India Trip - April 2023

 Sat 29th April. Today we have to pack up and get ready for the long flight home. But we have the whole day to fill in as the flight doesn't leave till 11.45 pm. The girls had enjoyed the hotel pools, so we let them have a good time there for the morning, they will have to sit still for a long time tonight. Our bags were stored at the hotel until we would come back later to pick them up, before heading to the airport. We went over to the Vivo mall for some lunch then off to the Marina Bay Sands building, hoping to get to the top. That was no problem, just say you want to go to the bar, and you are able to get to the 57th floor  and the Lavo bar. There were fantastic views. As luck would have it - it was Happy Hour 😊 Dancing Queen Off again, this to have a look at the super trees down in the gardens in daylight. It was getting a bit late to visit the Cloud Forest or Flower Dome, so we took the kids to a playground there instead. It was really hot and humid (again) after a whil...

 After our big buffet breakfast, then we were off to the Universal Studios Theme Park which is one stop along on the Monorail.  Kerryn had prepaid the entry so that we could escape the queues.  A warning ... you do not by-pass the queues at all. You still have to line up and exchange your voucher for a ticket, so might as well not bother. Eventually we got in and it is really good with scenes and rides based on various films. There is a Hollywood Street, Shrek, Jurassic Park, Battlestar Galactica, Transformers, Minions & Sesame Street areas Some things weren't open, and many of the eating places were shut, which was disappointing, but overall, it was a good day. River Rapids ride with Dave & Hollie. Got soaked ! Drowned rats. Hollie not impressed More up Hollies alley ! Too much today ! I was wet right through, head to toe from the soaking we got on the Jurassic Park rapid adventure ride.  It was very hot and humid, but I didn't dry out completely ! So after ...

We all had a bit of a slow start this morning. There are blackout blinds on the windows and we all had a great nights sleep after a very long day yesterday. There was a buffet breakfast included in our booking. So full advantage was taken.  KJ and I decided to go over to the Vivo City mall to get a few supplies (including a bottle of NZ wine) Wine is fairly expensive in the supermarket. This is a huge mall, with many different types of shops, a supermarket, and a couple of large foodcourts on different levels. We got a little side tracked, sussing things out, looking in a few shops and we found a nice bakery. So we bought some eclairs and took them back for morning tea. They were really good !! One thing we sorted out was a 3 day MRT pass which is for travel around Singapore by train or bus. A very good deal. The public transport is regular and reliable, While we were away, Dave & Nik took the girls for a swim in the pool at the hotel. By the time we got back, Asha was sound as...