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May 29, 2018 | 1:58 pm

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Join Date: Apr 2017

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Singapore - Day 2

Singapore
Day 2

I was up at a relatively late 7 AM on my second day in Singapore. I took my time getting ready and was downstairs around 8 AM. The city was still pretty quiet at that time of day, but I was hungry. So I went to a nearby shopping mall and got some kaya butter toast for breakfast. They put a bit too much butter on the toast, but it definitely hit the spot. No photos of the toast, sorry.

Karaoke Booth at Sun-Tec Mall
No, I didn't give it a shot.

After a quick breakfast, I went back to Gardens By The Bay to see the Cloud Forest and Flower Dome. Unfortunately the Flower Dome was closed for cleaning or something, so I only got to see the Cloud Forest. Due to the distance of the Marina MRT stop from the gardens, I decided to take a taxi again. This time I used Grab and the price worked out to around $6 SGD.

Supertrees Part Two
The Supertrees look a lot different in the daylight

Supertrees Part Two

Cloud Forest

Cloud Forest
Dragons!

Cloud Forest

Cloud Forest
More dragons!

Cloud Forest
Giant Killer Orchid, probably.

Cloud Forest

Cloud Forest
Probably a fertility statue, judging by the ...er... equipment.

Cloud Forest
Prize Winning Orchids

Cloud Forest
Fertility Statues?

Cloud Forest
A sign

Cloud Forest
Lady Slipper Orchids

Cloud Forest

Cloud Forest
Pitcher Plants

Cloud Forest
Exotic Orchids

Cloud Forest

Cloud Forest
Exotic Orchids

Cloud Forest

Cloud Forest
Great views of the gardens

Cloud Forest
The Sands

Cloud Forest
A Lion

Cloud Forest
Old Man and the Eagle

After the gardens, I arranged another Grab ride to Merlion Park. A few minutes and SGD later, I was at the park with throngs of tourists.

Marina Bay Sands, ArtScience Museum and Singapore Flyer
From Merlion Park

View from Merlion Park

The Mighty Merlion Vomiting

Esplanade

The Mighty Merlion Vomiting

After all that walking (and sweating), I'd worked up an appetite. So I got a taxi from the stand at Merlion Park and went back to the hotel. I first took a quick shower to wash off the sweat. Yes, it's really that bad in Singapore. It's like walking through soup. The air is so hot and humid. Then I quickly checked out of the hotel and went to the attached mall. I'd spied a Din Tai Fung there the previous evening, so I made a beeline to DTF for a quick lunch. I can't resist their xiaolongbao.

Din Tai Fung
Got a lemongrass juice. It was far too sweet.

Din Tai Fung
Had the pork xiaolongbao and a pork and vegetable bao. The soup dumplings were excellent. The bao was fine, not my favorite. Overall, not quite as good as the meal at DTF I'd last had in Kuala Lumpur.

After the light lunch, I headed to the airport. Instead of wasting an hour plus on the train, I opted to take a Grab car for the 15 minute ride. Definitely worth it in this instance.

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