Visiting Singapore
I had the opportunity to visit Singapore for 3 weeks in July. It was a long flight – 14 hours so I arrived there feeling somewhat jetlagged. After I booked into my wonderful hotel and rested I began to explore my surroundings.
First of all Singapore is an exceptionally clean and safe place. The food is wonderful and there are great opportunities for shopping.
I really enjoyed the Singapore Zoo and also visited the botanical gardens and the bird park. (You can visit the ‘night zoo’ which really is a must see experience!) They also have the beautiful orchid gardens and underwater aquarium – Sentosa Island.
The weather was hot while I was there and is indeed warm all year round. Luckily most of the buildings are ultra modern and there is lots and lots of air conditioning to be appreciated!!
I stayed in one of many five star Singapore hotels just off Orchard Road.. There were big rooms with maid service, kitchen facilities, and shuttle buses to malls etc.
I also used Singapore as a base for a weekend trip to Malaysia or other areas of south east Asia. All in all I had a fantastic visit to a wonderful part of the world.