About eighteen months ago the Dragon Lady and I took a bit of a trip around tourist traps of Southern Thailand with a couple of Antipodean friends of ours from the past. Whilst on that trip it was decided that we should undertake another, but on a larger scale. After quite a bit of planning and more than a few phone calls between OZ, NZ, Thailand and the Philippines we were good to go.
This trip starts in Melbourne, and for the Dragon Lady and I ends there for us but as Thailand was our last OS destination I thought this forum might be the best place for this thread.
Off we go. Jetstar,Melb to singers
A fairly non-eventful flight followed by a cab ride to the Park Regis on Merchant Road. As far as camping grounds go this was a fairly good one. The rooms were nicely furnished and the hotels facilities were all up to scratch with a nice pool and a well equipped gym
As the Hotel is in Merchant road it is handy to everything. Clarke Quay and Boat Quay are both within walking distance, the MRT is just across the road and also there is several little shops nearby for brekky if you get sick of the hotels fare.
Clarke Quay.
As it was my first trip to Singers in many years(the dragon Lady and Antipodeans had never been before) I was a bit surprised a the cost of a night out.
All four of us had a ball at night at Clarke Quay and enjoyed the banter with the touts when going out for a feed at Boat Quay.
This place has got a cheek.
Who would have guessed there would be such a large market for Mince on Toast and Irn Bru?
To get about we used the MRT. Absolutely bloody amazing. Clean,on time and so bloody polite. I love the way everybody stands back to let people off first. Coming from Melb we are are more used to elbows,knees and gouging.
A bit of art work in a skylight in the underground. The locals thought crocman had lost his marbles when I lay on the floor to take the pic.
These are the Jelly Babies outside a station on Orchard Road.
One place we visited was the Singapore Flyer. The Dragon Lady has no fear of flying or heights( naturally) but her girlfriend was a bit hesitant. However the pace at which the wheel turns is very sedate and this put her at ease.
The Flyer at night
Looking down form the top.
A carriage.
Looking over at the Marina Bay Sands.
We also had a go on Uncles Trishaw tour which takes around Chinatown where do you a bit of calligraphy and have a feed at one of the many restaurants and then hop on a trishaw for a race through the traffic to be set down at Clarke Quay. The tour kicks off at a temple which supposedly houses one of Buddhas teeth. I'll take their word for it.
A few more random shots of Chinatown including this happy chappy.
Hello
Singers is famous for its shophouses.
But this joint has to be the ugliest building I have seen. But it served a purpose,as long as I could see it there was no way the Fab Four were going to get lost.
After four days packed days of tripping through Chinatown,Arabtown,Little India and Bugis Street,and no don't mention Orchard bloody Road,this little lady informed me that travel was on our horizon.
She was right. Next the Fab Four headed for Changi and hopped a ride to Aquino airport Manila.