Last day - Singapore

We guess you can see from the photos of us we are pretty weary by this time. We had asked the tour coordinator to recommend a relaxing tour and she suggested one to Sentosa, the island to the south of Singapore. Our first stop was the cable car.

Looking towards Sentosa from the cable car. Beyond the island you can see just a tiny fraction of the boats waiting to come and unload at the docks. Also some of the bulk oil storage tanks on the horizon.

Lesley in the cable car

Approaching Sentosa

Once on Sentosa we were transported immediately to the amusement park where we went to 1) the Images of Singapore, a type of museum which had static displays of the history and ethnic diversity of Singapore. It was very interesting.

Some of the dioramas

Another diorama

2) Then we were rushed to the Butterfly Park

Butterflies

Hatching pupae

Moth on the glass

3) Next we were hurried on to Underwater World which was very similar to any such place. (When was the relaxation going to happen?)

Upside-down Jellyfish

Garden Eels (well named)

4) Finally racing into the Dolphin Lagoon! (At last we got to sit down!)

A young Pink Dolphin. They are born dark and gradually get pinker.

They did all the usual tricks, but were very pretty.

Denise with well-travelled hat

Singapore's Merlion

We agreed that the tour wasn't relaxing as we were too busy, but did have a good time and saw more of Singapore which is a wonderful place to visit.

We were dropped off at our hotel about 1 pm and we had to check out at 4 pm. This gave us a chance for a short rest and time for packing. We still had 4 hours until we were picked up for the airport. So we strolled across the river to Robertson Quay where we had the most divine waffles and ice cream.

Enjoying our waffles and ice cream at Robertson Quay.

At 8 pm we were collected for the airport. We were looking forward to being home but had enjoyed our stay in Singapore. 

Denise surrounded by orchids at Singapore Airport

So now our holiday had come to an end and though we were very tired, as you can see by the bags under our eyes, we were very happy. We had travelled very well together and really enjoyed each other's company. We liked doing the same things, eating the same kind of food, and laughed at the same quirky episodes that came our way. All that was left to do was take one more piccie.

At Singapore Airport