Scintillating Singapore - Part 2

The Singaporean people were generous in their warmth and their ever-cheerful disposition to help out tourists was something remarkable - be it in the hotel or in the restaurants or the guides - they were a highly disciplined and a happy bunch to direct the confused tourists to the right places. To give you an example, instead of being a surly, rude and inconsiderate person, the polite and amiable guide offered us to book a cab to travel to River Safari along with the entry tickets.

Our schedule kick started with the Night Safari where the animals were discovered in the darkness and stillness of the pleasant night. A good natural way to begin the tour. The majestic highlights of Singapore were yet to be unraveled in all her glory. The surface was barely scratched.

The next day was an extremely tight-packed day with stops at Gardens by the Bay (GbtB) and the iconic Merlion - the country's symbol on the world stage. GbyB is the rara avis that one could inconceivably possible to encounter in their lives - be it the astonishing artificial cascade or the pretty flowers bedazzling the eyes - GbyB is a remarkable feat of human ingenuity that should have really tested the engineering skills when it was being built on such a grand scale with a purposeful intention to not only preserve but also conserve the scenic beauty of Singapore that rightly earned herself the moniker as "The Garden City". 

It was followed by a visit to Sentosa to happily swim, not literally!, with the sharks, jellyfishes etc. in the Aquarium complex. What was the most striking aspect of Sentosa was the "Wings of Time" laser show in the night. It was an incredible piece of showmanship using amazing effects that will definitely leave you to stop dead in your tracks and be left spell-bounded by the stunning real-time co-ordination of various elements to produce a fantastic choreography that will be etched in your brain just like the carvings in temples.

With too much to walk on that one single day, the walks weren't going to stop anytime sooner. Jurong Bird Park was on the next day's schedule. The only problem was that it was cloudy and a cloud burst was imminent any moment then. It did happen while lead to the cancellation of bird shows like Kings of the skies. Luckily, the Rain God had some mercy upon us and let us to be completely involved in The High Flyers show featuring parrots swooping through hoops and their cute antics.

The evening was entirely free. Fortunately, a couple of my friends who did their higher studies in Singapore showed us around this magnificent city. 

On that evening, a quiet and calm boat ride from Clarke Quay was good enough for the senses to deeply relax in the bright lights of the surroundings. From there, our shank's pony helped us to move around the place at ease and we reached China Town.

Unfortunately, fatigue set in before a mini shopping spree could have taken place. It was time to return to the hotel and have a much-needed forty winks.

                                                            X--To Be Concluded--X

PS:
Thanks to Google, the names of the shows and places of attraction could be easily retrieved than from memory.