48 hours in....Singapore

This post is really delayed, but I am finally posting it even though I wrote it more then a week ago.

I just got back from spending legit, 48 hours in Singapore.  The trip was super short, and I surprisingly think I wanted more time to explore.  Singapore is super small, and there isn't much to do there, but with Prianka by our side, there was plenty for us to do to fill our time.

On Friday morning, Carissa, Kristy, and I got on a plane to Singapore.  We knew that the trip was going to be slightly relaxing since Singapore is known to be extremely safe, Westernized, and easy to get around since the national language is English.  All of these factors make Singapore a relatively easy place to go to after spending 4 months in Thailand, and all over Southeast Asia.

While everyone else was going to Bali, we were going to Singapore.  We arrived, and hoped onto the MRT.  The MRT is the BTS of Singapore.  It is really inexpensive, and the four different lines go everywhere in the country.  We took the MRT to our neighborhood and our hostel.  After arriving and settling into our bunkbeds, we met up with Prianka and walked around the 3 malls right near our hostel.  Just like Bangkok, there are malls everywhere in Singapore (and all of them are really fancy).  We grabbed lunch and got on the MRT and went to the Promenade.  The promenade is the area right near the Marina.  We got to see the "Merlion" which is the national symbol of Singapore.  We alos got a view of the Marina Bay Sands hotel, and the Singapore Flyer.  Walking around the promenade it started to rain.

We headed back to our hostel to get ready for our night.  A week before I left for Singapore, I found out that I had an interview for an internship on Friday morning in Baltimore.  That meant I had an interview on Friday night in Singapore.  With limited time to do things, we went to the Singapore Flyer on Friday night and then had plans to get a nice dinner, but with limited time we were forced to have a quick dinner near our hostel.

The Singapore Flyer was super cool.  One of the most recognizable things in Singapore is the flyer.  Getting to ride it and see the whole city at night was really fun.  One of the things that Prianka kept telling us was how different Singapore looks and feel at night compared to during the day.  The lights in the city make the entire city look different and so pretty.  Getting to experience the whole city at night was really fun.

We then went to a burger place for dinner where I got some of the best burgers I have had in Southeast Asia. They were delicious and the perfect dinner before my two hour interview.

Saturday, we woke up early and decided to go to Universal Studios Singapore.  Though this really wasn't my idea, I went along for the ride (literally and metaphorically).  It turned out to be a ton of fun.  What made it so nice was that it is really small.  You weren't super overwhelmed by so many rides and different parks.  We were able to get on a bunch of rides and have a ton fun.

We then headed to the hostel to get ready for our night out.  We headed to the Gardens by the Bay to see the light show that takes place every night there.  The light show was really unique.  The experience was almost like watching a firework show.  They played Disney music, and synced the lights with the music.  Another thing that makes the light show so nice is that it is completely free!  After the show, we headed to Marina Bay Sands.  Marina Bay Sands is owned by the Sands Las Vegas hotel company.  The hotel is more of a complex of upscale restaurants, bars, and shops.  The hotel is architecturally so unbelievably cool and modern.  The hotel is made up of three towers that are connected at the top by a boat.  Part of the boat is the infinity pool that you can't access unless you are a guest of the hotel and C'est La Vie, the rooftop bar.  We all went up to C'est La Vie and took photos of the view.  C'est La Vie feels exclusive.  Everyone is wealthy and attractive.  The drinks start at $20 Singapore Dollars.  Nothing is cheap in Singapore, alcohol being at the top of that list.

We then headed to Clarke Quay to get dinner and then go out.  Clarke Quay is similar to Asiatique in Bangkok or the Inner Harbor in Baltimore.  It is a grouping of restaurants, shops, bars, and clubs right on the water.  We got delicious Mexican food and then went to a shot bar that Prinaka's friend had told her about.  All of us tried a bunch of different types of shots.  I got a Singapore Sling shot (I thought I needed to try it since I was in Singapore!).  From there we went to a club.  The club reminded me of a Bangkok club, but the Singaporeans were spending money like I have never seen.  Bottle service was everywhere!!!

The music was loud an we danced the night away.  It was a lot of fun and people in Singapore love to party so it added to how fun it was.

Sunday we had to get up and go to the airport to get our flight back to Bangkok.  The trip was short, but getting to see Singapore with Prianka who has been there for 4 months made it all worth it.  So shoutout to Prianka for putting her school work on hold and showing us an awesome time in a super small and modern country.

My Laos blog is on its way!!!

Love from what feels like 91 degrees Bangkok!
Kate