Singapore Flyer

2012/10/14

Singapore Flyer is one of the landmarks of Singapore today. The height is 165m; it is the tallest Ferris wheel in the world. You can see a comparison of other high towers or Ferris wheels on Amanda's blog.

Every gondola is spacious enough to enjoy dinner if you choose a dinner car, and you have a birds-eye view of Singapore. 

Inside a gondola

It took about 30 minutes for one rotation. We enjoyed the view of Singapore.You can start to map out the buildings.

 The buildings like mushroom bunches

 When we got to the top, we could see the umbrellas of the skypark at the top of Marina Bay Sands clearly.

 The shape of Marina Bay Sands is really unique and attractive.

It was impressive for me how Singapore created such unique buildings and sightseeing spots one after another, although it is a small country; that is why Singapore is a popular tourist destination.

It was the last day in Singapore. I was very happy to have a nice time with Amanda.

After that my husband and I visited Thailand and Cambodia on our way back to Japan.

Enjoying Singapore

After lunch we enjoyed the Singapore River Cruise.

I finally saw the Merlion; the symbol of Singapore.

A unique scene; the low and high, old and new buildings

Statue of boys jumping into the river

Amanda invited us to her apartment at Fraser Suites. Her room was gorgeous. My husband and I were happy that she got a great position in SIM, and we are very proud of her! We were glad to see this part of her life in Singapore, too. 

We enjoyed moon cakes together she had bought in China town for us. The inside of the moon cake includes a york, it looked like a moon.

Enjoying Singapore

2012/10/13

The next day, my husband and I enjoyed Singapore with Amanda.
First, we went to the Singapore Zoo to enjoy breakfast with the orangutans. I recommend it to families with kids; they can take pictures with the orangutans and it creates nice memories.

Singapore is clean everywhere due to their strict laws against littering on roads, chewing gum or even drinking a bottle of water in buses and taxies. I was impressed to see cars were very clean and shining because of polishing. It is a small country, but there is a mix of many different cultures and food, I think that it was important to have strict rules to build a country that respects each other's cultures.

We went to Marina Bay Sands; the structures is very unique. The three building are connected at the top by a rooftop cantilever. It is a landmark in Singapore.

That is also where the Singapore Art Science Museum is, which is famous for being in the shape of a lotus.

We enjoyed lunch at TWG in a mall in Marina Bay Sands.

 

 It was very pretty tea restaurant.

Melaka

2012/10/12

We went to Melaka, Malaysia. It was my birthday, so it became a memorable birthday for me!
It was almost one day trip; it took about three hours from Singapore to Melaka.

Melaka is a historical city; a world heritage; this country has many cultures because it was controlled by countries in the past.

Christ Church

Amanda is a great writer and wrote a post about Melaka on October 20 in her blog.

Melaka Sultanate Water Wheel

Trishaws

    China-town

 Melaka Sultanate Palace  

On our way back to Singapore, we stopped at a rest area and enjoyed a coffee. This coffee looked black, but there was condensed milk in it.

Amanda in Singapore

2012/10/11

I went to Singapore to see Amanda with my husband. Amanda has been living in Singapore since August; she lectures at SIM now. I was looking forward to seeing her very much. I was very happy that she looked well.

                 

                                                   


My husband and I had a chance to attend her class at SIM.
Amanda came to Singapore to be an instructor at SIM in the UB Communication program. I was very proud of her; she is a great lecturer.

SIM is the largest and most comprehensive university in Singapore. The building is pretty.

We had a memorable experience thanks to Amanda. I felt that I was going back to campus life as a student; on the other hand, I was happy to see Amanda like my "American daughter" as I like her "Japanese mother".