Some pics from last night…

Plan for today is to get to a chemist, which Barbara has recommended and I want to go to Little India & China Town, my plan is to go the the Gardens at the Bay this evening before I meet Barbara, we are having a late dinner at Ce La Vie which I think is the highest restaurant with the best views of the city.

I am up early so think about walking or taking the tube but end up deciding to get the bus again as it will allow me to see the rest of the city and hear the commentary so off I go again after breakfast…

I walk to Stop 8 as it early as I have time, I like the walk along the Quay, the bus doesn’t seem to be starting until 10 this morning so around 30 min of an extra wait ie it didn’t arrive at the stop until 10.30, the bus stop is rammed with people and when the bus arrives it is pretty busy. Yet again at this stop I met some people who are just about to go cruising, this time Jim and his wife, Jim originally from Durham and his wife from London now living in Essex, we have a long chat about life and what we do for a living past and present and long story short they need a will and I promise to get that sorted for them with the lovely Rebecca! Back to holidays…Off I go and I get off a Little India, I was a bit disappointed and whilst I had a good walk round and did go up into one of the clothing souks, this are was not floating my boat, so I popped back on the bus about an hour later.

Chinatown was totally different, I found it vibrant and interesting and just really enjoyed it, I decided to go into one of the restaurants for lunch and hit it really lucky, normally if I ask for something to be spicy I get meh! Not this time – it delivered in abundance and was absolutely delicious, I can’t remember the name of the dish as I was looking at the sea bass dish, which really appealed to me but having been so sick before I came away and my history with fish I chickened out literally lol :-).

My luggage is too heavy, as I might have bought a few things along the way, so, I buy another bag which allows me to spread the load, I do have sufficient weight allowance, I just need to do some re-arrangement! I make my way back to the hotel to re-pack. My plan is to go to the Gardens at the Bay and watch the light show this evening before I meet Barbara. We are booked for dinner at 10pm at Ce La Vie at the Marina Sands hotel – top floor, might be a bit windy up there, however, what a treat!

After last nights escapades I book a “Grab” and he leaves me off at the gardens in good time, sufficient time to do some shopping, hey! I have another bag now! I then make my way out to the gardens, I am mindful that it is very easy to be in the wrong place and I realise that the trees just outside the gift shop is the wrong place! It is a short walk across the bridge to the main observatory, light display and trees. It did not disappoint, the lights run twice nightly for 15 mins to classical music and it was just gorgeous and thoroughly enjoyable.

I walk across to the Marina Bay Sands, I just followed the crowd and the above pics were just as I walked and looked back at the views.

Barbara had again given me great instructions of where to meet and I am delighted to say I was in good time! I had bought flat pumps to wear but had brought heels for our special evening in Ce La Vie, also because of the inside joke with my travelling companions, about my shoes, least said about that the better! I go inside the Marina Bay and find some ladies toilets and change.

Barbara came along shortly and off we headed up to our table, it was quite windy but warm up on the rooftop restaurant, and we end up moving to a table right at the edge. The views were spectacular, our meal was absolutely beautiful and my company excellent, an all round lovely way to spend my final night in Singapore and indeed this trip.

A thoroughly great night, we had an early night, to be fair to Barbara I think she would have stayed on despite having to be up for work tomorrow, however, I have had so little sleep with this allergy driving me crazy, we head off off and say our goodbyes – thank you so much Barbara for making my time in Singapore even more special. Having some company especially lovely company just made it for me.