Swiss in Singapore

It's been a good month for reunions.

Another good friend dropped by Singapore at the end of January. Rene Bommer and I were colleagues at PwC in Sydney and as newbies, we spent many happy weekends exploring all that New South Wales had to offer. Rene has since returned to Switzerland and now works in Zurich. He stopped over in Singapore on the way home from Australia and we grabbed the chance to catch up. I took a day off to visit Singapore tourist spots that I hadn't even been to myself after all these years. Thank God for foreign visitors! :-)

Enjoying the stunning views from the Singapore Flyer

First stop - the Singapore Flyer. We caught the last ride of the day and this giant observation wheel located at Marina Bay offered amazing views of the city - especially at night. Raffles Place, The Fullerton Hotel and Marina Sands provided a glittering backdrop to a delightful 20 minute ride. Thumbs up to this tourist attraction!

Singapore Zoo is not only for kids - we loved it too!

The next day, we made our way north to visit the "jungles" of Singapore. I've never really enjoyed zoos, finding them too hot and smelly but the Singapore Zoo is in a class of its own. Rene and I enjoyed wandering through the zoo with it's shady surroundings, clean enclosures and dangerous animals at a safe distance! I especially liked the penguins, hippos and giraffes. And the elephant show was definitely a plus.

We then made our way to Orchard Road for lunch, followed by a wander through all the new shopping malls. 313 Somerset, Mandarin Gallery and ION Orchard - definitely more familiar territory. We walked all the way to Tanglin before stopping for a drink at Harry's Bar. That gave us lots of time to catch up on all that had happened in the last 7 years since we bid farewell at Sydney airport.