Day 13 Singapore

What a fantastic day! Singapore is simply amazing. We began our adventure at the train station, which is just outside of the port, very handy. The weather was rainy and humid but did not dampen our spirits. It is a bit confusing to know where to go but we came across people queuing at the ticket office so we just joined them. It was to purchase an all day ticket for $8 with a $10 deposit, not sure what this is for but good idea I think, and this allows you to use any train or bus anywhere all day. I wanted to go to Sentosa Island and as we were looking around for the platform we bumped into Jill and Ray also looking a bit lost like us so we joined forces. It was a great move as Jill turned out to be a human GPS system. Off we went to Sentosa!! Hopped onboard the monorail and whoosh off we went. So fast and efficient and the lovely guard at each station waves you off with a smile, so nice. Sentosa is a place you need several days to explore not just a couple of hours. Its stunning, a bit like Disney World, Movie World, and everything in between rolled into one place. George and Ray took the sky rail up to the Luge and had a great ride down the mountain.

Back onto the mono and whoosh, (in fact I felt as though we could have ended up in Vietnam due to the speed we were travelling), we stopped at Raffles Hotel. One of the things I can tick off my Bucket List. I think most of the ship's passengers were there at the same time lol. Beautiful old building, so quaint. Had the Singapore Sling, took out a small mortgage to pay for it, and I was a happy person. Its tradition to eat the peanuts and throw the shells on the floor, I actually couldn't do that so I had a little neat pile on the table. Next stop was some shopping in Bugis Street, some markets and shops mixed together. The locals are so friendly and helpful which is refreshing. We had lunch in Burger King, mm George had to have his junk food fix, and we were so surprised at the age of the staff, honestly the average age would have been 70 years young. So George has me booked in for my retirement. We were getting a little concerned as time was going by and we had to get back onboard by 5.30 and it was nearly 3 p.m. and it seemed to be home time for the locals as suddenly there were millions of people all rushing around. So we headed for the MRT, (train), and it was really easy to navigate our way back. Did some browsing at the shopping centre at the terminal and headed home, we now call the ship home. We had a fantastic time, absolutely loved our day in Singapore.