Thursday 6th July saw us on an express bus from KL to Singapore. The journey took approx 5 hours with a short stop at the border where we had to disembark with all our luggage - go through an arrivals hall - through passport control - have all our bags and ourselves scanned before being allowed to reboard the bus to Singapore. I'm not sure what they were checking for but the soldiers with the machine guns didnt look like the easygoing type.
(Ladies enjoying afternoon tea at Raffles Hotel)
Singapore is a lovely city: great shopping areas (Orchard Road), transport links are so straightforward (using the Ezlink card). We were quite busy taking in the Night Safari, doing a city tour and having afternoon tea at Raffles Hotel ( www.raffleshotel.com) and having the Singapore Sling in the bar where it was originally invented.
There is also a bar/club on the 71st floor of the Swissotel where you can great city views, watch a sunset and enjoy an apple martini or gin rikky at half price during happy hour (5pm-9pm).
Brian acted as our local guide in Singapore taking us to local eateries such as the Banana Leaf Apollo, the Rendez Vous and areas including Little India, Arab street and Clarke Quay - he and his friends were wonderful hosts.
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