3 Days in Singapore

Singapore feels like one big tourist attraction. In a good way. Singapore knows how to advertise its beauty, and the massive projects on the bay area are truly unique. But what I ended up enjoying the most was the food.

Curry Crab and Carrot Cake at the Hawker Centers and Laksa at a local joint away from the touristy areas were my favorites.

Our schedule was super packed with three days of nonstop activities, visiting the botanical garden, the gardens by the bay, and all the foodie spots in between.

The Hawker Centers at night are something you should not miss out on. Community dining with yummy food.

Curry Crab with rice, lots of work to get the meat out, but the taste is stronger and fresher than the pre-peeled meat.

Carrot Cake is another thing to try at Hawker Centers.

We stayed at the Stamford Hotel and had an amazing view over the Bay Area. Although we were out most of the day, coming home at night and waking up to such a view was remarkable.

The Stamford is comparably in the mid-range of hotel prices, but our room was clean and comfortable. Perfect for our short stay.

Walking around in Singapore’s heat was a challenge, even with umbrellas, and visiting the Botanical Garden felt like we entered a jungle, dozens of Mosquito bites included.

Wildlife everywhere: Turtles, Lizards and even Otters roam the Garden.

The open space was welcoming, but way too hot outside the shade.

Fitting place for this buddy to hang around.

It is understandable than Singaporeans eat at Hawker Centers late at night, the heat is brutal and only in the evening you truly enjoy walking around the city. Of course shopping centers are air conditioned, but we did not visit for shopping.

We visited the Mustafa Center though, which hosts an extreme variety of products from all over the world. Perfect to find unique souvenirs, foods and gifts.

The popular view of the Peranaken Houses is literally just one street of houses. Pretty, but not much to see.

The Flower Dome and Cloud Forest both feel the most touristy of places we’ve been. I enjoyed the ladder more, but the crowds of people really weighed down the experience.

The Flower Dome was a carefully constructed indoor plant theme park. I preferred the wildness of the Botanical Garden.

Walking up and down the Cloud Forest gave some unique views of the Bay Area and the structure itself is something you don’t see every day.

The view of the Marina Bay Sands from top of the Cloud Forest.

We managed to catch the Tree Show on our last night which was nice to look at but else underwhelming.

The lights were blinking to the music, but the music itself was rather dull. It’s a tourist attraction, but can’t they get some new music to play? Maybe something in the charts or popular music from different decades? Maybe some mix of Beatles, Coldplay or BTS? Would have been way more appealing and a great way to feature new music or even allow for concerts.

I really wonder how these will look like in a decade or two, with fully grown plants all over them.

From our room in the Stamford we could see the show part of the Marina Bay Sands.

Overall, Singapore was a great experience and 3 days were just the right amount of time. The food, the most efficient airport of the world and the view is something to remember. We said goodbye and made our way to Maldives.

The Laksa that would make me visit again; Katong Laksa (George’s). Visit if you can.