Singapore, sunny side up
A visit to one of the most talked-about entertainment
destinations opens up a gamut of fun
As you look at the skyline from the height of 67 metres, standing on the edge, your feet dipped in the water of the largest rooftop infinity pool ever built, you get the feeling of having owned the world. Well, that’s a clichéd thing to say, but not when you are watching the pool water vanishing off the edge with the horizon teeming with swanky glass palaces. The feeling only gets reinforced when you move on to the observation deck. You guessed it right, we’re at the 57th floor at Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore, watching people frolicking in the teal blue water and squinting to look down at the tiny specks of cars whizzing by. Here, time stills.
A concrete-perfect city, Singapore seems walled by highrises from atop. It’s almost as if the city just magically sprung up, all posh and ritzy — no dilapidation, no depressing ruins, not even a speck of dirt, to be found. More so, when you’re staying at a much-hyped and talked-about integrated resort and taking in the view from such dizzying heights. One of the most expensive properties in the world, the hotel features 2,561 rooms, a 1,300,000sq ft convention-exhibition centre, 800,000sq ft mall The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, an iconic ArtScience Museum, two large theatres, seven celebrity chef restaurants, an ice skating rink, the world’s biggest SkyPark at 340 m that houses the pool, and the world’s largest atrium casino. The works. The building is hard to miss with its three tapered towers standing tall, capped by the SkyPark in the shape of a ship. The laser light show in the evening best sums up the hotel’s appeal — it’s fancy, alright. It stands out? Oh yes.
For a dramatic view of the city, go for dinner at Sky Café. And how can one forget the food while we are at it? The amazing variety of cuisines at the fine dining restaurants at the hotel whets your appetite. Try the aromatic tea and the delicious set meal at TWG Tea Salon & Boutique. For skin pampering, head to The Sloane Clinic; here up-to-date technology keeps pace to keep up your beauty demands. A must-try here: the LED treatments. For a slice of history, visit Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at the ArtScience Museum. As April 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of Titanic, the gallery Singapore 1912 attains importance, as you get a glimpse of how the sinking of the once grandest ship impacted Singapore at that time. Our take: it will boggle your mind and make you ponder for a long, long time.
A river cruise takes us to take in the lit-up sights the almost painstakingly perfect, modern city has on offer. Even the reflections on the water look squeaky new. But the hunger to find a quaint side to Singapore landed us on Haji Lane, a street not oft-visited by tourists. A lane dotted by bright, little shops and cafes. Here, the walls are covered in spunky Egyptian graffiti. There are also old-world mosques and temples in Singapore’s non-touristy corners. It’s even a tad hard to believe when you spot the clustered apartments and their balconies with clothes hung for drying. For the hungry traveller, this too is Singapore’s sunny side.
A visit to one of the most talked-about entertainment
destinations opens up a gamut of fun
As you look at the skyline from the height of 67 metres, standing on the edge, your feet dipped in the water of the largest rooftop infinity pool ever built, you get the feeling of having owned the world. Well, that’s a clichéd thing to say, but not when you are watching the pool water vanishing off the edge with the horizon teeming with swanky glass palaces. The feeling only gets reinforced when you move on to the observation deck. You guessed it right, we’re at the 57th floor at Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore, watching people frolicking in the teal blue water and squinting to look down at the tiny specks of cars whizzing by. Here, time stills.
A concrete-perfect city, Singapore seems walled by highrises from atop. It’s almost as if the city just magically sprung up, all posh and ritzy — no dilapidation, no depressing ruins, not even a speck of dirt, to be found. More so, when you’re staying at a much-hyped and talked-about integrated resort and taking in the view from such dizzying heights. One of the most expensive properties in the world, the hotel features 2,561 rooms, a 1,300,000sq ft convention-exhibition centre, 800,000sq ft mall The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, an iconic ArtScience Museum, two large theatres, seven celebrity chef restaurants, an ice skating rink, the world’s biggest SkyPark at 340 m that houses the pool, and the world’s largest atrium casino. The works. The building is hard to miss with its three tapered towers standing tall, capped by the SkyPark in the shape of a ship. The laser light show in the evening best sums up the hotel’s appeal — it’s fancy, alright. It stands out? Oh yes.
For a dramatic view of the city, go for dinner at Sky Café. And how can one forget the food while we are at it? The amazing variety of cuisines at the fine dining restaurants at the hotel whets your appetite. Try the aromatic tea and the delicious set meal at TWG Tea Salon & Boutique. For skin pampering, head to The Sloane Clinic; here up-to-date technology keeps pace to keep up your beauty demands. A must-try here: the LED treatments. For a slice of history, visit Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at the ArtScience Museum. As April 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of Titanic, the gallery Singapore 1912 attains importance, as you get a glimpse of how the sinking of the once grandest ship impacted Singapore at that time. Our take: it will boggle your mind and make you ponder for a long, long time.
A river cruise takes us to take in the lit-up sights the almost painstakingly perfect, modern city has on offer. Even the reflections on the water look squeaky new. But the hunger to find a quaint side to Singapore landed us on Haji Lane, a street not oft-visited by tourists. A lane dotted by bright, little shops and cafes. Here, the walls are covered in spunky Egyptian graffiti. There are also old-world mosques and temples in Singapore’s non-touristy corners. It’s even a tad hard to believe when you spot the clustered apartments and their balconies with clothes hung for drying. For the hungry traveller, this too is Singapore’s sunny side.
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