After breakfast we walked to City Hall and took the MRT to Harbour Front before climbing up the hill to Mount Faber and then onto Henderson Waves, the tallest pedestrian bridge in Singapore with a length of 274m and a distinctive wavelike structure. By the time we got to the end we, like quite a few others, sat with sweat freely flowing and taking some water on board.
If Singapore do one thing well (they in fact do many things very well) it is developing green parks and attractions in the outdoors e.g. botanical gardens, Gardens by the Bay.
As we were going up the walkway there was a worker blowing leaves off the walkway something you would not see in Auckland – you never see a suburban footpath being sweep clean let alone one effectively in a bush environment!
After recovering we returned down to Harbour Front and took the MRT back to City Hall having lunch in Marks & Spencers in Raffles City.
After dropping some bags and an umbrella we were carrying back at the hotel we walked to Marina Square to pickup Sherry’s new glasses. While there we noticed a wonderland of balloons being erected this being the 15th annual balloon display put on in this vast mall and which starts on Saturday so it was unfinished when we saw it but nevertheless very impressive.
As the promo says
Step into our balloon wonderland where breathtaking flowers dance amidst fairies, giant butterflies take flight and vibrant hot air balloons float above a spectacular balloon garden.
After dinner we walked to the Riverfront area and along the river which had a very vibrant and colourful atmosphere with all eateries being well patronised and queues waiting to ride in the bumboats.
As we did so we agreed that we were in a city that we very much enjoy and which has been a magnet drawing us back numerous times but is this the last time???
Tomorrow we need to fill in the day once we have checked out until we fly out around 10.30pm - shouldn’t be too hard.
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