Day 16. Singapore – Museum of Toys

We were up shortly after 7.00 a.m. so that we could make the most of our final day in Singapore.  Breakfast in the hotel's Crystal Cafe had been good all week and it ended on a high with my favourite roti prata and bread and butter pudding both being included in the morning's selection.  Reluctantly …

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Day 15. Sentosa and the Singapore Botanic Gardens

We made an early start to the day as it was our intention to travel over to Sentosa Island before it started getting busy. After our breakfast in the hotel's Crystal Cafe we took the MRT to HarbourFront station and then followed signs for the Sentosa boardwalk. Visitors to the island can reach Sentosa by …

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Day 14. Walking the MacRitchie Trail, Singapore

I helped myself to some nasi goreng at breakfast but the hotel's version was made with salted fish which had a distinctive strong flavour which didn't appeal so I moved on to some curry puffs and french toast that was more to my liking. Breakfast over, we picked up some bottles of water and headed …

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Day 13. Mt. Faber and Sentosa Island, Singapore

After spending the previous day on the tranquil and unspoilt island of Pulau Ubin, it was a change of scene with a visit to Sentosa, dubbed the island of fun!  From our hotel we took the MRT from Somerset on the North East line over to HarbourFront station as the Singapore Cable Car runs from …

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Day 12. Pulau Ubin Island, Singapore

At breakfast this morning along with my usual yoghurt and fruit I sampled some fried carrot cake.  This tasted quite good but I'm unsure how it gets its name as it is neither a cake nor does it contain carrots!  It bears no resemblance to the sweet carrot cake popular in the west but is …

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Day 11. The Fullerton Heritage Tour, Singapore

After a leisurely breakfast in the hotel's Crystal Cafe where we were tempted into sampling many Asian delicacies, we took the MTR to City Hall station.  Just outside the metro station stands the anglican St. Andrew's Cathedral so we started our day there as we were slightly early for our planned activity. The cathedral was …

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Day 10. Supertree Grove, Singapore

After a good night's sleep, we were interested to find out what breakfast would be like.  Although the Orchard Grand Court is a serviced apartment, it also offers guests the option of an inclusive breakfast in its Crystal Cafe.  Unlike the apartments which have a contemporary feel, the Crystal Cafe is a traditionally furnished restaurant …

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Day 9. Kuala Lumpur to Singapore

It was our final morning in Kuala Lumpur and we started the day with a relaxing breakfast.  We then returned to our room to finish off our packing before checking out of the hotel. The lifts were still out of order at the nearby monorail station so once again we had to manoeuvre our heavy …

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Day 1.  Manchester to Doha on our way to Singapore with Qatar Airways

We caught the 9.53 am train to Manchester Airport and arrived in Terminal 2  just as check-in opened for our flight as there was no queue.  Passing through security was busy as it was the first day of the school holidays but it still left plenty of time to enjoy an airside coffee before our …

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Day 2.  Arriving in Singapore from Doha

After a short time in transit we boarded the 787 Dreamliner to Singapore, it was our first time on this type of airliner.  Our chosen seats were in Row 17 again but this time the configuration was 3 3 3 so we had another passenger sitting with us.  Again, good, attentive service throughout the flight. …

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