Singapore - day 2

We purposely didn't book an excursion today because I was in desperate need of a haircut and also we had appointments to get our teeth cleaned. When we disembarked, we quickly discovered that the Disney Adventure ship had a turnaround in the same port. In a word, it was CROWDED!! The taxi line was super long so we decided to get an Uber. However, Southeast Asia doesn't have Ubers, but Grabs. We didn't have that app on our phone but with some help from port workers, we finally manage to catch one of those. Have I mentioned it is hot here?? We probably waited 45 minutes in the heat for a 15 minute ride from the cruise port to the Harbor Front mall.

 

Singapore - a beautiful city

Harbor Front Mall - 3 levels of shops, dining and services

 

Singapore is sooo nice and clean and modern. Harbor Front mall is huge. However, it is attached to Vivo City Mall, which is the largest mall in Singapore. It has everything one could possibly want (except for a particular hair product I was looking for). But it was super clean and modern and we were able to make our appointments on time and also shop for a few things we needed. I wish I had the time and energy to walk through both! I was surprised to learn that Dental on the Bay still had my records from when I had my teeth cleaned there in 2023! The receptionist explained that they were obligated by law to keep them for 7 years.

 

dentist (L) and hygienist (R)

Team Salon

Afterwards we had lunch at one of several food courts, but this one was like no other I've ever seen. It was huge, and all the eateries were different types of Asian cuisine. Above the different ones were structures built and decorated to look like different types of Asian houses or businesses. 

 

choose from 40 different food stalls

duck, pork, beef or chicken?

 

choose your ingredients

weigh your bowl and let them cook it

Chinese "village" above fast food restaurant

super-sized prawns

here ya go...

Indonesian buffet

By mid-afternoon we had done plenty of walking and were both ready to head back to the ship. Thankfully we had no problem catching a cab from the mall. We didn't see much of Singapore but it was o.k. since our time was limited.