Singapore. 2nd March 2023

We arrived into Singapore on Monday evening.  Having looked at the weather forecast before we arrived, it didn't look hopeful with heavy rain and thunderstorms predicted.  This was our second time in Singapore, the first time being about twelve or thirteen years ago and we had wet weather then too.  The city has changed considerably in that time with the addition of the Gardens by the Bay and the Helix Footbridge, and the skyline has developed dramatically.  On Tuesday morning the rain looked set for the day so we opted for the hop on hop off bus as a means of getting round the city without getting drenched.  Although by the time we got to the Gardens by the Bay we were far from dry and the icy air conditioning in the Flower Dome left us feeling chilled - we don't know why all public buildings in Singapore have to be quite so cold.  Having said that we thoroughly enjoyed our time in both the Flower Dome and the Cloud Forest.  We didn't explore the outside gardens and Supertree Grove on Tuesday but we did get back there Wednesday and this morning in rather better weather.  Fortunately it stayed dry on Wednesday evening when we returned to watch the stunning light show.  This morning we went to the Sky Park on the 56th floor of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel with an almost 360 degree view of the city.  Unusually the sun was shining!  Today we are sad to be leaving Asia after more than four months but being in Singapore it feels like we had already left.