Leaving Georgetown, we took a three hour ferry up to Langkawi Island.
The two islands were very different from each other; Georgetown was very curlural where Langkawi was a touristy resort island. Unlike Georgetown, the touristy island isn’t known for their food so we went grocery shopping to save money. Luckily our room in the “resort” had a fridge and a hot water kettle. Continue reading
After an overnight bus ride from Singapore, we arrived at the Penang bus station before sunrise and were ambushed by multiple cabbies. We were actually the only two left on the bus and they even boarded the bus to try to be the first to snag us. We fought through the crowd and picked the most respectable looking cabbie to head to the guesthouse. It was only 7:30 when we arrived but thankfully they let us check in early and we spent most of the morning organizing and researching what to do in Georgetown. Continue reading
Hostel View
Hostel View
Local Beer
Skyline over Marina Bay
View from hostel
View from hostel (tour boats constantly passed y)
Beautiful bird signing to us from the hostel
view up boat quay (hostel at end near bridge)
city view from Marina Sands
Shimmering Wall of Marina Sands Tower
Singapore port
Singapore Flyer behind Marina Sands Tower
Flower Dome
Flower Dome
Flower Dome
Flowers that look like rocks
Flower Dome
Flower Dome
Flower Dome
Thousand year old olive tree
Flower Dome
Flower Dome
Flower Dome
Flower Dome
Flower Dome
Flower Dome
Year of the goat!
Flower Dome
Butterfly in Gardens by the Bay
Mushroom house in Gardens by the Bay
Skyline from the Gardens by the bay
Floating baby sculpture
Dragonfly riders
Marina Sands Tower
Will enjoying coconut water after eating at Makansutra Gluttons Bay
view over Marina Bay
view over Marina Bay
looking north from the hostel
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
Practicing Buddhists
Buddha statue among thousands lining the wall
Prayer wheel
Bodhisattva
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
Incense burning at the entrance
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
Chinatown
Honoring a sacred place dedicated to the last ruler of Singapore in Fort Canning Park
photo-op at Fort Canning Park
Such a wonderful and clean city! All of the sidewalks and pedestrian paths were pristine. The city was full of well kept gardens and many skyscrapers even had garden levels. There were shopping malls on every corner. We found excellent food at great prices (hawkers are the best). And it’s quite the melting pot with all different types of people. The culture seems to be a mixture of Malay, Indian, Chinese and even westerners with English being the main language.
Here are a few things we experienced during our 2 night stay in the city: Continue reading