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Singapore: Day 2

Our second day would start with the city tour followed by the Jurong Bird Park tour.

Was picked-up by the van around 10AM where all those joining in the city tour are Filipinos.  Our first stop is at Vis Konsep Chocolate Gallery.  Was able to buy some for pasalubong.


Next stop is at Raffles Hotel.  According to our tour guide/ driver, this is where Michael Jackson stays when he is in Singapore.


Third stop is The Merlion.


Last stop is at Qualitas Jewellery Factory.  One of us bought a pendant (with free necklace).  Supposedly, we should also be stopping at a Chinese temple; but since we will be picked-up in our hotel around 1:30PM for our next tour, decided to skip it.  Was dropped of at Food District in Peace Centre for lunch, which is a few steps away from our hotel.


At 1:30PM, a van picked-up at the hotel and was transferred to a bus for our Jurong Bird Park Tour.


After the tour, we requested that we be dropped off at Bugis instead of at our hotel.  We were dropped-off right at the steps where we can buy items at very low price (flea market).  And I was able to find the store where I can buy the pasalubong I intend to buy--dried BBQ pork--at Bee Cheng Hiang.


Since one of us wanted to buy shirts 3 for 10 Singapore dollar, was able to buy at Bugis Village.


Since we arrived at Singapore, it's either taxi or van for us.  I wanted to walk towards the hotel to be familiar with the "lay of the land".  But first, we had dinner at the foodcourt of Bugis Junction.  Thanks to Google Map, walked our way to the hotel.  In order to encourage my companions, told them it is a 10-minute walk instead of 1 kilometer.  LOL.  I believe they slept soundly after.  Hahaha!

posted by ~GFA~ @ 12/02/2014 06:46:00 PM