When we were last in Singapore 13 years ago, the marina Bay Dands hotel existed as a ship atop 3 pillars, and they were starting to build the Cloud Dome and Flower Gardens

So now we are here again we visited the impressive shopping mall, complete with iconic dome Apple Store

And then SG$90+ each to go inside 2 domes, which Mrs Fogg enjoyed but agreed was not worth the money

We did get lunch in a ramen noodle house that has a rather funky robot table cleaning service

I’m fairly certain that Mrs Fogg will be really enthusiastic over all the lovely plants she has seen, me not so.

And time for a drink at the Marina Bay Sands hotel, 56 floors up in the ship, where Mrs Fogg gets her Wes-Side on to the muzac Here

Time then for food as a rather sizzled Mrs Fogg walks up to the Wakado restaurant to book a table and approaches a beautiful young local lady, to ask for a copy of the menu, only for the rather annoyed lady to advise she is a guest waiting for her date!!! Way to stereotype!

Oh my gosh, so the meal we just had actually charges you for the wet wipe, yup SG$1 really !!!!

After a slow rise, a wobble down to Orchard Road and the MTR to traverse Singapore (take note London, the MTR is an unmanned underground rail service that is clean, tidy, efficient and air conditioned, nothing like the UK).

Off to Chinatown for a little sight seeing, apparently Buddha don’t like women’s knees (put on a sarong that doesn’t cover your knees and magically you are respectable)., then off to the hawkers bazaar for lunch, well boiled chicken and rice after queueing for 20 mins, oh yum

Must have been warm since Mrs Fogg wanted beer

Back to the hotel for a shower down (get rid of the hot and sticky), before evening grub and Atico on the 55th floor of the ION centre, where you have Flint (Japanese) or Fire (Argentinian). Japanese it is then and a 5 course tasting menu with accompanying saki.

Atico is Here

And now at 2240, time for a rest after 9 miles of walking. Oh and we found a Harley store to buy T-shirts, me so happy.

After a gentle getting accustomed to the heat, 7h time difference, no sleep and humidity, we wobbled out to Orchard Road for a wee while to look at some of the impressive plant covered apartment blocks and notice how you’ve really made it when you have a cantilever pool hanging out of your apartment 40 storeys up

We is Here

Then after scoffing our “anniversary” cake, it’s time for a 7 course Chinese banquet where Mrs Fogg enjoyed the delights of 8 headed abalone and boiled sea cucumber, the face doesn’t do it justice

Before a slow Wimbledon around the hotel complex

Tomorrow apparently we are looking at some big greenhouses

This is the view from our hotel room, just as a storm starts descending onto Singapore. Amazing view

A superb empty flight with no more than 50 on the plane and 6 in business class

Oodles of food and champagne and guess what we ALMOST got all of our luggage this time, with one exception

Yup my case now only has 3 wheels!, the other one is on its way to Dubai!

And here we are 7 hours ahead in the Shangri-La hotel in 28 degree heat and 80 percent humidity.