The Oriental Singapore

INTRO GREETING from Doug n Judy

Singapore Oriental Hotel ...

... flight from Hyderabad while Avinash joined us on Friday.  I found a sweet deal at the Mandarin Oriental which is arguably the nicest, most posh hotel in Singapore so we were definitely going to be staying in the lap of luxury.  At the airport ...

... handle bars acting as the horn and Laura Branigan resonating from speakers below my seat we headed back to the Oriental. Nothing like cruising the streets of Singapore with the tune, "How am I supposed to Live Without You" blaring to make you feel cool. ...

Well, here we are in the Mandarin Oriental in Singapore - very hot and humid outside so on computer waiting for a room to be available.  Landed into a lovely, clean and new airport. Flight on A380 was very nice - with surprisingly good food! - It's ...

... of luxury!  A very much appreciated wedding present from Lisa's sisters, the room boasted a fantastic view of the marina and Singapore's version of the London Eye.  We tried to act natural, like we were used to staying in places like this all ...

Oriental Hotel - ...

... Go for Chicken Rice at Chatterbox in the Mandarin Hotel, the home of Mandarin Chicken Rice since 1971, and then have a Singapore Sling in Raffles Hotel. Fantastic. We also managed to stay in a quirky little hotel called 1929. Quirky and designer it ...

Singapore was the first place I ever traveled to in Asia. I was so amazed the first time I was there. It was so different than any place I had ever seen before.   I worked by day and partied by night, stayed there for 1 week and I think I probably ...

... in The Eastern and Oriental on Penang Island too, which is similar, but cheaper. Still $150 a night though! Anyway, I rather liked the Singapore Sling, though more alcohol required. Not exactly a bargain at $25-30 a pop! I had one in KL and it was ...

Singapore ...

... in Singapore in the early morning after a short flight from Bali. Immediately we noticed just how nice, shiny, modern and efficient Singapore is. Everything was clean., the money was made from magic shiny paper that didn't rip and it was organised. We ...

... USD per person round trip) from the Esplanade (where we were staying in the beautiful Colonial District) to Clarke Quay. (Singapore has several "quays", pronounced key, along the river. Each has its own character, mostly brightly colored two and ...

... selling funny looking vegetables & oriental pharmacies selling dried bits, cut from endangered animals. The Temples & Mosques in Singapore are beautiful & were generally packed out. You can eat very cheaply in Singapore, we often had lunch ...

... procedures such as passport checks, visa checks, bag scans etc., and then it was back on the train for the final stretch into Singapore proper. At the station we were 'found' by a minibus driver who agreed to take us to our Changi Village Hotel for ...

... The journey lasted no more than 15 minutes before we arrived at the station.  It only cost $2 each for tickets to China Town - Singapore has a really good scheme for metro tickets.  You get charged an extra $1 on top of your fare to pay for the ...

... populated by thin people.   Once on the streets we could see the tall modern buildings of downtown Singapore. A large gate of oriental construction crossed the street on our left and both sides of the street were large office buildings and hotels. ...

... was spotlessly clean and in first-rate order. Immigration was snappy and courteous and we flowed like silk through the Singapore bureaucracy. Somewhat surprisingly, however, I could not buy tickets on their rapid-transit to the city with my credit card ...

... populated by thin people.   Once on the streets we could see the tall modern buildings of downtown Singapore. A large gate of oriental construction crossed the street on our left and both sides of the street were large office buildings and hotels. ...