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As the revolution to travel is rising among
people, there exist some urge or desire to see the best from all. As well said
that “A jeweller knows the actual worth of a jewel”, similarly Singapore is one
of the city that succeeds to provide the best to its visitors. From the moment you step in to Singapore you
will realize why this city is known to be a city of ultimate fun. Prevailed
amongst honeymooners this city provides its guests with the everlasting
memories.
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NitSa in Singapore |
I have already shared Singapore Planning
Guidelines (Click Here) and my two fun filled days at Sentosa Island Including
Universal Studios (Click Here) in my previous posts. This post will be all
about the places to visit in Singapore and how to reach there in the most
convenient and cheapest way.
Our Arrival Day in Singapore
From Malaysia to Singapore was
approximately 5 to 6 hours journey via TBS Bus Service. Bus dropped us at Beach
Road in Singapore. Before heading to the Airbnb (located at ‘Paya Lebar’) which
we had booked for our stay in Singapore, we longed for the suitable Mobile SIM
for proper communication. We chose ‘Singtel’ because it was serving us in the
best way as per our requirements.
It was our first day in Singapore and we
made ourselves comfortable at our place Airbnb. Clock was saying 2 PM. We let
ourselves rest for an hour. Meanwhile we were planning for the day. We had
plans to go for sightseeing places from tomorrow morning with a fresh mind. So
what is the best thing that can be done today was exploring the local market.
Being Indian, Little India suits us the best in terms of preference as well as
distance from ‘Paya Lebar’.
MRT (Mass Rapid Transport – Railway System
in Singapore) was suiting us best in terms of mode of transport. MRT covers the
entire of Singapore and it is very convenient to reach any location. Besides convenience,
MRT proved itself to be the cheapest and the reliable mode of communication
too.
Walking all the way into the streets of
Singapore, I realize that tourism is something which is welcomed by almost
entire world. Each country has something unique in it. In terms of food, India
consists of both Vegetarians as well as Non-Vegetarians. So, why any country
would restrict its food as per their choice and harm its tourism.
So, I would like to make a note over here
for all those who travel to Singapore and have a notion that there is lack of
vegetarian items. Wake up people! There are lots of vegetarian options, not
only in Little India but other places too. I
will keep on pointing them wherever necessary.
Little India
Little
India was the first place we chose to visit. It can
be reached by following the purple or the blue line of MRT. To reach from ‘Paya
Lebar’, follow the green line and then change to purple line at ‘Bugis’. Truly speaking,
this place amazed me and made me feel lucky enough. The first place to be
explored in Singapore broke all the myths people say about Singapore or any
such international place.
All the things which seem impossible are
all here in Little India. Vegetarian
food, Indian Products, not so costly products all can be found here. Even while
walking along the lanes towards ‘Ferrar Park’ MRT, there is one temple that looks
beautiful. If by any chance you cross by
those lanes, it is a must to visit.
Mustafa
Centre Walking ahead following the same lane toward
‘Ferrar Park’, there is one mall ‘Mustafa Centre’. It is a shopping Complex in
Singapore which is famous for abundance of Indian and Asian items at lowest
possible rates. In a nutshell, I would say that No One can Visit just Once. I
personally made plan to visit, explore and shop at this mall again in next two
days.
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Mustafa Centre - Singapore |
As already conveyed that we chose Airbnb in
Singapore this was majorly because we were large number of people in a group
(all family) including oldies. Our oldies prefer vegetarian stuff and moreover
home cooked food. So we found this Mustafa Centre quite convenient. In every
two days, before returning back home, we made sure to visit this centre to shop
for milk, bread, sugar, flour, Jam and other necessary items like drinking
water.
Note about Drinking Water: The tap water in Singapore is used as Drinking Water by local
people. My personal experience is in favour of Tap Water. We found no issues
and no impurity in the same. Even if you have some doubts, the same water can
be used after boiling it. An A+ from my side to Tap Water in Singapore.
About Vegetarian Restaurants in Little India You will get to see lots of vegetarian restaurants in almost every
lane of Little India at least. Sarvana
Bhawan and Mustafa Cafe itself
tops among all.
Few more include:
Khansama Tandoori
Restaurant
Komala Vilas
Ananda Bhavan Vegetarian
Tekka Centre is located just outside the gate of Little India metro Station. It
is one of the renowned places to eat at cheapest possible rate. It is known for
its availability of both Vegetarian and Non- Vegetarian Food. The place is not
luxurious and is shady of course, but is worth it if you are looking for some
cheap options. There we saw two lanes, one cutting towards left and one towards
right. Most of the vegetarian’s items we found in the left lane (left if facing towards Tekka Centre).
