Strand Hotel Singapore

... is also the most dignified one I have ever experienced - usually I hate them because people are rushing on and pushing up against you and being short means its an even more unpleasant experience but there there is no rushing - there are signs up to tell you to wait for people on board to get off before you get on and everyone abides by this. They seem to be a very refined nation which I admire. Its a great country to visit.<br><br>

... though and turned out I would spend the rest of my time in Singapore slapping on aftersun and cowering in the shade. That night we headed (on Hai's advice) to the New Asia Bar, which is on the 71st floor of the Swisotel. It has panoramic veiws of Singapore's busy skyline, and was the perfect place to enjoy some Singapore Sling's and a few beers. It was nice to feel posh for a while, but we had to remind ourselves that we are backpackers...it turned out to be ...

... before being diagnosed or offered help. Thankfully, this was not the case. The fantastic doctor asked her a few questions about her condition, checked her breathing, and diagnosed her straight away. The gave her a prescription for 4 inhalers, and some anti-inflammatory tablets. The results weren't immediate, but after half a day we could already see she was on the mend. Thank God!<br><br>It is the 2nd of October today, and she has ...

... plans and decided to give Sentosa a miss, opting insted to just take the cable car to Mount Harber for the views. The journey, and views, from the cable car were good as the skies were clear, as indeed were the views from the Mount, but there was no time, or energy, to walk around the area itself. Returning back down, via cable car, time for a very quick last return to China Town and a bite to eat before claiming back the deposits on our MRT travel ...

... a new Ferris Wheel type structure, that enables riders to see the entire city. At the summit, it's 165 meters tall and each capsule weighs 2 tons and can hold up to 28 people. The ride was very smooth and you couldn't even feel that you were moving. An audio guide along with a map helped visitors decipher what they were looking at in the city. Following the Singapore flyer, we headed over for a very unique spa treatment. Over this past year, I've seen two TV shows in ...

... boys and girls? can you?" Leave it out, how can something so cool become so juvenile. The next day we went to the Singapore Zoo and Night Safari. The zoo is outstanding thanks to the lack of both cages and depressed looking animals. All the exhibits mimic the specific habitat perfectly and there is space galore for roaming, sniffing and swinging. Perhaps most impressive is the Orangutan enclosure, the zoo is very proud to boast that they are the only free range Orangutans in the ...

... Square to see all the bronze statues of different famous artists, historians and authors. The inside was made of marble and holds concerts on the weekend -- very beautiful. We then crossed the street and started walking up and down streets. Jane C. you would love this area as we have never seen so many little shops selling fabrics and every kind of accessory only a semestress could appreciated. There were all kinds of rayon silk including Thai silk and ...

... wet, it rains almost every day at 5 pm yearround &#8211; they've even named a tree that curls it's leaves before rain as the &#8221;5pm tree&#8221;. <br><br>Le trajet en bus pour retourner sur Bangkok a été à peine moins chiant que l'aller. En revanche, une fois sur Khao San, en plein centre de Bangkok, on a remarqué que nos sacs avaient été ouverts et fouillés dans les soutes. Heureursement que nous avions toutes nos affaires de valeurs avec nous dans nos sacs à dos. Le ...

... I have to say that I'm impressed; comfy new plane, really good food and little twinkly stars on the ceiling too. The cheap seats involved a stop at Dubai, a bus tour of the airport, a three hour layover, another stop at<br>Colombo (where at least we didn't have to get off the plane) before finally staggering into Singapore 20 hours ...