I had a whole schedule planned, and of course nothing follows the plan (it's hard with elderly and baby), but I think we did alright and saw most tourist attractions with nice weather
Day 1
- Woke up at 5 am for 7:40 flight. 777-300ER was so empty we got rows to ourselves (flight ticket $14000 NT/person)
- $60 MaxiCab to hotel - Royal Plaza on Scotts ($135 USD/night x 2 rooms x 3 nights = $1000 CAD)
- Quick lunch across the street @ Far East Plaza - Hainan chicken and Yakun Toast
- Everyone napped from 3 till 7 pm (oops)
- Walked around Orchard St at night and dinner @ Lucky Plaza. Orchard St is prettier at night than daytime
- 313 Somerset Toast Box + mid-point buy HIPPO ticket (~$280 CAD for 5 adults)
- PURPLE to Suntec, 12 pm DUCK boat
- 1 pm RED bus --> Chinatown 2 pm, Maxwell
- Walk to temple, CHC, then 5:15pm RED bus to Suntec, 5:45 @ Flyer
- Dinner @ food court. Leave around 7:30 pm to Helix bridge
- 8 pm Wonder Full show @ MBS
- 8:45 Bumblebee water taxi to Clarke Quay
- MRT to Orchard, hotel @ 10 pm
- Woke up lazily to a day in Sentosa - Siloso beach, Most Southern Point, Imbiah station
- Esplanade - No signboard chilli crab ($$$300 SGD for 7 adults + 2 kids)
- Marina Bay - walked from Esplanade to Flyer
- Singapore Flyer
- Took bus 173 from Flyer non-stop back to hotel. Bus >> Taxi >> MRT if you can find the bus (check http://gothere.sg)
- Hotel check-out
- $50 MaxiCab to Changi airport
- EVA flight downsized to A332 but still has many empty seats to shuffle
- Jason asked and got earlier CX flights SIN-HKG-TPE as well, and Premium Economy seat
- Singapore is not cheap in general, unless you become a local and act local
- Bus system is good, and so is Taxi, better than MRT
- Overall we spent < $10,000 NT cash while major expenses went on CC
- Singapore directions/signs are horrible, either above or under ground. It's usually faster if you walk above ground and jaywalk. You get lost quickly or walked too much underground
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