Singapore Trip: Sands Skypark

Marina Bay Sands was the latest tourist attraction in Singapore. It is the only hotel with three towers interconnected by a 1 hectare sky terrace, popularly known as the Sands Skypark. The skypark has the widest elevated swimming pool in the world that has an overlooking view of the city. Whoa!

aerial view of the skypark from designboom.com

Upon learning that the Sands Skypark has an observation deck that tourists can visit, I made it a point that hubby and I wouldn’t miss it. The day hubby had seen the Marina Bay Sands, he was too excited when he learned that we’ll be going to its sky terrace on our last day in Singapore. 😉 Since the Sands Skypark opens at 10:00 am, we decided to go there early. From Suntec City, we walked back to Promenade MRT Station and headed to Raffles Avenue. The Sands Skypark is located at the back of the mall but crossing the street is not possible. We had to get inside the mall, went to the basement and turned left to reach the hotel as well as the ticketing office only to find out that the observation deck in the infinity pool area was not accessible to the public due to a private function being held that time. The Marina Bay Sands Hotel would be having their grand opening later in the evening, an event that shouldn’t be missed. Too bad for us because we would be flying back to Manila at 6:00 pm. 😥 The idea of re-scheduling our flight came to our mind but we had decided to take the opportunity since we were already there. Each ticket costs $20 but we were able to get it at $18 for becoming a Premier Advantage member of the Sands Skypark. Registration is free. All you have to do is to show your passport and fill-out a membership form.

The wooden floor of  sky terrace

view of the infinity pool

skyscrapers in the city

breathtaking view

Marina Barrage

see the Esplanade Theater?

see the flyer?

We had also seen the on-going construction at the MBS, the Gardens by the B ay which will be another tourist attraction in the area. It consists of three unique waterfront gardens which are Bay South, Bay East and Bay Central. The Bay South, being the largest among the three, aims to showcase the best of tropical horticulture and garden artistry. Conservatories, supertrees, horticultural themed gardens, flower market and main event space are the attractions that will definitely fascinate everyone.

Gar dens by the Bay

Conservatories: Flower Dome & Cloud Forest

Supertrees, tree-like structures

 

We’ll definitely go back at the Marina Bay Sands not as tourists but as guests of course so that we can experience swimming on top of the building while enjoying the astounding beauty of the city. 😉

 

A big THANK YOU once again to my hubby for his wonderful photos. <wink>

 

Singapore Trip: Fountain of Wealth

Going to Suntec City to see the largest fountain in the world was included in our itinerary but it seemed that luck was not with us every time we visit the place! Booo! Out of desperation, we kept on coming back just to see the water flowing from the fountain. We were there on our last day at 9:00 am only to find out that the fountain opens at 10:00 am. Another booo! 😉 Waiting was not on our mind that time because we shouldn’t miss going to MBS Skypark which also opens at 10:00 am. Since the place is quite close to Suntec City, we decided to come back after our Skypark visit. The time we went back to Suntec City, it was already opened. And the fountain was so nice with water flowing from its ring.

 

Fountain of Wealth

Water from the ring top

 

The Fountain of Wealth is located within the commercial complex of  Suntec City. The base of the fountain can be found at the lower ground of the complex where main basement restaurant area lies on its base perimeter. Visitors are allowed to walk around the middle fountain or the inner fountain that can be found at the center of the fountain’s base for good luck and good fortune.

 

Must-do steps

The inner fountain

Closer look of the inner fountain

 

When hubby learned that we can make a wish from the fountain, he hoped that we could come back after 2:00 pm. Since we would be going to Sentosa after that, I made sure that going back to Fountain of Wealth could be squeezed in before our flight in the afternoon. And we were so lucky for we had enough time to spare for our next visit at the fountain. We were able to walk around the inner fountain together with other tourists and whispered our wishes. 😉 What did we wish for?! Revelation will be done as soon as wishes granted!

 

Notes:

• Fountain of Wealth opens at 10:00 am and closes at 10:00 pm.

• Visitors are allowed to walk around the inner circle at 2:00 pm onwards.

• Koi Garden is within the area, visit the place to see different kinds of Koi.

