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An interesting start to the trip<\/a> as I nearly didn’t get out of Sydney after a 5 hr mechanical delay – but clearly someone must have influence – as the flight got permission to break the airport curfew and we finally were airborne just after midnight!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No hope of making any of the ongoing flight connections so I had an unexpected and lengthy transit (18 hours) in Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marina Bay Sands hotel <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

However walking around Gardens by the Bay gave me an added bonus of notching up 10,000 steps whilst enjoying the wonderful range of plants, sculptures and biodomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Just 7 tons of Floating Baby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Not rocks but Lithops!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Great views from the Supertrees canopy \u2013 sustainable vertical gardens housing over 160,000 plants over 200 species. The tallest tree is about the height of a 16 storey building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking down from the Observation Deck <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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and looking up !<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After the beauty of the gardens it was a different atmosphere in one of the vast shopping malls. Luxury brands as far as the eye could see! But after 5 minutes in the dotty, spotty Louis Vuitton store I admitted sensory overload and departed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Going dotty in Louis Vuitton <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Full credit to Singapore Airlines – super efficient with rebooked connections and a hotel for the day. ????????<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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