After a good nights sleep, broken once at 4.30am when Mick had to switch the aircon back on, we awoke to a warm overcast day with a forecast top of 32c. It was already 30c and very humid.
We caught the MRT (subway train) to Orchard Road which is a very long road full of huge shopping centres with up market shops which were quite busy. The great thing about this was that shopping centre hopping allowed us some respite from the oppressive heat.
It didn't take long for us to realise that this is a very expensive place to live. Bose QC15/QC3 noise cancelling headphones were selling for $699 SGD ($594 AUD). Kogan, the discount seller in Australia, sells them for $339.
Other kitchen items, such as the plastic food container in the picture, were also ridiculously expensive. A container like that selling for $22.80 SGD would only cost a few dollars in Australia.
Due to the F1 Grand Prix being on this weekend, merchandise selling was in full swing from temporarily constructed outlets which were everywhere and again the prices were huge. We thought of buying a Red Bull cap but the price was $70. The merchandise was all authentic though with the proper hologram labels.
Several of the outlets seemed to specialise in F1 clothing for children with sizes available for all ages.
We sat down for a coffee in a Starbucks cafe and watched the people passing by for a while. There is a minimalist approach to clothing especially by the women as it is so hot here and there is no need for clothing for cold weather as there isn't any.
We have found that since the Singapore F1 race uses normal roads here, a large portion of the city is closed to normal traffic which has disrupted the normal tourist routes. In some cases some of the tourist attractions have been closed altogether so we have been unable to do many of the tours.
After several hours in the city we decided to call it a day and head home into the airconditioning of our hotel.
In the evening we decided to eat in at the hotel. Once again expensive was the word for the western menu so we went for Asian which was a much more reasonable price and they cooked it in minutes. We did make the mistake of asking for water which came in a 500ml bottle for $6.50. It's a good job we didn't ask for wine as an ordinary Australian red costs $90 per bottle.
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We caught the MRT (subway train) to Orchard Road which is a very long road full of huge shopping centres with up market shops which were quite busy. The great thing about this was that shopping centre hopping allowed us some respite from the oppressive heat.
It didn't take long for us to realise that this is a very expensive place to live. Bose QC15/QC3 noise cancelling headphones were selling for $699 SGD ($594 AUD). Kogan, the discount seller in Australia, sells them for $339.
Other kitchen items, such as the plastic food container in the picture, were also ridiculously expensive. A container like that selling for $22.80 SGD would only cost a few dollars in Australia.
Due to the F1 Grand Prix being on this weekend, merchandise selling was in full swing from temporarily constructed outlets which were everywhere and again the prices were huge. We thought of buying a Red Bull cap but the price was $70. The merchandise was all authentic though with the proper hologram labels.
Several of the outlets seemed to specialise in F1 clothing for children with sizes available for all ages.
We sat down for a coffee in a Starbucks cafe and watched the people passing by for a while. There is a minimalist approach to clothing especially by the women as it is so hot here and there is no need for clothing for cold weather as there isn't any.
We have found that since the Singapore F1 race uses normal roads here, a large portion of the city is closed to normal traffic which has disrupted the normal tourist routes. In some cases some of the tourist attractions have been closed altogether so we have been unable to do many of the tours.
After several hours in the city we decided to call it a day and head home into the airconditioning of our hotel.
In the evening we decided to eat in at the hotel. Once again expensive was the word for the western menu so we went for Asian which was a much more reasonable price and they cooked it in minutes. We did make the mistake of asking for water which came in a 500ml bottle for $6.50. It's a good job we didn't ask for wine as an ordinary Australian red costs $90 per bottle.
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Min of 26c overnight
Ferrari Watch
The display on the trains not only tell you where you are and which way you are going but it also displays which side of the train the doors will open next
Car parking spots available 
Red Bull caps $70
Shuttle bus from Days Hotel and the Ramada to the Novena Shopping Centre and MRT station
Busy in Orchard Road. Toyota crown Taxi
The exchange rate is bad against the Singapore dollar. I remember it was 3 for 1 Australian Dollar at one time.
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