Singapore Part 4

We found another suitable tour to do!  It was a boat cruise off Singapore through the port and out to some islands on this boat...

It must have been able to seat over 100 people and caters for all sorts of functions but on this trip there was just 11 of us plus crew on it so we were more than happy to be able to wander wherever we wanted... 

Going past Sentosa Island

Impossible to get a photo but there are 100's and 100's of ships in the port...

 It was a great trip which we all enjoyed. Look at this lovely lady fussing over Dad J - Mum J "hope he doesn't expect this treatment when he gets home!"...

After lunch and a rest we took them shopping at Chinatown. It was hot and busy but we all had fun poking around the cheap shops...

 Then it was back down to Clarke Quay to find a "steak" for dinner which we managed to do...

Love this building

 Sat here...

 And had a toast to the end of a great holiday...

As it was our last evening I still wanted to go up to the top of the Marina Bay Sands to look at all the lights. We took Dad J back to the motel and the 3 of us caught a taxi over, didn't have to queue and went straight up to the top. The views were fantastic with lights all the way to the horizon. We also got to watch the "Supertrees" light show from above...

People were still swimming in the infinity pool...

Next morning  we had a few hours to fill in and a few last minute things to buy - we had lots of fun shopping in this Japanese $2 shop - so many knick knacks...

I also found a great craft shop - the lady is cutting some fabric for me...

So then it was time to head back shower and pack up our mess for the trip home...

Farewell to our breakfast eating spot...

 And the lobby we often rested in...

 And checked out...

We had an awful ride in a mini van to the airport with the driver seeming to have trouble keeping the steering wheel straight and going all over the road. We checked in our luggage and reclaimed some GST on a few things we had bought. All was going well until Dad J suddenly collapsed on the floor. It was a mad panic to get some help luckily a fellow passenger was a nurse and other people called for help. An airport nurse came to treat him and he came round but quickly lapsed back into unconsciousness. It was very scary but with some oxygen Dad J started to respond. Luckily the medical centre was very close by and he was taken there. A doctor was called and he had various tests and was assessed. All sorts of airport staff were trying to sort us out as we needed clearance to be able to fly and the flight was on standby in case they had to get our luggage off. Finally the doctor issued a clearance to fly certificate and we were all bundled on a shuttle and rushed to the plane with everyone seated and ready to go! (thats the 2nd time in 3 months we have been last on the plane!)

It was a relief to touch down in Perth then we had the 2 hour drive home and arrived at 3am. It was a great holiday with  good laughs and we are sure they enjoyed themselves.

Singapore Part 3

We booked another mini tour to got out to the Jurong Bird Park. This was quite a long drive but enjoyed seeing more of Singapore. We went for a tram ride around the park with an audio commentary...  

 We watched the bird show which was very entertaining and interesting how well the birds are trained. These 2 have a race to put all the balls back into the tree stump...

 We finally got to see an elusive Cassowary (native to Queensland but we couldn't get a photo of one there!)...

The gardens were lovely and well established as the park is one of Singapore older attractions (we went there on our honeymoon in 1986) - beautiful orchards...

 We had some Indian people on the bus with us and they got dropped off first and of course they were staying in the area in Singapore known as "Little India". It was interesting to see the area with so many curry restaurants and shops also the streets decorated in "Bollywood" style...

 Back to our motel for a rest then Dad J stayed home while we went shopping on Orchard Road. This is Singapore's famous shopping strip. It wasn't really for us as it was extremely busy and expensive but we enjoyed having a look anyway...

For dinner we went to another restaurant near our motel and shared a meal of 11 different tasting plates - not sure it was enjoyed by everyone but I liked it. The tables also have hot plates on them and some of the meals are served to you in cookware and you keep them bubbling away on the hotplate...

 Peter and I were starting to run out of ideas to keep our travel companions occupied and happy. We went and did some serious shopping and we came away with a new camera. This is the first photo taken by the shop owner...

Dad J made it fairly clear to us that he was sick of Asian food and wanted something normal so Peter and I hunted down a Subway for them - lucky it wan't too far away and we managed to satisfy him!...

Back to the motel for a rest and an opportunity for us to go for a walk down to the Merlion...

Different angle of statue of boys playing

Later that afternoon we caught a taxi back to the Marina Bay Sands. We decided to just sit and people watch, have dinner and watch the light show. First we watched as this big well where people throw coins into suddenly filled with swirling water and washed all the coins into a huge pool of water in the shopping centre below...

 While we were sitting outside this group of Indonesian ladies became very besotted by us and took a heap of photos of us...

 A nice thunderstorm rolled in and some rain while we had dinner inside but it eventually stopped in time for the light show...

 The show was a combination of laser beams and various fountains which lit up a spray of water with pictures telling a story. The picture of a child is not super clear and was taken on my phone but it was spectacular to watch...

Followed by thousands of bubbles released all over the large crowd...

 We thought with so many people here it would take ages to catch a taxi back but this is the queue of empty taxis waiting for passengers - everything in Singapore is so well organised!

Peter and I went out later that night and did some shopping in Chinatown again.