Singapore

Wow, Singapore is the exact opposite of Myanmar. I'm not going to say that one opposite was better than the other because they are both great for there own reasons. Myanmar is a very dirty, undeveloped and traditional country. While Singapore is a very clean, developed and modern country. I will probably be referring to Singapore as a country and a city, so you are aware Singapore is a city-country (that's what I call it anyways). It's is exactly like what it sounds like-a city that is also a country.
We took the MRT into the city(oooh I just can't get enough of MRT and LRTS and all that cool transit stuff, it's so fun!) We stayed at Victoria Hotel, it is a pretty good room and the location couldn't be better, right near Bugis Street!

I have defiantly fallen in love with Bugis Street, the shopping is great and cheap. It has the market prices and vibe with the mall air-con and size. Bugis is jammed full of tiny shops with 'trendy' (wow, I didn't know I'd ever use that word!) clothes for cheap. Most shirts, dresses, shorts and shoes are about $10-20. I went to Bugis for a good couple hours each day we were in Singapore.

Although Bugis was awesome, the definite highlight of my time in Singapore was dinner on the Singapore Flyer. Now that was spectacular. The Singapore Flyer is the worlds largest Ferris wheel, a sight to behold, even just looking at it. It is a breathtaking 165m high and takes half an hour to do one revolution. Our first out of four dinner courses was a salad. Oooh it was yummy, it was even topped with salmon and shrimp. A tasty mushroom soup was next on the list. Followed by the entrée, delicious stuffed chicken with potato and veggies. To tie things up was a decadent chocolate mousse brownie with strawberry drizzle. I also got a $10 mocktail. The food on its own was great but the view just made it that much better. Our dinner was from 7:30-8:30pm so it was just getting dark and the buildings of Singapore were just getting lit up. It was absolutely amazing seeing all those lights.

Another highlight was our Singapore Slings. If you don't know what a Singapore Sling is, it's a fruity tropical cocktail invented in Singapore in 1915. It was invented at Raffles Hotel so we decided to walk there to get one since in was in our neighbourhood. We walked out just as fast as we walked in when they told us it was a whopping $28! I think that's a bit much for a cocktail, even at a fancy hotel where it was invented. We walked across the street to Gravity Bar(inside the Carlton) and got one for only $10. It's amazing how they can charge three times as much just for being the birthplace of the Singapore Sling. Anyhow it was very tasty(I got mine without the gin) and It's cool to be able to say "I've had a Singapore Sling in Singapore!"

Our stay in Singapore was only three days long but the short stop here was well worth it. We are going to hit the beach in Bali next.