We reached Singapore 7.05am, bright and early! Got our luggage and headed to the hotel to drop it off, as check in was only at 2pm, took the airport shuttle which costs $9 per person, picks up from the terminal and straight to the doorstep of the hotel, the shuttle is shared, so if your rushing for time, taking a taxi is better, as they will send passengers to the hotels that are nearby first and continue from there. There are other options which are cheaper such as the bus or MRT, but as we had luggage, we didn't want the hassle.
After leaving our luggage at the hotel, we were staying on East Coast Road. Headed by bus to Vivocity. The buses are very efficient, since we didn't have an EZ link Card, we paid by cash to driver, a ticket will pop out just behind the drivers seat, keep it well as it is proof of payment. Bus drivers do not provide change, so have the right amount ready.Slight problem i faced when boarding the bus, was where do i alight? The bus drivers are helpful, but sometimes at peak hours, its inconvenient to stand in front, try using this app
Singapore bus routes. Another awesome app to download if heading to Singapore is
gothere.sg which helps navigate around Singapore.
Upon reaching Vivocity at around 9am (USS opens at 10am), we had a few choices to go to Sentosa Island. There is the cable car, free bus ride to Resorts World Sentosa, Sentosa Express $2 one way and the Sentosa Boardwalk $1 one way. The Boardwalk for me! There are signs in Vivocity Mall which leads you to the Boardwalk.
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| The view from the boardwalk |
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| Besides walking, there are travelators too, for one's that don't like walking. |
Tickets to USS is $74/adult. We went on a weekday, thus not able to watch the Hollywood Dream Parade and Lake Hollywood Spectacular which are only on weekends and public holidays, the plus point was the queues were short :) The Battle Galactica rollercoaster is closed till not too sure when.
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| the iconic universal earth! |
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| Hugssss :) |
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| Shrek and Fiona :) love the show! |
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| Marilyn dazzling as usual! |
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| this is how you extract teeth from a T-REX with barehands :P |
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| The view! |
After all the games and shows, we were super tired but still eager to explore. We had our dinner at the Malaysian Food Street. Then headed, for the free bus rides around Sentosa, there is also the tram, since it was dark we didn't get to explore the 3 beaches offered and the other attraction except the Merlion Park. We took a bus to the Giant Merlion and walked to Beach Station from there passing quirky and unique sculptures on the way. We ended our day by taking the Sentosa express to Vivocity which was complementary after we bought the Boardwalk tickets.
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| Giant Merlion! |
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| The walk down from Imbiah lookout to Beach Station, It was like a ramp from top to bottom. :) |
Tips:
1) Sunglasses and Umbrella as the sun was glaring, the time i went.
2) Poncho for the jurassic park games that gets you wet
3) Bring a bottle to fill up water, at their drinking stations to save money :)
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