I didn't really bother with pics from our trip to the Bay, because the phone I had with me wasn't much chop in poor light.
So these pics are stolen fron MrsGM's social media feed.
We got the MRT to Bayfront station, which I thought would leave us on the western side of the marina. But I was wrong, so we came out behind the MBS Convention Centre. Which was fine as we had planned to walk around the whole way anyways. And we got to walk through the Convention Centre which was something we hadn't done before.
From there we walked under the Art/Science Museum, and along the river to Satay by the Bay. Sadly we had no otter sightings.
The view from underneath the museum looking north-westish.
Thankfully it was a little cooler than normal, but still a little heavy with the full cloud cover.
By the time we got to Satay by the Bay we were pretty hungry and in need of a drink.
Dinner consisted of chili clams for MrsGM, some seafood noodles, squid, an assortment of satay sticks naturally, and some incredibly good fried whitebait.
Washed down with some Tiger beer. I had two pints which barely touched the sides of my throat, and even MrsGM had herself a beer.
Mrs and MissGM then shared a choc banana prata, before we started the walk back towards the SkyTrees.
On the way we stopped at the Gardens gift shop to buy a couple of little things for my mum as a thank you for housesitting for us.
And then we were at the trees. I was keen to do the Skywalk, but as it was already well after 7pm and we wanted to watch the light show I decideed against it. Foiled again!
Still it's a fine spectacle from ground level anyway.
One of the things I noticed on this trip was the almost constant military action going on in the skies. As we waited for the light show the sound of jet fighters was ever present, and you could easily see them flying in circle patterns across the sky. I had seen another earlier in the week flying very low as well. It's a really odd sight if you're not used to it.
Obviously we have jets flying over us at home from time to time, but usually much higher and out of sight.
On this trip I also saw several Blackhawk helicopters and their naval equivalents, plus an Apache attack helicopter which I believe is a relatively new addition to Singapore's defence force.
(There are some military exercises happening near Perth at the moment with blackhawks flying over our house a couple times a day. One last night was so low I reckon I could have hit it with a well aimed tennis ball.)
Once the lightshow finished we followed the crowds back towards the MRT, but decided it would be easier just to get a taxi, which we found at the front of the Convention Centre. It was this decision that cost us the front wheel of our pram. Highly annoying but I guess just one of those things.