Monday, June 09, 2008

Asian Tour Day 5: Let there be Lloyd’s Inn, May 22


The internet reviews says the hotel personnel were rude. James was not rude. Nor was Peter. I won’t hesitate a bit to go back to that place. The hotac was at Lloyd’s Inn located in #2 Lloyd road within the vicinity of Orchard road and very near Somerset MRT. And yes, it was not a pretty hotel - the inn was almost 4 decades old, the bed sheets were not white as I wished them to be or the carpet needed cleaning pronto but we only paid P3,600 a night for the almost perfect location. A perfect location cost in the neighborhood of P9,000 a night and that’s something we’re not ready to embrace.

The plan today was to explore Sentosa Island. Getting there was a cinch- hello MRT! We took the MRT from Somerset to Harbourfront station. The MRT station was linked to VivoCity, the largest mall in SG. Then we took the cable car in Harbourfront. I was not actually enthusiastic about the cable car ride being acrophobic but I know the kids will enjoy it (just like in Hong Kong) that’s why we didn’t miss it. In Sentosa, first up was a skyride by JML and B5, then more pix taken in Images of SG, B5 checked out SG through a telescope, then B5 and I entered the Merlion and watched a short film, had merienda at Delifrance (Trixie a Filipina as one of the staff), walked all the way to the beach front, rode the eastbound and westbound trams and capped the day by watching the Songs of the Sea fireworks and lights display. Going back to the mainland, we rode the Sentosa Express then took the convenient MRT back to Somerset. Lunch and Dinner was in the same carinderia along Killeney Road near Lloyd’s inn.

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