Singapore - Here we come!

Monday, August 17, 2009
Singapore, Singapore
After spending the night at Katie and Jason's we left for the airport and duly arrived in plenty of time to check-in and then have a coffee with Katie before she headed off to work.
Had a browse through the Duty Free shop with a view to purchasing some stuff on the way back and then boarded our flight.
The flight was excellent - nice lunch (with a couple of reds to wash it down) and then watched a good movie! Got into Singapore about 25 minutes early and met with our hostess (who was shorter than Mumsie-hell she was little) who got us through customs etc. and then directed us to our waiting Mercedes E200.... just a bit of Jones luxury!
We were very impressed with the drive to our hotel. Such lovely gardens etc. and the place is so clean. Lots of new building going on and lots of street work setting up for the GP next month.
The Pan Pacific Singapore is very swish - located on reclaimed land near the waterfront - and we were checked in and in our room in no time at all. The room is lovely, with a great view and a nice balcony which we only spent a moment on because it was so hot and humid. Our camera lens quickly fogged up, such is the humidity.
We unpacked our gear and then took a walk through some of the huge shopping malls located here in Suntec City - they really are huge, stretching in every direction for a kilometre or more! Shops of all descriptions, from Maccas to the most trendy boutiques! You name it, there was a shop selling it! We stopped for a beer ($s9.00 a stubbie) and then walked some more eventually stopping at one of the many food courts for some local cuisine.
By this time it was about 9pm and the shops were all closing so we came back to the hotel and had a look at the fantastic pool, before a shower and bed.
So that was our first look at Singapore! We are a bit over awed by the hustle and bustle and the number of shops and facilities - tomorrow we will catch the hop on hop off bus and have a good look around the city. 

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