First Night @ Singapore
-April, 2010-
As a wedding gift for me and Oliver, my sister, Joahnna, arranged a Singapore and Bali tour for us. She paid for the flights and the tours and hotels in Bali. We only paid for our hotel and transportation at SG and all the food we ate. It was superb!
It was the first out of the country experience for Oliver and I was glad that I was the one who was with him. We took the SG flight coming from Manila at Tiger Airlines in Clark. My sister, Abrea, drove us there. We arrived at SG past 4pm. Our taxi cost around P1,000 from the airport to our hotel in Bencoolen, the Ibis Hotel. Taxis are quite expensive in SG but we were both too tired to ride a bus and what not. Deeming it was our honeymoon, we booked a hotel instead of the cheaper hostels in the area. Plus Ibis was strategically located, it was near the MTR and eating places too. The rate was around P5K for a deluxe room a night inclusive of breakfast.
As a wedding gift for me and Oliver, my sister, Joahnna, arranged a Singapore and Bali tour for us. She paid for the flights and the tours and hotels in Bali. We only paid for our hotel and transportation at SG and all the food we ate. It was superb!
It was the first out of the country experience for Oliver and I was glad that I was the one who was with him. We took the SG flight coming from Manila at Tiger Airlines in Clark. My sister, Abrea, drove us there. We arrived at SG past 4pm. Our taxi cost around P1,000 from the airport to our hotel in Bencoolen, the Ibis Hotel. Taxis are quite expensive in SG but we were both too tired to ride a bus and what not. Deeming it was our honeymoon, we booked a hotel instead of the cheaper hostels in the area. Plus Ibis was strategically located, it was near the MTR and eating places too. The rate was around P5K for a deluxe room a night inclusive of breakfast.
We were raging hungry when we got there. Outside our hotel room stood a vendo machine. We had soda and noodles to fill our stomach before meeting Mike, our friend, who was a resident at SG and who would serve as our tour guide for the next couple of days.
Mike was running late. We both could no longer contain our hunger. Oliver and I decided to eat at Bugis which was near our hotel. We ate noodles with chicken chops and fried dumplings. Finally, our appetites were satiated.
We met Mike back at the hotel. Kate, his girlfriend, also joined us. We went around the city to visit night spots. We walked mostly. First stop was Clarke Quay. It was filled with bars and restaurants standing beside each other. Lots of people flock the area for leisure and food.
We ate ice cream sandwiches during our stay there. A block of ice cream is placed in between wafers. It was yummy!
We didn't drink at Clarke Quay we merely did sight-seeing of the area for we still have a couple of places to visit as per Mike.
There are lots of good city views from SG's corners especially at night when the buildings are lighted.
We dropped by Cavenagh Bridge during our walk. It was built during the 1860's and is the oldest bridge along the Singapore River in its original form. It now serves as a pedestrian bridge.
We then went to Fullerton Hotel, one of the most expensive at SG.
All the walking made us hungry, our last stop was Newton. It was a hawkers place. We got there midnight and lots of people were still eating. I had stingrays for the first time and I loved it! We also ate chili crabs, satay with its famous peanut sauce and fried rice. It couldn't get any tastier than this!
We got back to our hotel by dawn via taxi. We slept immediately for the next day was going to be a super long day.
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Other 2010 Travels:
> Hong Kong
- Disneyland
- Ocean Park
- Peak Tower
- HK Night Life
> Macau, China
> Cagayan de Oro, Mindanao
- CDO
- CDO Night Life
- Bigby's Cafe
> Camiguin, Mindanao
> Bukidnon, Mindanao
> Batanes
- Northern Batan
- Itbayat
- Sabtang
- Southern Batan
- Basco
> Bohol
- City Tour
- Island Hop
- Panglao
> Tree Top Adventure, Subic
> Singapore
- City Tour
- Chijmes
- Singapore Zoo
- Universal Studios Singapore (USS)
- Sentosa
> Bali, Indonesia
- Cultural Visits
- Temples
- Tourist Spot
- Menjangan Island
- Menduk Waterfall
> Tagaytay, South Luzon
> Pueblo Por la Playa, Pagbilao Quezon
- The Wedding
- Morning After
> Hundred Islands
- Islands
- Maxine's Restaurant
> Anawagin Cove, Zambales
> Cebu
- Shangri-La, Mactan
- The City
> Hong Kong
- Disneyland
- Ocean Park
- Peak Tower
- HK Night Life
> Macau, China
> Cagayan de Oro, Mindanao
- CDO
- CDO Night Life
- Bigby's Cafe
> Camiguin, Mindanao
> Bukidnon, Mindanao
> Batanes
- Northern Batan
- Itbayat
- Sabtang
- Southern Batan
- Basco
> Bohol
- City Tour
- Island Hop
- Panglao
> Tree Top Adventure, Subic
> Singapore
- City Tour
- Chijmes
- Singapore Zoo
- Universal Studios Singapore (USS)
- Sentosa
> Bali, Indonesia
- Cultural Visits
- Temples
- Tourist Spot
- Menjangan Island
- Menduk Waterfall
> Tagaytay, South Luzon
> Pueblo Por la Playa, Pagbilao Quezon
- The Wedding
- Morning After
> Hundred Islands
- Islands
- Maxine's Restaurant
> Anawagin Cove, Zambales
> Cebu
- Shangri-La, Mactan
- The City