We could see South Indian, North Indian as well as sweet dish options. Looking
at the footfall there, I must say people consider this option at large scale.
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Tekka Centre - Outside View |
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Tekka Centre - Inside View |
Please be noted that if I
say Vegetarian doesn’t mean the place is free from Non- Vegetarian options. It
just simply means that both options are available.
Mc Donald’s is world famous restaurant which is renowned for serving burgers of
varied variety. The good news is that almost each and every Mc Donald in
Singapore serves vegetarian Burger too. There is one Mc Donald restaurant
available almost at every metro station in Singapore.
Little India is opened till 10:30 or 11 PM at night. So we made our
exit from ‘Ferrar Park’ MRT up to ‘Paya Lebar’ MRT (our place of
accommodation). ‘Ferrar Park’ MRT was our exit point because we had already
travelled by foot from ‘Little India’ to ‘Ferrar Park’ while exploring the
Little India in search of ‘Mustafa Centre’.
There is also one China
Town with a similar concept as of Little India. Both of them are one of the
best to explore and shop. The very next day after we were done with Little
India, we made our plans to visit Sentosa Island. My fun filled two days at
Sentosa Island along with Universal Studios have already been shared in my
previous published post (Click Here).
Marina Bay Sands
Then came the time when Marina Bay Sands was getting
crazy in me and popping out of my travel bucket. ;-)
Yes, I was super excited when it comes to Marina Bay
Sands and reaching on its top floor. Marina Bay Sands is not all about its
Observation Desk but also the world renowned Infinity Pool, nearby located
Gardens of Bay and Singapore Flyer are also listed as favourite spots among
travellers.
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Marina Bay Sands - Singapore |
It was early morning when we started from our Airbnb
for Marina Bay Sands. We boarded the MRT yellow line from Paya Labor to Marina Bay
which is a direct MRT line. After alighting from the metro we followed the path
to Marina Bay Sands. It is like everything is there at one place. As soon as we
departed from the metro there was a shopping complex. It was so unique in built
and sightseeing it provides. There was also a boat ride available. This alone
set up of Small River with a boat ride inside the vicinity of the mall just
groomed up the entire look and feel.
Straight we followed the lane of the river, it was
beautiful. Lots of showrooms of varied brands are available there. I did
research on the pricing of few items there. I enjoyed it immensely. The designs
available there were fabulous. There is a small food centre at the T Point of
this lane of river. But yes, the view was again terrific. The boats take a u
turn from this point to return back to the originating point.
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Inside Mall - Marina Bay Sands - Singapore |
Moving straight to the right of the T point in the
mall itself, was located a food court.
All kind of vegetarian and non – vegetarian food options were available there
also. We traversed through the entire food court. At the very beginning is
located a vegetarian stall. We got our food for the morning from here and
relieved our tummies.
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Indian Express - Marina Bay - Singapore |
Moving further towards the Marina Bay Sands and its
Observation Desk, we inquired about the ticket booth for the same. Ticket booth
was located at the very end of the Marina Bay sands in the basement area. This
ticket included our visit to 56th floor of the Marina Bay Sands
excluding the entrance to Infinity Pool or anywhere inside the Marina Bay Sands
Hotel.
The cost of the ticket was worth enough, when we were
finally at the top floor. It gave us the best of the view. It is even higher
than Singapore Flyer. Only the topmost front part of the Marina Bay Sands which
we can see protruding out in the images can be traversed and explored by
visitors. At one side we could see the Sea and the cruises, Garden of Bay and
everything that look just tremendously awesome. No doubt we got indulged in
capturing lots of pictures. At the other side, I could see lots of building at
the similar height as of Marina Bay Sands, but may be its only Marina Bay Sands
that provides with the best of the view. At the back side, following the stairs
one can have a glance of Infinity Pool too.
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Infinity Pool - Marina Bay Sands - Singapore |
There is no time bound. Enjoy your feeling of being on
Cloud 9 to the fullest. Have a full on view of the Singapore Flyer and observe
how it moves. Enjoy the drinks or snacks and much other stuff only if you can
beat the heat. Else no one can stop you
from having ultimate fun at the Observation Desk.
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Snack Point - At Observation Desk - Marina Bay Sands - Singapore |
Singapore Flyer
Singapore flyer at the height of approximately 540 ft is
a giant wheel that takes one rotation in 30 minutes. It is built to rotate
smoothly in any wind circumstance. So there is no need to worry about the
safety part of the flyer. This flyer provides us with the view of Sentosa
Island, Changi Airport and even the parts of Malaysia and Indonesia.
