The grey and damp journey to Heathrow and slightly delayed flight were very quickly forgotten when we realised just what a good decision it had been to fly with Singapore Airlines. The courteousness and level of service offered by the friendly cabin crew was something we'd never experienced with other carriers and being given menus to choose our meals despite flying economy made it feel quite special. Having said that, 13 hours on a plane was a very long time, even having watched three movies.
On arrival in Singapore we soon found our way to our hotel by taxi and persuaded the reception staff to let us check-in early to our room at 10am, where we managed to grab a few hours sleep before meeting up with our friends and ex-neighbours Gary and Maxine. When we originally booked the Singapore stopover it was just for somewhere to rest for a night before continuing on to NZ so it was a very pleasant revelation to discover this great city through Gary and Maxine's experience of having lived there for four years. During the two days we were there we ate in Chinatown, looked around active Chinese and Indian temples, drank mint tea in Arab Street and saw many amazing pieces of architecture, the highlight being the ship on top of the Marine Bay hotel. When we left the city we were glad at the thought of returning on our way home.
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