2016 - Post cruise holiday in Singapore

Four days three nights in Singapore

 

1 - 4 Dec 2016

After our Costa Victoria cruise we extended our stay in Singapore for another three nights. We have booked a three nights stay at The Pod, which is a boutique capsule hotel along Beach Road. It is within walking distance to the Bugis MRT station and Nichol Highway MRT station. It cost us about RM230 per night for a double bed. Upon checking in we were informed that children are not allowed to stay in the hostel even with their parents for safety reason and for the comfort of other guests. However, we were granted a one time waiver since we were not aware and did not read the terms and conditions in Agoda website.

 

The Pod @ Beach Road Boutique Capsule Hotel is a chic property featuring capsule bedding with personal lockers. Located on Beach Road, The Pod @ Beach Road Boutique Capsule Hotel serves a daily buffet breakfast and provides free WiFi for guests

 



Day 1 - 1 Dec 2016

 

After disembarkation at the Singapore Cruise Centre we took the MRT to the Nichol Highway MRT station and walk to The Pod @ Beach Road. After checking in we walked to the Bugis Junction Mall for our dinner. After dinner we did some shopping at the famous Bugis shopping street before retiring for the night.

 

Bugis Junction Mall where we had our dinner

My third sister and husband

My nephew and family

Day 2 - 2 Dec 2016

After a good buffet breakfast at The Pod, my sisters and families go and visit the SEA Aquarium at Sentosa Island. We will meet them at the Gardens By The Bay later in the afternoon.

 

Myself and my brother  then went to the Singapore National Gallery which offers free admission in conjunction with the Gallery's first anniversary.



Lili in the balloon forest created by the balloon sculptor Lily Tan and her friends

 

In ‘Journey of A Yellow Man: Multi-culturalism’, We watch Lee Wen curled up in a bathtub to wash off the yellow paint on his body, symbolising a rejection of being categorised a Chinese.

 

Lili having fun with this interactive sculpture which responds to touch.



Proclamation of Malaysia. It tells the history of the formation of Malaysia 




Lili inside the holding cell of the old Supreme Court that was located in the building



Waiting to be set free

After having our lunch at a food court nearby we took the MRT to Marina Bay to join the my sisters and families at The Gardens By The Bay.

The Singapore Eye

My eldest sister and husband

 

My niece Joey

 

The iconic Marina Bay Sands Hotel as seen from The Gardens

 

 

 

 

 

 Monkey sculpture inside The Flower Dome
 

 

 

 The Flower Dome has a Christmas theme look in December
 

 

   

 

 

 Some of the colorful flowers inside the Flower Dome

 

Inside the Cloud Forest

 

 

  

 

Night time the Flower Dome is transformed into a fairy land with its colorful lights

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

Later we walked to Marina Bay Sands to watch the light and sound show by the waterfront. It is a 13 minutes of showpiece of visual effects by the waterfront with the stunning cityscape of Singapore lit up in the background. 

 

 

Day 3 - 3 December 2016

This morning after breakfast we visited the Botanical Garden. We took a long and leisure walk to the Orchid Gardens.  

Later we had lunch at Maxwell Food Court. After lunch we walked to the nearby China Town for some shopping.

 

Later we drop by Suntec City where we had our dinner at the food court

After dinner we went again to the National Gallery to watch the light and sound show

We end our day by going to the famous Orchard Road to watch the Christmas lights decoration.

As usual there are many streets performers along the side walk. We took a rest by seating down and watch the performance for a while.

 

 

It was a long day out and we were physically tired by all the walking and rushing. We went back to The Pod for a good night sleep before we depart for Kuantan the next morning.

 

DAY 4 - 4 December 2016

 

After breakfast we walked across the road to the bus terminal to board the 9:30 am bus back to Kuantan. We had a smooth clearing at the immigration and customs and arrived at Kuantan at around 5pm. Overall it was a good holiday with my love ones and we planned to have more such holidays in future.