Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Singapore Class Trip Day 1


"Is everybody on the bus now? Good! All right, here's a quick check if you have brought all the necessary things with you. The tentative for today is, later, we will visit Marina Bay Sands first after settling down...WAIT. Can you believe it? It's TODAY. This will happen - today - later, like in a few hours!"

Yes! As I was briefing my course mates on the bus before heading to the airport, I suddenly realized what was planned on the tentative would finally happen in a few hours. After months of planning and preparation, our first international class trip was finally going to happen!
Off we go!
Off we go!
It's my very first time leading a big group (22 people) to Singapore and for most of them, this was their first international trip, first time landing their feet on this island.
We landed safely at Singapore Changi Airport around noon and then headed straight to our hostel, Rucksack Inn. Our hostel is located at Lavender Street near Boon Keng MRT Station or Lavender MRT Station. We paid SGD95 for our four-night stay. 




We stayed in a dorm together and sleep on bunk beds. This experience was pretty cool. I never really had the experience staying in backpackers' lodge, sharing rooms with guy friends and meeting people from other countries.

After we had the tour around Rucksack Inn, we headed to one of Singapore's landmarks - Marina Bay Sands.


Our room for those four nights. Our room for those four nights.
Sitting beside the bus driver, talking to him as he drove us to our hostel.
Sitting beside the bus driver, talking to him as he drove us to our hostel.
Here we are - Marina Bay Sands.
Here we are - Marina Bay Sands.
A look at the city. :)
The Merlion City :)
Heading to Gardens by the Bay.
Heading to Gardens by the Bay.
Magnificent and beautiful view at Gardens by the Bay.
Magnificent and beautiful view at Gardens by the Bay.
The visit to Marina Bay really drained us out. Everyone looked tired and so we headed back to the hostel.