Psst... sorry for the late updates, I've been busy recently.
"Where would you like to visit most while you're in Singapore?"
For me it would be both the hustling and bustling Orchard road and the grand Marina Bay Sands! I can't believe that I have finally gotten the chance to witness how magnificent both these places are with my very own eyes. It always works this way, you wouldn't find anything special about the buildings in the cities of your own country but when you're in a foreign country, you'll always be struck with awe when you get to look at their buildings and stuff like that. Guess I'm too used to seeing the skyscrapers and the buildings in my own country's main capital, Kuala Lumpur. But my love for Kuala Lumpur will never die.
I started my day off like this. Woke up and took care of my baby niece for a while, tidied myself up, had breakfast and then went off to explore both of these places with my dad. What do I mean by "exploring these places"? Well, the story goes like this, my dad and I wanted to do a little exploration on how to get to both of these places correctly without getting lost. We wanted to go during the night but we thought it would be safer if we know our routes first hence we did a little exploration on the mrt lines that we'll need to travel along in order to get there. During our journey, we were kind of lost and thank goodness the staffs at the mrt stations were friendly enough to guide us on the directions. Basically, I went to both of these places in the afternoon and at night. Going to Orchard road was easy, we took the bus and went straight to that place.
They said it's a must to visit Orchard road during festive seasons as you'll get to see these beautiful christmas decorations along the way!
I love how they make their streets look so christmas-y and those decorations are pretty cute and cheerful.
Went into this lucky plaza for a while to have a look. It's interior looks just like the ampang park in kl.
Full of tourists and the locals.
Walking along the street while looking for the mrt station.
Spot the moving ice cream stalls. Heard from my friends that these stalls sell bread ice creams that taste good. Unfortunately I didn't get to try as I was rushing for time.
Ngee Ann City.
Outside of Paragon mall.
You'll get to see lots of branded shops along the way like Gucci, Salvatore Ferragamo and etc.
A fact about this road is that there's many shopping malls along this road. Keep walking further and you'll reach the 313 Somerset and Orchard Gateway.
Takashimaya, a japanese departmental store.
Walked into Ngee Ann City.
Went over to Wisma Atria.
Reached the ION Orchard mall. This is where the mrt station is located at.
The Orchard mrt station.
Heading towards Marina Bay station.
We thought that if we were to get to Marina Bay we would just have to get off the mrt at the Marina Bay station but it's not. The sign here says that in order to get to the Marina Bay Sands, we'll need to head over to the Bayfront station.
On our way to catch the mrt to Bayfront station.
We're currently at Marina Bay and waiting for the next mrt to get to Bayfront.
The circle line.
Reached Bayfront station. In case if you're lost, just refer to this system map to figure out which line you'll need to take to get to your destinations.
Once you get out of the station, you will find yourself inside the Shoppes mall at Marina Bay Sands.
The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands!
The interior.
Take the escalator here to head towards the gardens by the bay.
Spot the Marina Bay Sands towers!
Heading towards gardens by the bay.
The Marina Bay Sands towers!!
So beautiful.
The singapore flyer.
Below the towers.
Spot the ERP.
This building looks unique. Dad says it looks like a stack of coins.
Artificial rock sculptures.
Inside the Marina Bay Sands hotel.
Down there is the lobby of the hotel.
Hotel rooms.
It looks pretty cool though.
Gardens by the bay ahead. That's the supertree grove.
Supertree grove.
That's where the flower dome is located at.
The view is breathtaking.
OCBC skyway.
Deeply mesmerized by it's beauty.
There's one thing that I've realised about this place is that it looks a bit like Pavilion KL. It has many branded shops, not forgetting to mention that it's large and spacious.
Went outside of the shoppes to take a look.
Outside of the shoppes.
From here, you'll get to enjoy the beautiful city view.
And guess what? The merlion park is located just right at the opposite of this place!
All the tall buildings.
The lotus artscience museum.
One of the significant statues in Singapore, the Merlion! Unfortunately it was under maintenance hence there was no water coming out of its mouth. :(
The tornado water fountain outside of the shoppes, hmm, interesting.
At night, we went to visit the Marina Bay Sands again. This time, we went along with my mum and sis. Took the bus to Orchard and then headed over to MBS through the mrt.
In Singapore, it's very common to see double decker buses travelling all around the places while in Malaysia, we rarely have such buses..
Reaching Orchard soon. We were greeted by the beautiful and grand street decorations.
Outside of ION Orchard.
Spotted an adult shop at lucky plaza wooooo.
Walking on the streets of Orchard will definitely get you into the christmas mood hehe.
The shoppes at marina bay sands at night.
The tornado water fountain was off at night.
Beautiful city view at night.
I'm in love with this city view, too beautiful!
The singapore flyer at night with its bright lights.
Heading towards the Gardens by the bay.
This is how the towers look like at night.
Huge bokeh.
The singapore flyer does change its color at a certain period.
They were having a christmas light show at the gardens by the bay that night. Looks so special right?!
NICE!
The AIA Christmas Wonderland. Admission was free. It was like some kind of carnival where they had some food and game booths.
The lit up supertree grove.
I don't know what is this called but it looks pretty with all the colorful lights!
Amazing view!
Light show?
Heading back now.
Where did the huge water droplets come from?
It came from the water tornado fountain!
Festive land inside of MBS shoppes.
And that's all for the 4th day of our trip!
Hope you enjoyed reading.
See you in the upcoming post. :D
Like in the previous posts, here's a short vlog for day 4!
