Singapore

Another 1 day stop..Singapore!

WOW! Singapore is up there on my list of favorite countries! After being in India, Singapore is 100% different. The country is so technologically advanced, I felt like I was living in the future for a day! The day was spent with friends, exploring all Singapore has to offer. During our pre-port meeting the night before we were told of the intense laws that this country holds. For example, chewing gum has a $1000 fine. Jay-walking and you will be caned. And drug trafficking gets the death penalty. This explains why SAS cannot be trusted to spend more time in this amazing country. Singapore is one of very few cities that is also it's own nation. SO we started the day by getting a metro day pass. The metro station is an underground world. The train runs all throughout the city and also has the largest shopping mall. There are restaurants, and everything else that anyone would ever need. No need to ever go above ground! The train was the cleanest train that I have ever seen, and the whole country, above ground and under ground, was spotless!

We spent the day wondering around the city, and seeing as many highlights as possible. Singapore is home to the world's largest Ferris Wheel. This was another peak in to the future. We boarded the sealed vessel and saw the country from way up high! On a clear day, you can see Indonesia and Malaysia. Unfortunately, it was not a clear day, but we still get to see all of Singapore from an aerial view. After this, we came across a Starbucks! The whole day was spent exploring the city, and seeing as much as we could. We managed to stumble upon a University which was a part of the underground world. For lunch, we had Wendy's, and for dinner before heading back to the ship, we had Pizza Hut. In the shopping mall in Singapore, there were many familiar name brands and stores. Because it is a very modern city, there were many tourists there, and also many business people that were there for work. Everything in Singapore is very expensive, and I did not do as much shopping here. Headed to Vietnam where everything will be cheap, I was looking forward to buying a lot!