We arrived in Singapore on Thursday afternoon. Our driver from the Mandarin Oriental Hotel (surprise no. 7) was waiting for us. Thankfully it was a short 20 minute drive from the airport. We stayed on the same floor as the club lounge, so Ram had easy access to the complimentary happy hour upon arrival:) Our location was perfect. We were within minutes of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel & Casino. The views of during the day and night were spectacular from our room.
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| Twinkies:) |
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| The Flyer (similar to the London Eye) |
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| Marina Bay Sands Hotel & Casino |
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| Marina Bay |
Our first night, we had dinner reservations at Mario Batali's restaurant located in the Mall next to the Marina Bay Sands Hotel. We opted for the pizza & meatballs which were delicious. Afterwards, we engaged in our favorite past time at the casino.
After a not so great night at the casino, we spent the next day at the Singapore Zoo. It rained the entire time but the Zoo was still gorgeous. It was open and foresty and the animals seemed so close you could almost touch them. They also have a nighttime safari that I heard is fun, but how can you properly see the animals at night?
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| White Tigers. Did you know all of the tiger species are Asian? |
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| Putting his trainer's hat back on |
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| Doesn't the background look fake? |
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| Beautiful creatures:) |
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| A few minutes before this shot the lion was humping the other one, lol |
Friday night we hit up a popular area called Clarkay, which is full of trendy bars and restaurants. I was craving tex-mex (only one more month before we get the real deal!!!), so we tried Cafe Iguana. We saw queso on the menu and HAD to order it, even though we knew it wouldn't be the same (it wasn't). But the drinks and fajitas were really good. Afterwards, we dragged our sorry butts back to the casino to try our luck again. This time, we left with some loot:) Enough extra cash that we decided to pamper ourselves at the spa the next day.
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| Finally, a proper frozen drink! |
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| Enjoying a michelada after a long time:) |
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| They call this queso. We call it melted shredded cheese. |
After the spa on Saturday, we went to a dim sum brunch at the hotel which was an award winning restaurant. Unlimited dim sum? Yes please!!! At brunch Ram kept hinting that we should go back to the casino one last time before the show. I kept saying that we shouldn't push our luck, but ultimately I gave in. And glad I did! We did so well, we were able to pay for our entire Singapore trip in cash:) I think baby is good luck:)
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| This was round 1 of many... |
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| Dessert! |
After a high at the casino, Ram's final surprise was Dirty Dancing show tickets. I was SO happy. When we moved to Aberdeen last year, Dirty Dancing had its final showing that weekend. We found out after the fact and I was upset we missed it. Then we found out that they would be showing in Edinburgh, one hour away, in December. Unfortunately we had to move in December so those plans were shattered. I thought I would never get the chance to see the show, but Ram made it happen! They did an excellent job of following the movie to the T, dances and all! It made me so nostalgic that I watched the movie again when we got home:)
All in all it was an unforgettable getaway before baby Aiyer graces us with his/her presence. Two more weeks before we find out the gender! Ahhhhh
Such a great trip!!! Glad y'all had some luck! I hope one day, I can take a trip just like this... especially involving a zoo :-)
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