Sightseeing Extreme

On Saturday evening Sairozi arrived back in Singapore and since he was only going to stay here for 4 days, we had to squeeze as many activities into those four days as possible. It started on Sunday morning when we went to Sentosa. Going there is really simple. We only had to take the MRT to Harbour Front Station and from there take the tram (3.5 SGD) to the island. Sentosa is located just  south of Singapore and it felt like Disneyland. The Universal Studios Singapore and many other sights can be visited there, but we decided to spend the day at the beach. First we went to Palawan beach, which was really beautiful and not too crowded. There is a small island at Palawan which is the southernmost point of mainland Asia, so we definitely had to check it out.

Palawan Beach

At the beach

On the way to the southernmost point of mainland Asia

After relaxing at Palawan beach we moved to Siloso beach which was only a 10 minute walk away. It seemed like a party beach with music and more people. Personally I preferred Palawan though. We also went swimming, but I'm not so sure about the water quality. The island is right next to Singapore's huge harbour and even though Singapore is super clean, I can't tell the same about the ships from it's neighbouring country Indonesia. But maybe I'm just spoiled after spending too much time in Thailand's crystal clear Andaman Sea.

Siloso Beach

On the way back from Sentosa we had a little photo session at the Merlion, Singapore's tourist symbol. It's half lion and half mermaid and there are statues of the Merlion all over Singapore. I've read that the one in Sentosa is the biggest one and you can even go on top of it.

The Merlion at Sentosa

Spending time at the beach left us really hungry, so I suggested to have dinner at a hawker center at Esplanade. The food was affordable and we had an amazing view over Marina Bay. Sleepy but happy we returned home, cause the next day I had to go back to work.

Scenic dinner at Esplanade

On Monday I was able to leave a little earlier than usually so Sairozi and I had enough time to go to the MacRitchie Nature Reserve. Luckliy it's located right next to my workplace at Marymount MRT so we could walk there. The lake there looked just amazing and we saw lot's of monkeys while we walked through the jungle. It didn't feel like we were still in Singapore. After a 45 minute walk we reached the canopy walk, but since it's closed on mondays and after 5pm we didn't get to do it.... maybe next time!

MacRitchie Nature Reserve

On Tuesday our sightseeing tour brouht us to Lau Pa Sat, a famous hawker center close to Raffles Place MRT. Unfortunately I forgot which MRT station we had to get off and it took us more than 30 minutes to find the place. But the food was definitely worth it. I had the most delicious Indonesia Gado-Gado ever!

Tired and hungry at Lau Pa Sat

Afterwards we walked to Gardens by the Bay, which is right behind Marina Bay Sand (Bayfront MRT station). This was one of my personal highlights! These crazy Singaporeans built heaps of mega-trees there and when we walked past them we felt like in the movie "Avatar". It was super romantic and just incredible! I wished I had one of those fancy cameras to take better pictures of it, but even with our low-cost cam one can imagine how great it looked.