 

 

 

 

 

Singapore Trip: Marina Bay Sands, Helix Bridge & Merlion Park

Making our itineraries for our Singapore tour was made easier by the map I downloaded on the net. Using this map helped us a lot! If you hate getting lost, try to use this map as you visit Singapore. 😉

Finding the guesthouse, Cozy Corner Guesthouse, was the worst part. My bad! I didn’t print the location map of the guesthouse, all I can remember was… it’s near Lian Seah Street, only to find out that I was wrong! 😦 Well, as we were looking for the guesthouse in Lian Seah Street, we tried to ask around about the place but it seemed nobody knew where it was. 20 minutes was wasted and we were about to lose hope when we met this local who was very eager to help us though he didn’t know the place. He asked us if  we knew the contact number of the place. Thanks to my hubby for he saw the contact number of the guesthouse on the printed email I was holding. I wasn’t aware of that… too late for me to notice! hehehehe… What he did was he took his cellphone from his pocket, dialed the numbers, had a short talk with person on the other line and handed me his phone. Wow! That was so generous of him, huh! After asking the lady on how to reach their place, I gave the phone back to Mr. Tao (that was his name) for I did not understand  what the lady had told me, not even a single word! I had to blame their accent and for speaking so fast (speaking like Chinese)! Mr. Tao then told us the exact location of the place, near a cafe. Of course, we were so grateful for the effort made by a stranger! Many thanks Mr. Tao! 😉

 

 

When we reached the guesthouse, we started to unpack our things and changed our clothes then had some rest for a while. Since it was already past ten in the evening, we can no longer go to Hendersons Waves. After recharging ourselves, we started to walk around the city. From our place, we walked to Suntec City and checked Fountain of Wealth, which at that time has no water at all. 😦 Then, we took the underpass at Esplanade MRT Station and headed to Raffles Avenue. We were so delighted of the views that we can we see from where we were standing.

 

 

Marina Bay Sands

 

Fullerton Bay

 

Singapore Flyer

 

 

After an hour, hubby and I decided to walk straight from where we were. We were not expecting to see the way to Marina Bay Sands Mall through Helix Bridge. The beauty of the bridge was captivating, state of the art indeed! Not only that, we were able to get inside the mall! 😉 It has so many high-end shops that would really burn a hole in your pocket if you would splurge! MBS shopping mall would be open 24/7… There is also a casino, the place for money haters! Since there were no buses on sight at that time, it was 4:00am then, we decided to walk our way to the guesthouse. How was it? FUN and SAFE! 😉

 

 

 

Helix Bridge

View of Marina Bay Sands from Helix Bridge

 

At the Marina Bay Sands Shopping Mall

Interior of Marina Bay Sands Shopping Mall

 

The “Mister”  at the Marina Bay Sands Park

 

Little Merlion

(Big Merlion was under repair due to lightning struck)

 

View of MBS and The Flyer at the boardwalk near Merlion Park

 

 

 

How to get to Helix Bridge and Marina Bay Sands:

By train: Get-off at Esplanade MRT Station and head to Raffles Avenue  Exit. (look for the signs and follow it). Walk straight to Youth Olympic Park then turn right. The Helix Bridge is connected to the Marina Bay Sands Shopping Mall.

By foot: From Suntec City Mall, take the underpass at Esplanade MRT Station then head to Raffles Avenue  Exit. Walk straight to Youth Olympic Park then turn right to go to Helix Bridge and MBS. Note: The mall is just across Raffles Avenue however crossing the street is not possible for there are no pedestrian lanes in the area.

 

 

How to Get to Merlion Park from Marina Bay Sands:

Exit to Marina Bay City Gallery from the Marina Bay Sands Shopping mall, walk straight to Falag Pond then turn right. Continue your walk to the boardwalk, turn right to Fullerton Heritage and head to One Fullerton Hotel. You’ll see the Big Merlion at the back of the hotel, facing the bay.

 

 

 

What I Love About Singapore?

1. No garbage or litter on the street, even on the waterways.

2. Less number of people who smoke.

3. No security guards at malls and cops on the street.

4. Everyone waits for the red light before crossing the street.

5. Air is so fresh and not polluted.

6. Safe to go home at night.

7. Trains are efficient and so fast.

8. Locals are helpful.