| Both me and my wife, Rosy are ardent armchair | | | | remain etched into our minds even today. We |
| travellers but last month when we got our | | | | continued our sightseeing tour and visited places |
| yearly bonus cheques credited to our account we | | | | like Padang, City Hall, Civic District, Cricket Club, |
| decided to pack our bags and head off | | | | Padang, Parliament House and Supreme Court. |
| to Singapore. We chose Cathay Pacific for our | | | | |
| journey and as our plane was about to land at | | | | The next day we made a tour to the incredibly |
| the Chiangi Airport, I peeked out of the window | | | | beautiful Sentosa Island. It was definitely the |
| and saw that Singapore is basically an archipelago | | | | high-point of our trip as it is home to beautiful |
| of nearly 50 islands that are home to people from | | | | beaches, gardens and theme parks like Volcano |
| various nationalities. | | | | Land, Under Water World & Butterfly Park. If |
| | | | | you are also one of those who are planning their |
| Once we emerged out of the airport after | | | | next holiday to Singapore then make sure |
| obtaining the mandatory customs and security | | | | youinclude this island in your itinerary. It will |
| clearance, we checked into the hotel we had | | | | definitely make your holiday an unforgettable |
| booked from the same website which we had | | | | experience. |
| booked our air tickets. After a few hours of rest | | | | |
| we decided to hire a car and begin our tour of | | | | Since my wife, Rosy wanted to shop a bit we |
| the city. As we drove through the city we could | | | | reserved the last day of our tour for some |
| see that Singapore was nothing short of an | | | | shopping and went to ‘China Town' & |
| international city with imposing skyscrapers | | | | ‘Little India'. These city-quarters are definitely |
| standing next to chrome and glass buildings that | | | | worth a visit if you want to buy items of |
| housed the offices of all major transnational | | | | necessary use at affordable prices. The best |
| corporations. | | | | part about shopping in ‘Little India' was the |
| | | | | fragrant smell of joss & incense sticks which |
| The first stop on our tour was Merlion, Singapore | | | | filled the air that made our shopping experience a |
| most famous landmark that is part lion and part | | | | memorable one. |
| fish. Standing next to this impressive structure, | | | | |
| one can get impressive views of the Marina Bay. | | | | Three days in Singapore felt like three hours and |
| We walked inside the Merlion and ascended the | | | | we definitely look forward to visiting this enticing |
| elevator that took us to the viewing deck on the | | | | city state again. We just hope our next year's |
| 9th floor. From here we could get panoramic | | | | bonus cheques help us to do just that! |
| views of the entire city of Singapore which | | | | |