I loved it in Singapore. The weather was great! We checked into the hotel, after a VERY long flight. We had to check in with the Tour Desk as well to inform them of our departure time to Australia. At that time we also booked a trip to the Singapore Zoo. Cam and I both found the tour operator to be very pushy. She kept trying to push other things to do on us, when all we both really wanted to do at that time was have a shower and freshen up after our 15 hour flight. We both felt a little overwhelmed. So finally we told her that we would come back to book whatever we wanted to do another time, and we headed up to our room to have a shower and change.
Once we were fresh again we wanted to go and find a bank machine so that we could have some money to go for supper with. We had no problems finding the ATM machine. We headed back to the hotel after that because we found out that it was happy hour and at happy hour you get two for one drinks :o) We now had money so we took advantage of that. After we finished up our drinks we went for a stroll along the river. We then discovered the most fascinating area. Clark Quay (pronounced 'key'). There is restaurant after restaurant in this area. It was amazing. After walking back and forth trying to decide where to eat we finally decided on a place. We had the most amazing prawn supper there. I have never seen prawns so big. YUM!! We were in heaven. But we were fading fast.....hello jet lag! So we strolled back to our room and went to bed. We needed our rest, we were headed to the Zoo the next morning.
The next day started early for us. We had to catch our tour bus for the Zoo, and after many stops at other hotels we were finally on our way to the Zoo!! When we first arrived there we took a ride on one of the Zoo's tram's and we were quickly orientated on the Zoo and where things were. After our quick tram ride we got to enjoy breakfast with Orangutans! It was so cool. It isn't everyday that I get to eat with monkeys other than Cam. All the orangutans get to roam freely above the zoo in the trees... so watch out for an unexpected shower..hehe. Once we were done eating we got to roam around the zoo freely on our own. It was so great to see so many animals, and their habitats were very clean and well taken care of. After the Zoo we went back to our favorite spot down the River, Clark Quay. We had lunch at Brewerkz. After lunch we took a river boat tour and learned of the history of the river and Singapore. We got to see the original Merlion, which is their mascot. It was a very informative boat tour. Afterwards we headed back to our hotel for a swim and a drink at happy hour :o)
Well this is a good start to many post to come. I could have you here reading all day about our adventures.
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