Back in Singapore after more than 3 years

Our last overseas trip prior to the lockdown due to COVID-19 was to Singapore in late November to early December in 2019. We went to Singapore to watch the U2 concert there. We had plans to travel abroad in 2020 particularly to Japan (it was supposed to be an Olympic year but we would have gone sometime in the Autumn) but those plans were derailed by the pandemic. We were supposed to travel to Singapore during the Undas holidays last year but unfortunately, a typhoon got in the way. We could not just change our schedule mainly due to travel restrictions on my part (I need to have authority to travel as I work in government.). The wife was the first to travel abroad again as she traveled to the US for business meetings earlier this year. We finally got to travel as a family last week and were fortunate for the nice weather in the city-state during our entire stay. We were informed by friends there that it was raining heavily the past days before we arrived.

The view from our hotel room was spectacular. In one photo, you can see the Marina Bay Sands, the Art Science Museum, the Esplanade Theaters, the Merlion, the Fullerton and the new buildings of the business district. The Singapore Flyer and the War Memorial could have been in the photo but I have them in others that I will share later.

It was the first overseas trip for our daughter so we made sure that we got to stay at a good hotel. We stayed at the Fairmont, which was very near the SMRT City Hall Station. You can easily walk to the nearby Esplanade and Promenade areas as well as take the train to other destinations. Part of the experience for our daughter, which I will write about in another post, is to learn how to use the train including purchasing a card and topping up to make sure the card is loaded for trips.

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