plaques. The grounds of Fort Canning Park are lovely, I really enjoyed it. We headed back to the hotel to rest up before heading out to Satay Street behind Lau Pa Sat market. At 7pm, the stall holders drag tables and chairs out to the middle of the street to create a food street, it really was a sight to see! We got 30 mixed satay sticks (chicken/beef) for $21, a plate of garlic veg for $10 and a beer and lime juice for $8. Delicious, great atmosphere and you could order at the table and they brought it to you. Loved it. We then walked down to Bitters and Love, a unique bar a few streets over. We had a great time here - one of the servers gave us some pointers of places to try, I had a Kaya toast flavoured cocktail, B had a cinnamon spiced rum cocktail and a gin fizz style drink with lemonade and whisky. Singapore definitely isn’t a cheap drinking destination but for the experience, we loved this place! ($74.80 for the three drinks, mine was practically a dessert 😂). We then made our way back to the hotel to finish off a great day!Read more