Wednesday, July 18, 2007
After immigration, we then started to gather our stuff and proceeded to Customs area for the last stop of airport procedure before searching for our tour guide who will bring us to our hotel. By 1:00pm, we were done with all the procedures and we met with our tour guide and started loading our stuff to the waiting coaster. Wohoo! Finally!!.. It's approximately a 30 minute ride from the airport to our hotel in Orchard Rd. We stayed at Park Hotel Orchard in Orchard Road (wherelse?!) and when we got there, our friends, Malou and Charlie, who came with us on this trip, were already there waiting for us in the lobby. They flew to Singapore via Singapore Airlines ahead of us by a few minutes I guess. As expected, the hotel was having a lot of tourists over the weekend (since it's a school holiday in Singapore also) and there was a long line for check ins. We were so hungry na we decided to just leave our luggages with the reception desk and planned to go to our respective rooms after we have eaten lunch. The hotel is allowing this since they could not let us get into our room since they are still preparing them!!! Gawd!! So, we registered first but did not go to our rooms yet and went to The Vila'ge in Hereen Mall for our late lunch. Boy, I was glad that our friends chose this place to where we will be having our first meal in Singapore. I love this type of resto! It's called the "swiss market type" resto because you have the option to choose the food you want. You will be given a card which you will use in purchasing food & drinks and you will pay only when you are about to leave to resto. It reminds me of Streetlife in Glorietta but this is better!! Here's the four of us after having a nice lunch...
After eating, we went back to our hotel ( it's very accessible to most of the shops along Orchard!) to check if we can now go up to our room. I need to freshen up a little bit before I continue with our activities for the rest of the day he he he. Good thing our rooms are ready though we are placed in a smoking floor but ok na rin since it doesn't look or feel like one. Here's a picture of our room...
After settling in our room and taking a short rest, we proceeded to the lobby to meet with our friends, Malou and Charlie (my hunny's best friend), for some shopping at the nearby Takashimaya Mall at Ngee Ann City. But before that, we booked first with a travel agency (located in the hotel lobby, good thing!) who will take us to NIGHT SAFARI later in the evening. We don't want to miss any time that's why we booked also our trip to SENTOSA ISLAND for the following day. Picked up time for us for NIGHT SAFARI is 6:00 pm so off we go to Ngee Ann to have more time for shopping (or window shopping?!) he he he
I love Takashimaya Mall and NGEE Ann City!!!! I love the shops there! I saw Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Coach, Kate Spade, Tod's and many more!!! Though, i didn't get inside yet coz I know I have little time left, but I promise to go back soon!!! We have to go back to the hotel to wait for the bus that will take us to NIGHT SAFARI!! This is going to be an awesome experience! Will post my kwento soon...
Till Then :)
