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| The Merlion - National Symbol of Singapore |
We decided to explore a part of S'pore we had not yet seen, Sentosa Island. It is one of the many islands that comprise the country and has been turned into an attraction meca. Think Orlando on overdrive! The island houses Universal Studios, three of S'pores main beaches, zip lines, luge tracks, cable cars, nature preserves, shopping, restaurants, three enormous hotels and a very large casino!
Our adventure began with another ride on the MRT subway system. This is definitely getting easier each time we use it. Due to the size of the island it is actually a rather small system in comparison to London, New York or Chicago so I anticipate us getting it mastered rather quickly.
A quick jaunt on a monorail takes us over the water from the HarborFront directly onto Sentosa. We began our outing with finding the most recognized symbol of Singapore, the Merlion. As you can see from the photo above, he looms quite large over the area. Continue walking behind the giant statue and you enter the Merlion walk, a beautiful walking path that takes you to the edge of the island where you can view the ocean. While walking, the path is decorated with mosaic interpretations of water creatures. Water runs through the creatures while music and chimes play to add to the enchanted feel.
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| Merlion Walk |
After the Merlion walk, we ventured over to Resorts World. This is similar in concept to Disney's Pleasure Island except much calmer. It was actually near empty when we were there. They have a great store called Candylicious that was more candy than I have ever seen in my life! I wish I could show you pics but the store had signs all over forbidding photos to be taken as the candy is quite shy :) Not much to say about this area but I will enclose some pics.
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| Lake of Dreams |
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| Chinese Lantern Statue |
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| We move all the way to Singapore and a little bit of Chicago came with us! Dannette and I were so excited to see this. If you haven't had Garrett's popcorn before, you don't know what you have been missing! |
On an entertaining note, Halie appears to be the star of Singapore. She has charmed more people than I can even begin to count. It is not uncommon for complete strangers, men included, to tickle her feet or touch her fingers while riding the subway or even come up to us in shops. Most are fascinated by her curly hair, something not often seen naturally in Asian cultures. Halie seems to be enjoying all the attention, she is very interested in what is going on around her and reaches out to touch others or tries to get them to hold her. She is definitely the least introverted of all of us!!!
In general, babies are very well taken care of here. Every place we have been has a very nice changing area with feeding rooms. As with everything else here, it is all sparkling clean! On the MRT everyone rises from their seats to offer anyone carrying a child a seat. Yesterday, I watched in amazement as a teenage boy rose from his seat and asked John to be seated as he was holding Halie! Everyone here seems very respectful of rules and that is one of them, seats on the MRT are reserved for anyone with a child, pregnant women, the aged and the injured.
Our day is nearing to an end and yours is just beginning, I hope you all have a Sunday that was as nice as ours. I close with two pics that John caught of Halie and I that I quite like. Its so rare as you know that I like photographs of myself that I figured I should include it.
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