Singapore
The family vacation came to an end. The return flight from Lombok was via Singapore. Until there, I followed my mother and brother. They continued to Zurich (Switzerland), and I stayed a few days in Singapore to work. They had a 9-hour layover. That’s enough to have a walk around downtown and explore a bit. It was already my 3rd time in the city, so I was the personal tourist guide once more. But before we started the trip into the city, we had a look at the gigantic waterfall at the Changi Airport in Singapore.
We headed by metro into Chinatown, where I quickly checked into my accommodation and left my luggage. From there, we strolled to the Bay through the Raffles area with all the skyscrapers. Arriving at the sea, we visited the famous Merlion (lion monument) and had a drink by the waterfront. Afterwards, we walked around the Bay and ate dinner at the Marina Bay Sands Shopping Mall. I got the craziest milkshake I’ve ever ordered. That would have been enough for dinner already, but another dish was waiting. After some nice food, we wandered around the mall for a bit. Got lost in the Apple shop and waited until it got dark. Just in front of the mall, a water and light show is happening after dawn, which we watched. It’s impressive. The second nicest water show after Dubai I’ve seen so far. Next and last stop before my family returned to the airport again was the Gardens by the Bay (flower construct) from below the famous hotel that looks like a ship.
My family left for the airport to catch the flight back to Switzerland, and I went to my hotel to do some work. The next day I went into the wework co-working. Having a familiar workspace in almost every bigger city I go to is amazing. I can tap my card against the gate, and it opens. I have a worldwide membership at wework and can drop into every space they operate. In Singapore, they operate approximately 10 different spaces, all in the financial centre next to the bay. I’ve been to some space there before, but I wanted to check out one with the best view over the bay, and yes, it was. Direct view down to the bay and opposite the Marina Bay Sands hotel, which is approximately the same height on floor 28 where the wework cafeteria was located. So I had a productive day with that view from there.
I stayed and worked in Singapore for a couple of days. I have a couple of friends living in Singapore, and I met them for dinner in the evening. It’s always great to meet travel friends and chat after such a long time. One Malaysian/Chinese friend showed me a temple while we explored a new area for me. There was Chinese New Year, and especially Chinatown had many decorations and lights.