Singapore, Oct 31 – Nov 6

We arrived in Singapore after a looong night of travelling from Jordan, including a 6 hour layover in Doha, Qatar.  It was so nice to see lush greenery after our 10 days in the desert.  Not that there was much where we were staying, but we saw some on the way from the airport!  We stayed in a cool hotel in Chinatown, near the Night Market (lots of shops and eateries), Buddhist and Hindu temples, and across the street from a mall.  We took advantage of the mall and replaced some of our clothing, which was getting a bit “tired” after 4 months of continuous wear!

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Chinatown

We didn’t feel compelled to get out and see too much in Singapore.  We enjoyed roaming about Chinatown, experiencing different Asian cuisines at each meal.  We also checked out the Little India section of Singapore.

The kid’s favourite day was our trip to Sentosa Island, which features hotels, Universal Studios, beaches, and lots of fun activities.  We got the Day Pass, which gave us admission to a great museum about Singapore’s multicultural heritage, a ride up the sky tower, admission to a kid’s waterpark, luge rides, segway rides, and a laser battle at an old army base.  Exhausting, but fun!

The lodging in Singapore was pretty pricey, compared to other places we have stayed.  Otherwise, we enjoyed our visit, and wish we had given ourselves a bit more time to explore the area.  We did carve out part of our time in Singapore for a trip to Indonesia, which is a relatively short ferry ride away.  More on that in my next post!