{"id":72,"date":"2014-11-08T15:15:49","date_gmt":"2014-11-08T15:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jennsfootsteps.wordpress.com\/?p=50"},"modified":"2014-11-08T15:15:49","modified_gmt":"2014-11-08T15:15:49","slug":"singapore-love-at-first-sight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jennsfootsteps.com\/?p=72","title":{"rendered":"Singapore: Love at first sight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Planning our latest trip to Asia hasn’t been easy. With so many places we wanted to visit but with so little time on hand, some compromises needed to be made. So out of our 18 days vacation, only three were set for our stay in Singapore.<\/p>\n

Singapore, smallest country in Asia but full to the edges of cultural diversity. The first time the richness of this place hit me is in the subway. We stayed in The Oasia Hotel (more detailed review here<\/a><\/span>) which has direct access to Novena metro station. As we waited for the train to arrive, I looked around and what I see makes me feel right at home. The people around me were all different: Singaporeans of course, Malaysians, Chinese, Indians, Caucasians compose the population of this beautiful place. We were tourists but felt like we fit right in and could be on our way home from work like everyone else at that time.<\/p>\n

Singapore is a jewel for food lovers. There were just not enough meal times during our three-day stay to reasonably justify tasting so many different restaurants. Nevertheless, we really enjoyed trying out the Malaysian Laksa, the Chinese Hainan chicken and the Singaporean Chili crab.<\/p>\n

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Breakfast @ Wild Honey in Scotts Square<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Wild Honey Coffeeshop: Beautiful rustic decor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Orchard Road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Marina Bay Sands shopping mall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sign inside the metro station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Chinatown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Landscape at Bayfront promenade. Architecturally perky Marina Bay Sands hotel with its rooftop infinity pool.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Century-old dwellings on Emerald Hill Road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Chili crab with fried man-tou buns at Jumbo Seafood.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Avatar forest of the future…or Gardens By the Bay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TIPS:\u00a0<\/strong> Get the Singapore tourist pass which allows you unlimited usage of the metro and bus network for 1,2 or 3 days. We took the 2-day pass which cost 16 SGD (14 CAD) plus a 10 SGD refundable deposit.\u00a0Here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0is a link for more info and the list of metro station where you can purchase that pass once you’re in Singapore. At the end of your trip, you can get a refund at the ticket office in Changi airport. Otherwise, single-fare tickets cost between 1.1-2.2 SGD depending on the distance travelled.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Have you ever been to Singapore? Please share your story in the\u00a0comments box!
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Planning our latest trip to Asia hasn’t been easy. With so many places we wanted to visit but with so little time on hand, some compromises needed to be made. So out of our 18 days vacation, only three were set for our stay in Singapore. 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