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First Stop of the Southeast Asia Tour- Singapore

I have always been interested in Southeast Asia, but never thought I would have the chance to go. I went to Europe on my own, but I felt this trip I needed some travel buddies.

When I first met Gina in Hawaii she mentioned going to Thailand after the assignment. Well, that interest is becoming a reality.

Gina, Amber and myself are doing a trip through Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand. Amber is a fellow travel nurse that also has a passion, for well, travel.

Getting to Singapore was a daunting thought- 24 hours on a plane. But it actually was not that bad, All Nippon Airways was great! They had comfy seating, excellent entertainment, surprisely good food and very nice flight attendants.
Burger patty, rice, carrots; salad; noodle soup; antipasto; spinach and chicken salad; vanilla ice cream
I landed in Singapore around 11:30pm, so I decided to just grab a hotel and shower and get some rest. It was a very charming hotel, that was previously an Opera House. It was located in Chinatown and had a little balcony overlooking the main street.

 
Chinatown was preparing for the New Year and the area was very lively and colorfully decorated. I really enjoyed my time at Hotel 1887.
The next morning I got up, had some breakfast and met up with Amber. She was already at the Quarter's Hostel, which was going to be our next stay. Quarter's Hostel was capsule style- meaning little pods. I really liked the privacy and not waking up to someone looking at you.

Amber and I explore Chinatown as we were waiting for Gina to arrive. Once we all found eachother we set out to explore Marina Bay Sands Resort and Gardens by the Bay.

The décor was so bright and beautiful

Singapore is immaculate; they do not allow eating/drinking/smoking in the metro station. It was the cleanest metro I have ever seen in my life. The whole city was very well taken care of and the people were very proud of their city.
 Cleanest metro EVER!

This resort was unreal! It looked like a massive ship perched up ontop of three towers. There were multiple restaurants/bars and an infinity pool located on the 57th floor.
 Marina Bay Sands and Singapore Flyer (pod ferris wheel)
Infinity pool on 57th floor

The views were outstanding, my favorite was at night. Singapore was so colorful and vibrant.
Every night the Gardens by the Bay put on a lightshow, this was very interesting and a huge tourist attraction, we decided to watch from ontop of Marina Bay Sands from the bar Ce La Vi.
 Ce La Vi
 
 
 
Gardens by the Bay during the day
 
The next day we decided to explore a city park, Fort Canning. It used to be an old military bunker and we stumbled upon this mystical staircase.


Time to head to Kuala Lumpur! We flew there and going through Singapore airport was quite the experience. I was questioning whether I was in a mall or an airport. Everything about Singapore was very nice and sparkling clean.

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