1st stop: Clarke Quay and the Royal Selangor Museum
Located just a couple of minutes away from our hotel, we quickly got to our first stop. Clarke Quay is located along the Singapore River and is a popular night destination among the locals. During the day, we enjoyed watching the peaceful clean river as colorful ferry boats goes up and down bringing passengers through the entire stretch of the river. Too bad we had very limited time available that Paul and I were not able to go on a romantic ride down the river.

So what is Pewter?

Moving from our first stop, we moved on to our second destination...
2nd stop: Singapore Flyer
We had a wonderful time taking photos and enjoying the sights during the entire ride. It was truly one exciting experience that one should enjoy when visiting Singapore.
After our memorable ride up the Singapore Flyer, we felt our stomach rumbling and begged the organizers for lunch. Thankfully, our kind tour guides just had the same thing in mind and without losing any minute, we boarded our bus to take us to our next stop.
3rd stop: Chinatown
In every country, there will always be a Chinatown. This is normally the place where most Chinese immigrants/settlers stayed back then. While most of the Chinese locals have chosen to live further out, Chinatown has remained to be a place where visitors can learn about the Chinese culture, eat delicious Chinese cuisine and shop for affordable Chinese products.
Another reason why you should include Chinatown into your itinerary is simply to have lunch at the infamous Maxwell Food Center. This al fresco hawker center houses a number of best-selling dishes that can really create long lines during the peak hours. Let me tell you about our lunch in my succeeding entries.
After following the directions given by some kind locals, we reached the Chinatown Market where I had to stop myself from going on a shopping spree since I know I'll be able to indulge on a grander retail therapy in our next stop.

Finally, we found the bus stop and waited for the right bus that will bring us to Orchard Road. Let me tell you about our Orchard Road adventure tomorrow.
While our tour around Singapore was really short and it barely hit the must-sees such as the Sentosa island, the Singapore Zoo and Night Safari, Paul and I still had a wonderful morning as we had a better glimpse of the beauty of Singapore. At least, we still have a lot more spots to visit which gives us more reason to plan our return soon.
Royal Selangor Museum is located at 3A River Valley Road, Clarke Quay, Singapore.
Singapore Flyer is located at 30 Raffles Avenue, Singapore.
*some photos were taken by Paul Ang
This is awesome franny! Glad you and Paul enjoyed! I hope this was a great anniv gift to you guys! Check out my posts as well at http://carloscpalma.com and http://foodiemanila.com
ReplyDeletethanks so much Carlos! you'll always be my bearer of good news! :D it sure was a wonderful anniv gift for us! :D
ReplyDeleteluv the post Franny :) it was lotsa fun at SG!
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