While the Singapore Flyer (basically the London Eye,) is the tallest wheel in the world, next to all the huge buildings it appeared a lot smaller. At 165m it's actually 30meters taller than the London Eye.
It was cool to see the whole city. It was really hard to not compare it to London- Marina Bay was just like Canary Whalf, the river could have been the Thames, and the architecture was very western.
We decided to be a little indulgent and have a drink at the top of Marina Bay Sands, which is a very posh hotel. Even though drinks were really expensive, it was impressive to see the whole city from the top.
The next day we headed to Singapore Zoo. The Zoo doesn't have cages as others do and the animals have more room to roam around the enclosures. There were different sections for each part of the world and we got to see loads animals ranging from kangaroos and snakes to lions, giraffes, penguins and polar bears!
We watched the sea lion show. I was impressed by how clever the sea lion was, from fetching someone's watch to hiding it's face when complimented!
After a pretty mental NYE... (We went to a beach party, - I ended up wondering off on my own and somehow woke up at home, leaving Amy to in the foam party bit on her own!) ...we had a chilled day where we explored China Town and Little India.
The beach party was on Sentosa Island. We went back there on the 2nd to do something called 'luge.' You're in a small go-kart type thing without wheels, and go around a track that's sloping down hill. It was lots of fun and to get to the top we got to go in a ski lift which was cool.
After quickly checking out the beach, which looked very nice but quite man-made, we went to Gardens by the Bay. Naturally I got confused and we ended up at the Botonic Gardens first! It was nice to see that as well though. The Gardens by the Bay have lots of viewing towers which look like they could be some kind of giant flower, that would feature in Harry Potter!
Our final day in Singapore was one our best- we went to Universal Studios! There is 7 different sections all themed- Transformers, Madagascar, Shreak, Ancient Egypt, Sesamy Street, Hollywood and Jurrasic Park, and each had different rides and attractions.
In the Hollywood section, they showed you how special affects are created in films, by simulating a tornado. As well as the rides, and a visit to the castle from Shreak, we watched the Underwater World show, which was full of stunts and special affects. We had a great day, running around the park like big kids! It was a great end to our Singapore trip, before catching a plane to Melbourne, Australia.
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