Buran Channel

Yesterday was a very laid back affair.

We got up and had a late big breakfast before checking out of our hotel at 11am and catching the MRT to Changi Airport. By the time we got there the consensus was we would fill in our day there as souls seemed to be wilting with the heat and travel catching up with us.

Once we got to Changi Airport it took us about 20 minutes to get from the MRT to the check in counter and 10 mins to check in and be free from our cases. Changi is a great example of a seamless and easy airport to navigate your way through.

From there we walked over to The Jewel which is a big shopping complex attached to the airport. It was noisy and packed with people doing yet more shopping. On the top floor you can do 'the walking net' which is a big net suspended over the four levels of shops.

From The Jewel we went to T1 at the airport and up to the top floor swimming pool. We had a swim, read books and did a serious amount of plane spotting (well dad did) followed by a shower and bite to eat on our way to the departure gate in T3 for our 10pm flight.

Our flight to Melbourne was scheduled to arrive an hour early, however due to air traffic control rules this was pushed back to a 7am arrival.Read more