Finally, I was able to see THE majestic Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. It was one of my bucket-list to visit that place mainly because I wanted to see the infinity pool on top of the building and have my selfie taken haha.
First thing we did was to explore the Marina Bay Sands Mall. It's a nice place to stroll because you'll see a lot of interesting things like the Sampan Ride which can cost you SGD 10 per person. The sampan ride is suitable for children above 2 years old and it operates daily from 11:30 am until 8:30 pm. You'll have an opportunity to make a wish once you circle the Rain Oculus which gushes 22,000 liters of water per minute from 2 stories above.
There's a huge ice skating rink beside the food court where kids can be left alone while parents enjoy shopping.
Outside the mall, you can see the Art Science Museum and we were fortunate to go inside it because of the Harry Potter Exhibit running from June 2 to September 30, 2012. It's actually the first exhibition in Asia and truly a unique Harry Potter immersion where you'll feel like you're in Hogwarts. Though I'm not a Harry Potter die hard fan, we still gave it a try. Honestly, it was so-so for me because you can only see real props and costumes used in all Harry Potter movies. I was expecting it will be interactive but not really--just a museum :) But, I cannot deny that it's heaven for the HP fanatics especially because you can buy authentic HP merchandise right after the tour.
The ticket costs SGD 24 for adults or around Php 806 and SGD 14 for kids but if you will avail the Andy Warhol package with Harry Potter, it will only cost you SGD 28 for adults and SGD 16 for child rate.
Next stop was the Marina Bay Sands Skypark. We wanted to go there at night so we can see the spectacular lights and clear skyline of Singapore. It is located at the 63rd floor of the hotel and to enter the Skypark you will pay SGD 20 or Php 672--pricey but it's worth the experience!
This photo souvenir supposedly costs SGD 30! But, because many Filipinos work there, we were given discounts just by speaking in Filipino and saying hi to our very accommodating kababayans. We only paid SGD 20 and saved SGD 10 hehe. Maybe you can try that when you go there?! Ask for a discount discreetly to your Kababayan (fellow countrymen) and maybe he/she can give you SGD 10 off too.
This is the floating LV store at Marina Bay
Disclaimer: This is an old post from my Blogspot account dated September 21, 2012.
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