I woke up after 2.5 hours of sleep and immediately regretted the early morning flight decision, as 3:30am greeted me with a bit of a stomach ache (due to lack of sleep, I'm sure). I took a taxi to the airport as the train doesn't run before 5am.
I arrived in Singapore without any issues around 7:30am and was eager to make my way to the airport city tour sign-up location to make sure I got a spot on the 2-hour 9am tour. Well, I hit my first roadblock, as I found out that the airline (Asia Air) that I took to Singapore does not have an agreement with the airline (Eva Air) that I am flying to Taipei and LA. Long story short, I had to fully go through immigration and clear customs, which made me ineligible for the complementary layover city tour. I spent the next hour trying to figure out the best use of my limited time in Singapore and decided to cab it into the city to pick up a tour on my own.
I wandered around for close to another hour trying to find the tour company I learned of at the airport and finally located them for a 1-hour tour. It basically rained or sprinkled the entire time, which made it difficult to take pictures, but I made the most of it, put my raincoat on and battled through it to get some decent photos. Due to the rain, I had the entire top deck of the open top bus to myself. That part was pretty fun :) The architecture in Singapore is unbelievable. The skyscrapers are works of art and are too numerous to count or recall even a fraction of them.
After the tour, I wanted to experience the public transportation system, so I hustled to the train station to make my way back to an airport one last time and commence the long journey home. I cannot tell you how excited I was to see my wife and boys (pups). This trip was a whirlwind, and I am very thankful to Groovy for all the organizing, guiding, and hospitality shown to me in an entirely different area of the world than I am used to. I definitely could not have done this without him. I also owe my beautiful wife and GIANT thank you for her understanding and handling of the home while I've been off jet setting for 2 full weeks.
I hope everyone has enjoyed the pictures and following along. See you all soon!
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