Sentosa Island, Singapore

Today we went to Sentosa,  Singapore's pleasure island with Universal Studios, activities, beaches, shops, adventure sports - you name it.  It was overcast and there have been afternoon thundershowers every day, yet we still managed to get light sunburn.

The boardwalk to Sentosa.

Welcome garden

The girls were thrilled by the fake cave behind a waterfall.

All three girls awoke early this morning, and because there was nothing else to do they dressed, brushed and styled their hair, and were ready to go out. 

Candy trees outside the candy shop. It is a bit surreal as it was set next to Universal Studios, a Chili's, and a Hershey's Chocolate World that looked nearly the same as the exterior of the same in Hershey, Pa.

Lunar New Year decorations

Our adventure activity for the day was the Luge.  Born in Queenstown, New Zealand, they have spread to Singapore and Mont Tremblant, Quebec.  You ride a wheeled luge sled down a winding road, then take the chairlift up.  Sarah and Lauren could drive themselves.  It was great fun and really lived up to the motto "Once is not enough."  We may be making a trip to Mont Tremblant this summer...


View of Singapore city center from the peak of the chairlift ride.

We decided to meander to the beach on the south side of the island.  It was a refreshing and relaxing stop.

We returned through a mall where we ate and shopped, then swam in the hotel pool before the thunderstorms came.  The busy day then caught up with Ashley.

Sarah, on the other hand, changed clothes, brushed her hair, and was ready to go out!  She and Dad had a nice walk through a local shopping distric and public park.