On the Buses - again

It must one said that if you are infirm, or elderly,  unable to walk far - or even just a bit lazy, the hop on hop off buses are ideal for sightseeing. For $SG47 per person for 24 hours, or $57 for 48 you get unlimited access to the Big Bus routes (other operators are available).  There are 4 city routes you can access, which take in different parts of the city. You can get on and off as you please. You can see pretty much anything there is to see.

We made full use of our tickets.  Jim was struggling to walk much and would not have enjoyed walking tours at all (you can also do walking tours with your bus ticket but we didn't).

We didn't hop off much.  At the botanic gardens on Saturday, and at the Singapore Flyer on Sunday. Apart from that we sat on the buses as they mooched around Singapore and admired the views.

It must also be said that bus tripping around is an excellent way to spend a last day, after you have had breakfast, packed, checked out and then pretty much have 6 hours to fill in before you head out to the airport.

It was a beautiful day. We hopped off at the Singapore Flyer on a whim.  We've been on it before but it was a very long time ago and given that it was a lovely day ...

Views from the Flyer:

It really was an excellent last day.

We flew home on our re-arranged Qantas flight.  And yes, we did miss out on our extra legroom at the front of the plane.  On the other hand, we got all the advantages of flying with Qantas rather than Jetstar - extra luggage allowance, blankets and pillows, food and wine, all the things you pay extra for on a budget flight. So I suppose it evened out.  The flight was full (I imagine other people from the cancelled flight were also on this one) but they had put us next to an empty seat so we had extra room to spread out.  And I think they did it deliberately.  When they were checking us in they rang somebody and then moved us from wherever we had been assigned and printed out new boarding passes. The cabin crew were surprised to find us sat next to an empty seat. I think it was the only one on the plane :-D

And then we were home again.  And now things return to their usual routine. I am about to get ready to head to work. Jim is still in bed but really he is already at work.  He gets to sleep on the job!  Rupert and Hugo are sleeping too, though they did get up when I did and relocate from the couch in the lounge room to the couches in the kitchen.  They look very settled and snuggly.

For some years I lived in a flat over a delicatessen in Sheffield.  I have to say that my flat, cute though it was, didn't look anything like as interesting as these from China Town in Singapore look:

(It didn't cost as much, either!!!)