Marriot Vacation Club in Singapore offered an offer of S$289 (or was it S$298 - don't matter) for a 2 nights 3 days stay at the Singapore Marriot located at the corner of Orchard and Scotts road. 
There was a caveat - my wife and I had to sit through 90 minutes of hard sell on the vacation club. 
My family took the bus - Aeroline - from KL to Singapore. Quite comfortable. I believed that the hard sell from Marriot Vacation Club won't work on us, so we went ahead to book the Marriot for a Friday checkin and a Sunday checkout. We wore out the sales person in 50 minutes and were allowed to go on our way. Whoopee!!
The shopping complexes had very innovative Xmas trees setup all over the place. 
They ranged from the traditional bling blings to recycled materials and even one which was composed solely of one product - Coke! They even had cute animal shaped bushes all over the place. 
The ones I really liked were the ones found just outside the Tang's.
the Singapore Flyer (looking very much like the London Eye) and that gave us free access to the hop on hop off Hippo bus tours and Hippo river cruise. The Wacky Duck ride goes from Suntec to the Singapore river a short distance away and then sails to where the Merlion is. They say Singapore is a fine city and certainly the view along the way was great. 
You see the Singapore Flyer from a different perspective, the Floating platform (with the colored seats) where the end of the year event is being planned. 
There were also various sized white balls, balloons which we were told were wishing balls. Write a wish on the ball and come New Year, your dreams will hopefully come true.
There was a caveat - my wife and I had to sit through 90 minutes of hard sell on the vacation club. My family took the bus - Aeroline - from KL to Singapore. Quite comfortable. I believed that the hard sell from Marriot Vacation Club won't work on us, so we went ahead to book the Marriot for a Friday checkin and a Sunday checkout. We wore out the sales person in 50 minutes and were allowed to go on our way. Whoopee!!Since Nov 1, Christmas decor was already being placed along Orchard Road and other tourist traps. So by the time we arrives, the decor was in full swing. Orchard Road was the centerpiece with the theme - the Sweets family - a family of candies and sweets. 
The Tourism Board of Singapore even provided free bus tours to see the Xmas lights of Orchard road- 
running every 15 minutes from just before Centerpoint Mall.
The Tourism Board of Singapore even provided free bus tours to see the Xmas lights of Orchard road- 
running every 15 minutes from just before Centerpoint Mall.The shopping complexes had very innovative Xmas trees setup all over the place. They ranged from the traditional bling blings to recycled materials and even one which was composed solely of one product - Coke! They even had cute animal shaped bushes all over the place. The ones I really liked were the ones found just outside the Tang's.We spent the first day just walking the whole stretch of Orchard from Marriot Hotel to Centerpoint and back. Alex was pooped by the time we got back. Still, we managed to take the tour of the Christmas lights before calling it a day.
Next day, we moved over to Suntec City, got ourselves the tickets for the Wacky Duck ride, the Singapore Flyer (looking very much like the London Eye) and that gave us free access to the hop on hop off Hippo bus tours and Hippo river cruise. The Wacky Duck ride goes from Suntec to the Singapore river a short distance away and then sails to where the Merlion is. They say Singapore is a fine city and certainly the view along the way was great. 
You see the Singapore Flyer from a different perspective, the Floating platform (with the colored seats) where the end of the year event is being planned. There were also various sized white balls, balloons which we were told were wishing balls. Write a wish on the ball and come New Year, your dreams will hopefully come true.Singapore is also known as a fine city because you will be fined for a variety of offences like littering, spitting, smoking, etc. 
Wonder how much fine the Merlion has accumulated for spitting??
Wonder how much fine the Merlion has accumulated for spitting??After the Wacky Duck, it was a quick hop onto one of the Hippo buses and next stop was the Singapore Flyer. 
About 30 minutes of slowly rotating up to the 165m height and back down again. 
You could see parts of the Singapore F1 night race tracks from way up there. 
Afterall, the VIP stands were just next to the Flyer. 
You could also see the Marina Barrage that dammed up the Singapore river and hopefully in a few years time, the water in the man made lake will become crystal clear along. The Marina Barrage is suppose to provide drinking water to Singapore in years to come. They had New Water and now Newer Water. That would be quite a sight for when the Integrated Resorts is ready (next year). 
The one build by the Sands of Vegas is littered with towering cranes now.
After the Flyer, next stop - Hippo Cruise down the Singapore river.
This trip starts off at Clark Quay and reaches the Merlion before turning back to Clark Quay. 
You get a history lessons of the various bridges that spans the river along the way. 
You will also hear brave souls who regret going on the reverse bungee at Clark Quay - screaming their lungs out as they get bungee up and down. 
And of course you also see buildings that seems to be built just on top of the water.
And of course, the young man came closed to total poop out.
Last day was raining since early morning. So we spent time in Takashimaya and Wisma Atria (mainly inside Kinokuniya the bookshop). And then we checked out, moved over to Vivo City for more window shopping and finally back to home sweet home!!
ZZZzzzzzz.
About 30 minutes of slowly rotating up to the 165m height and back down again. 
You could see parts of the Singapore F1 night race tracks from way up there. 
Afterall, the VIP stands were just next to the Flyer. 
You could also see the Marina Barrage that dammed up the Singapore river and hopefully in a few years time, the water in the man made lake will become crystal clear along. The Marina Barrage is suppose to provide drinking water to Singapore in years to come. They had New Water and now Newer Water. That would be quite a sight for when the Integrated Resorts is ready (next year). The one build by the Sands of Vegas is littered with towering cranes now.After the Flyer, next stop - Hippo Cruise down the Singapore river.
This trip starts off at Clark Quay and reaches the Merlion before turning back to Clark Quay. 
You get a history lessons of the various bridges that spans the river along the way. 
You will also hear brave souls who regret going on the reverse bungee at Clark Quay - screaming their lungs out as they get bungee up and down. 
And of course you also see buildings that seems to be built just on top of the water.And of course, the young man came closed to total poop out.
Last day was raining since early morning. So we spent time in Takashimaya and Wisma Atria (mainly inside Kinokuniya the bookshop). And then we checked out, moved over to Vivo City for more window shopping and finally back to home sweet home!!
ZZZzzzzzz.
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