Back in November, we took a MUCH anticipated trip to Singapore and Thailand to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary! We had saved up miles and hotel points and boy were we ready to cash them in!
We started our trip in a fabulous style - at the United Polaris Lounge. This lounge has been voted the best lounge in the US and we definitely agree. We ordered food and a glass of champagne and waited to board our flight.
I can't say enough about how relaxing it was to fly all 17 hours in Singapore business class. We ate WAY too much food, watched some great shows (Fleabag for me!) and slept a good portion of our flight.
It also worked out nicely that we arrived in the evening, so we basically checked into the JW Marriott, grabbed a quick dinner in the lounge, and went to bed! We never quite acclimated to the time change, so we started each day in the fitness center and a hearty breakfast.
Our first morning, we decided to walk over to the Gardens By The Bay to see both the Flower Dome and the Cloud Forest. The Flower Dome was all decked out for Christmas, but we LOVED the Cloud Forest. We even happened to be there during a misting, so we got the whole experience!
After this, we took the subway over to Chinatown to see the Buddha Tooth Relic temple and check out a hawker center for lunch. We had been told that we need to try the Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken, but we also grabbed some random things like looked good! The loser was probably the carrot cake (not at all sweet!), but for a few dollars for each dish, we just liked trying a bunch of things.
That evening, we were lucky enough to meet up with a coworker who lives in Singapore! We went to the famous Raffles Hotel, where the Singapore Sling was invented. I actually got a gin sling instead, but was told by my friend that I made the right choice, ha!
That evening, we went to Jumbo's Seafood to try chili crab. It was crazy messy, but also delicious! We definitely were "those tourists" using plastic gloves to get out the crab from the shells. We're good with chopsticks, but not as good as needed apparently!
The next morning, we walked over to Arab Street to see the Sultan Mosque. This was such a unique and special experience! They had lots of informational plaques in the rear of the mosque and we really felt like we left knowing a lot more about Islam than when we walked in.
Haji Lane is a great area that has tons of colorful street art and cute little cafes. We didn't pop into any shops though since we had plans to meet up with Jason's coworker at the Facebook Singapore office. We had lunch there and took in the awesome views!
That evening, we went over to the Marina Bay Sands again for the night show. They had the lights moving in sync with Opera-themed music that evening, but they switch it up pretty often!
We walked to get some satay and char kway teow at "Satay by the Bay" to end our last evening!
On our last morning, we walked along Emerald Road, which is a series of houses that are still in the traditional Peranakan style. We walked over to Little India next to grab one of the best meals of our trip at Shish Mahal. We had butter chicken, dahl, and tons of sesame naan - YUM!
After this, we had to head to the airport to catch our flight. But we definitely had to stop by the new JEWEL at Chiang airport to see the fabulous waterfall! It's the brand new shopping center connected to the rest of the airport. We didn't do any shopping, but it was pretty tempting to stop at the Shake Shack there!
Singapore was a great extended layover! It's such a foodie city, so definitely a place that's after my own heart. We feel like we got a good glimpse of what the city has to offer in just a few days!
Next up: We headed to Phuket, Thailand for some sun, sand, and relaxation!
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