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Singapore Flyer from Observation Desk -Singapore |
There are total of 28 capsules in the flyer. These
capsules are used to carry passengers where one capsule can carry up to 28
passengers. It simply states how big one capsule size is (about the size of one bus). OMG!! Being one the largest giant wheel, Singapore
Flyer succeeded to provide us with the immense pleasure. The Same Singapore
Flyer looks awesome from Merlion Park.
Merlion Park
At some walking distance from Garden of Bay of around
20 to25 minutes walk is located the Merlion
Park. You can obviously follow the Metro MRT or any taxi as per your
convenience. But we wanted to explore in between of Singapore so we preferred
this journey by foot. Crossing over the paths of Helix Bridge first of all and
then straight to Esplanado (where we also
encountered Ritz by Carlton – a 5 star hotel in Singapore). Then Straight
from Esplanado we reached Merlion Park.
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Merlion Park - Singapore |
There are no entrance charges for the Merlion Park. It
is like any other general park of the city but famous for its Merlion Statue located
in the middle. Following the signboards we could easily reach our destination
and had a lot of fun on the way itself. As it is always said that it is the way
of the journey that makes you more aware of the place. Truly it fits over here.
The entire way to Merlion Park was beautiful. Path was
full of greenery and 5 star hotels. There was a river and also the bridge over
that river to be crossed. Just at the corner of the bridge after crossing it,
was an ice cream vendor selling ice cream for 1 Dollar each. He was carrying
multiple flavours of chocolates and that too very delicious at such a good
rate.
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Way from Merlion Park to Gardens of Bay - Singapore |
Moving on further following the path, we finally made
up to the destination. Watching Merlion,
spouting water from its mouth is a soothing experience in itself. One can sit
and enjoy their evening in relaxation. We enjoyed our time watching the
Glorious Marina Bay Sands and the magnificent Singapore Flyer from Merlion Park
itself. By the evening all the lights were ON. I can see the real glittering
Singapore NOW. It was just amazing. Beautiful!
Gardens of Bay
Gardens of Bay is located just to the adjacent of the Marina Bay Sands. Following
the return path via Helix Bridge we made up to the Gardens of Bay. It was also
glittering at its best. It is a kind of showpiece that presents the plant
kingdom in an entirely distinct way. A favourite spot among the locals and
internationals, it has got three distinctive gardens Known as: Bay South, Bay
East and Bay Central. Bay South being the largest garden among all and Bay
Central serves as a link between Bay
South and Bay East.
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Look at the View- Gardens of Bay - Singapore |
Multiple Tourists Attraction points have been
developed over here. Few of the part are free to access and few of the
attractions are chargeable. So plan accordingly.
Flower of Dome is the largest glass greenhouse in the world. It has got the
collection of flowers from Mediterranean and semi – arid regions. It opens
daily from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM for which last ticket is available till 8:00 PM.
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Glittering at its best - Gardens of Bay - Singapore |
Cloud Forest will provide you with the breath taking mountain views surrounded by
diverse vegetation and flora. Here we got to learn about varied variety of
flora. It opens daily from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM for which last ticket is
available till 8:00 PM.
OCBC Skyway is structured at the height of 22 metres giving the best of the
views of the entire Gardens of Bay and Marina Bay Sands. It is 128 metre aerial
walkway which is not advised to be missed. It opens daily from 09:00 AM to
09:00 PM.
Super tree
Grove measures between 25 to 50 metres in height.
These are the large iconic trees designed such that they provide shade in the
day and display magnificent light show at night. It opens daily from 5:00 AM to
2:00 AM. There is no admission fee to visit Super tree Grove.
Far East
Organisation Children’s Garden is especially for
kids to enjoy and have fun filled family time.
Bay East Garden
is available for 24 hours a day that provides with
the glorious view of the Marina Bay Skyline. It is more often famous for the
scenic beauty it provides to the pedestrians.
Dragon Fly and
Kingfisher lakes let you discover the aquatic life.
Heritage Garden
makes you aware of the link between the plants and
Singapore Culture. It is open from 5:00 AM to 2:00 AM for free.
World of Plants
lets you discover something about the plants which
is again open from 05:00 AM to 02:00 AM for free.
Listing almost enough of the places that must be
explored while on trip to Singapore doesn’t mean that it ends up over here.
Explore as much as you can depending upon the number of days you can afford
here. Do not forget to share your
experience with us!
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