It is our first (and only) full day in Singapore.
We woke up and headed straight to the Singapore Botanic Garden which was a 10 minute walk from the St. Regis.
The garden was huge and had beautiful and exotic flowers. We got brunch at one of the organic restaurants and it was absolutely delicious. I think we can get used to a life here in Singapore!
After lunch and a nice stroll around the garden, we spent the majority of our day shopping on the famous Orchard Road. There were a ton of stores and a lot of them were hidden underground!
Singapore is such a bustling city with so many different people. In Thailand, Eric stood out like a sore thumb. But here, we blended right in.
What is amazing about Singapore is how clean and developed this city is. Eric loved looking at all the architecture and new buildings. Plus, everybody here all has high end luxury items and prices of goods here are at least twice that in the US! $7 for a Starbucks coffee! The only thing I bought from Singapore was some ointment for my mosquito bites. I'm such a big spender!
After our day of shopping (window shopping), it randomly started pouring rain on us (apparently this is common) so we ran back to the St. Regis to get changed. We took advantage of our beautiful amenities (jacuzzi, etc.) and even did the complimentary wine tasting in their wine room.
We grabbed dinner at the hotel and headed for the Marina Bay Sands! We got to see the Singapore Flyer and walked around the Marina Bay Sands casino and shopping area. We didn't do any gambling, but it was interesting to see how intense people in Asia are about gambling!
Of course, the shops and hotel were beautiful and all very high end!
We ended the night with a drink at the Marina Bay hotel. What a relaxing, yet gorgeous day at Singapore. I can see why there are a lot of expats here!
We are sad that we booked such a short trip to Singapore- we want to stay here even longer! Who knows, maybe I'll join the J&J in Singapore one day...!!
We woke up and headed straight to the Singapore Botanic Garden which was a 10 minute walk from the St. Regis.
The garden was huge and had beautiful and exotic flowers. We got brunch at one of the organic restaurants and it was absolutely delicious. I think we can get used to a life here in Singapore!
After lunch and a nice stroll around the garden, we spent the majority of our day shopping on the famous Orchard Road. There were a ton of stores and a lot of them were hidden underground!
Singapore is such a bustling city with so many different people. In Thailand, Eric stood out like a sore thumb. But here, we blended right in.
What is amazing about Singapore is how clean and developed this city is. Eric loved looking at all the architecture and new buildings. Plus, everybody here all has high end luxury items and prices of goods here are at least twice that in the US! $7 for a Starbucks coffee! The only thing I bought from Singapore was some ointment for my mosquito bites. I'm such a big spender!
After our day of shopping (window shopping), it randomly started pouring rain on us (apparently this is common) so we ran back to the St. Regis to get changed. We took advantage of our beautiful amenities (jacuzzi, etc.) and even did the complimentary wine tasting in their wine room.
We grabbed dinner at the hotel and headed for the Marina Bay Sands! We got to see the Singapore Flyer and walked around the Marina Bay Sands casino and shopping area. We didn't do any gambling, but it was interesting to see how intense people in Asia are about gambling!
Of course, the shops and hotel were beautiful and all very high end!
We ended the night with a drink at the Marina Bay hotel. What a relaxing, yet gorgeous day at Singapore. I can see why there are a lot of expats here!
We are sad that we booked such a short trip to Singapore- we want to stay here even longer! Who knows, maybe I'll join the J&J in Singapore one day...!!
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