Singapore

After touching down at Singapore airport and taking the underground out to our accommodation, we checked in and tried to make the most of what was left of our day.  We went to see a local market but there was a big thunder storm while we were there and so we ended up staying a lot longer than we had planned.  We had our dinner there and then decided to have an early night and get up early the next day to try and see as much of Singapore as possible. 

We headed for The Gardens on the Bay in the morning, they have huge beautiful gardens along with a cloud forest which was very impressive.  They have built some very tall flower like structures in the gardens and you can go up to a canopy walkway which connects two of them.  It's all very futuristic looking.

We spent most of our day there and then went to China Town for some dinner.  We went back to the bay side after the sunset so that we could watch the light shows that they put on every night.  When we arrived, everyone was sitting outside the shopping centre but we thought that it would be a rubbish place to stand for a good view.  So, in our wisdom, we left the crowd and walked further around the bay to where we thought we would get a good view, we were wrong...very wrong.  We walked through the shopping centre to the second light show of the night, at the gardens, and then made it back in time to watch the first light show again, this time from the right place!

Singapore is such an amazing city and it was a shame we only had one and a bit days there.  It's not anywhere near as expensive as people say and so I would recommend to anyone travelling in that area to spend a few days there.