We had 2 choices: eat "free breakfast" (bread with jam) at our hostel or eat free breakfast (eggs, sausages, cereals, danishes, fruits, juices and coffees) at Dunlay's hotel. It was hardly a choice. After a hearty hotel breakfast, we headed to the Singapore Zoo. The zoo is built inside of the rainforest and occupies 26 hectares of land. It's huge! http://www.zoo.com.sg/
After seeing giraffes, monkeys, zebras and the like, we headed back to the hotel for rooftop beers and pool time. The view of Singapore was gorgeous.
That evening, we walked to the business district of the city so we could take advantage of the Singapore Flyer, an observation wheel that takes about a half hour to complete one rotation. Seeing the entire city lit up was absolutely amazing!
After riding The Flyer we walked along the water and found "Gluttons Bay" an area with tons of food stalls. Disclaimer: cashew nut chicken is usually one of the least spicy things you can order in SE Asia-- since Singapore is completely unlike the rest of SE Asia (you can flush toilet paper AND drink the tap water!) I should've assumed cashew nut chicken in Singapore would be different as well, but I didn't. Dinner left me panting and in tears. Your spiciness got me, Singapore!
After i recovered, we did some more walking along the river, our goal being to find a place to drink "Singapore Slings", a drink that has been hyped up by tourists, not locals. After passing bar after bar after bar we finally found a good spot to enjoy our Slings, which we tourists thought were worth the hype.
Looks like a beautiful city by day - even more beautiful by night
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