Singapore

We had 5 days in Singapore including the first day of the tour. We had a big sightseeing day on our 2nd day in the city, we bought 1 day passes for the city and heritage bus tours. These were the usual open top bus tours that guided us around Singapore showing us all the sights.

The city bus tour took us north and south of the city. Little India is in the north and China town is in the south. We saw lots of brightly coloured tower block housing with long bamboo canes full of washing sticking out of the flats. Space for housing is very limited in singapore so people tend to live on top of one another rather than side by side.

We hopped off the city bus to take a river cruise. This was a half hour cruise along the river into the marina, in a bumboat. The riverside area and marina were really nice areas with lots of bars and cafes (even a Hooters!).

We found the Raffles Hotel and the long bar very easily. We popped in one evening for the most expensive and morish cocktail I've ever had. The original Singapore Sling was delicious!