With my last full day in Singapore, I decided to do the most touristy thing possible. Visit the Read the rest! \(^u^)/ →
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Most of us have been to the zoo, and some of us have even been on a proper safari too, but how many people get to do a night safari? Well the option is open to anyone who visits Singapore for an evening.
Crocodile greets visitors entering
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The sun falls ending every day in Singapore is met by Esplanade: Theatres on the bay sparkling its lights between its spikey exterior like a clear sky full of stars.
Esplanade behind flower bed
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The Esplande: Theatres on the Bay (that’s the full name) has many names, it was supposed to look a bit like a pair of microphones, but the spikey appearance had got it a lot of nicknames, the most popular for locals is durium, (the disgusting fruit I tried a few days back), not because it smells, but because durium has a spikey shell. Another one is hedgehog which I can relate to more and prefer personally. Read the rest! \(^u^)/ →
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Walking around Singapore by foot, certainly makes you feel small looking up at the imposing skylines despite a height limit of 280 m (919 ft) due to the close proximity to the airport:
Massive buildings compete for airspace
The shorter but wider Esplanade is also easily spotted from most sights beside the river its unusual shape catching the sun in the background.
Tan Kim Seng fountain was built in recognition of the man for donating to Singapores first waterworks in 1857
A stage is being prepared in esplanade park
One option of touring the city is to find of the many malls and seek out duck tours. They offer packages to ride the Flyer and take a trip one of the Vietnamese amphibious war vehicles that go on land and air.
Amphibious war vehicle turned tourist attraction
Upon entering and exiting the water you’ll promptly quack like a good duck like all good ducks do. In this tour you can see sights such as the Merlion, Esplanade theatres on the bay and the new 3 tower hotel and casino being constructed with a bit of the F1 street track too:
View of Singapore from the river
Esplanade from the river
Merlion statue
Singapore Flyer as viewed from the river
With land and sea done you can then choose to fly. Not a aeroplane or a helicoptor, but ‘The Flyer’, the biggest revolving wheel in the world similar to the London Eye, something my friend, who runs a professional moving company, once took me to see. Views are spectacular from the boats all anchored out at sea, to the main business area and the smaller districts like Little India and China Town.
Overlooking the harbour at the busiest shipping passage in the world
Pit lane entrance to F1 circuit
Looking above the F1 track reveals how much further Singapore stretches
View through the Singapore Flyers construction
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