it was like experiencing Singapore transform from a mere fishing village to one of the busiest seaport in Asia today. a port hub to exporting and importing goods to the rest of the Southeast Asian nations.
my colleague asked me if i wanted the Singapore flyer or the river cruise. being on top of a moving wheel seeing the central district was great, but it was when he mentioned that the cruise includes a voice over of tales of the Lion city that convinced me to choose the latter.
it has several embarkation points along the Singapore river, we took off from the Merlion park jetty riding a wooden bumboat that brought us along Singapore's calm river.
as the voice over began, it explains what you can see on each side. a few tales and stories of how significant it was to what Singapore is today. passing under eleven bridges and dropping by three quays that illuminates the riverside. 
among the best view from the boat is the Fullerton hotel, which used to be the central post office building turned to a five star hotel. built in 1928 and was later declared an architectural heritage. 
the whole cruise was just about thirty minutes, just the right time for you not to feel bored. the last view was a peek of the rising Marina Bay Sands resort. it will be one of Singapore's newest attraction and i must say one of the grandest structure there.
dong ho recommends you to take the cruise at night and try the flyer by day. the Singapore cruise costs S$15 at present and is open daily from 9:00am to 11:00pm.
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exciting night cruise. i like it too!
off topic: tama ka, after a week, ramdam (na ramdam) ko pa din sakit ng katawan ko.
grandest ever! Singapore's bestest at night!
that fullerton hotel looks amazing!
imagine if our manila central post office be converted to a hotel too...naaah! =)
...sg is even gorgeous at night! dami mo nagawa dun, galing!
pansin ko lang... cities look nice pag view mo sa tubig... dagat river or whatever...
Wow, may night cruising pla. I just went to the free day cruise. You took such great pix.
any city is different kapag gabi, beatiful!
ang linaw ng shots natin, and to think you're in a cruise, nice.
Nice one. I did not take the cruise in my last visit to Singapore. Also it is much costlier to take the flyer at night
good recommendation, dom. and you got really great night photos here! :)
Great night shots !
Will keep that in mind if ever I have the opportunity to go back to Singapore !
Saw your Binondo trip on Docgelo's blog... looks like you had a fantastic time there too !
Ang galing ng mga night shots mo!
Wonderful night pictures! I like very much this sequence of the Singapore river cruise!
The photos looked so beautiful at night. I took the duck tours cruising the Singapore River but was a day trip.
Goodness! Now i wanted to go to singapore earlier than i am planning haha. The place is so nice, especially at night. I will surely go night cruise too. ;D Thanks for sharing such nice photos.
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lovely reflections on water! is it more beautiful at night or during the day?
ang ganda nga ng singapore. pero nasasaktan ako pag nakikita ko yang bansang yan. hahhaa.
glad you had fun. i like your photo of the fullerton hotel. ganda nya. pang postcard quality. :)
tc!
Thinkin of visiting singapore na talga. Sana mag meet ang sched namin ni hubz :)
Ang gaganda talaga ng lights ng mga building... jijijijiji
grabeh ka nice dong.
That's a great cruise. Singapore looks breathtaking at night.
it must have been wonderful to join a cruise. though takot ako sa water :p. those views are wonderful. Maganda talaga mag view ng city or anything pag gabi.
No matter what time of the day, Singapore always sparkles - whether it's from squeaky cleanliness or from the bright night lights of its skyscrapers.
hello just dropping by.... have a great week.... my dad is coming back home.... care to view my recent post?
http://passionatestar92.blogspot.com/2010/02/my-first-pgs-graduates.html
baby let's cruise away from here...
haha! pardon my LSS moment...pero medyo iba...crusin' nga pala yung song na yon! ;D...oh well, ang ganda naman dyan sa Singapore!
did you try their boat na korteng bibe?
hehe
happy weekend, dong!
You took great pictures! I've never been to Singapore. I think that river cruise you had is a must. =)
Great shots! I haven't been on a night cruise in Singapura. Will give it a try when I go back. :)
By the way, I read your Binondo trip with Doc Gelo. Very nice! Love the charm you gave them. Sana makasama ako next time :D
ang galing. hopefully, if time allots, i could also go there. but at the moment, my group is keen on going to the night safari, but wait 'til i show them this post. :)
Singapore: Paris of south east ASIA !!
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Splendid! Hope to visit on 2012.
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