Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
On December 2nd 2011 I landed on the airport in Singapore :-) My sweet sister was there in the arrival hall with a big smile waiting for me and I was so happy to see her! I had only a backpack with me, so we went straight to downtown and had an early dinner on her favourite restaurant. Afterwards we went to her room at campus at Nanyang University where we were going to stay until our departure to the Philippines. Our plan was to go to the Philippines first and then to Vietnam and then going back to Singapore to meetup our dad who would come on December 29th and then stay there for a week.
The first thing I noticed when I stepped out of the airport was the humidity, 90% on daytime (because it’s close to the equator) ! Like walking around in a sauna…but rather that than cold weather.
Singapore is an island country made up of 63 islands, the capital and the only city is Singapore and the country is separated by Malaysia. Approximately 5 million people are living in Singapore. The country is a world leader in areas such as: finance, casino gambling market (note: the Singapore citizen has to pay an entrance fee while tourists get in for free, the entrance fee is made to regulate the gambling), oil refining centre and the port is one of the five busiest ports in the world. The citizens are mainly of Chinese, Malay or Indian descent and there are four official languages: English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil.
The Helix Bridge and Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
The Helix Bridge, Singapore
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