Today was a BIG day.
We visited Universal Studios in Singapore—just one stop on the Monorail from our hotel on Sentosa.
Initially, we were not sure if we would do it or not, given both H and I are not fans of big, fast rides (roller coasters, etc.).
But after a bit of research and discussion with the kids, we decided to go for it—and we are glad we did.
It was an AMAZING day.
It was HOT, but not unbearable.
There were crowds, but not unbearable and certainly less than I had imagined.
There were queues, but not too bad.
The longest we waited was probably 30 minutes (due to a technical issue—someone dropped something on the track). But for the most part, there were waits of 5–25 minutes.
We also watched the Trolls stage show, the Minions street party, and the Donkey (from Shrek) show.
We started our day just after opening at about 10:15 am. We had expected to be wrapped up by about 2 pm… we were very wrong. We didn’t leave until after 5:30 pm—and there was probably still more we could have done.
We probably saved the best ride for last—the Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure.
The four of us jumped into the round boat—some more apprehensive than others. The ride was fantastic. I won’t give away anything, but some of us got wet.
A and I wanted to go again—and the queue was tiny—so around we went and basically got straight back on.
Soooo much fun 🤩
I got soaked this time, but it was actually quite refreshing in the heat. A and I could have kept going around and around on this one, but we had to call it a day at some point.
After having a total blast at Universal Studios, we headed back to the hotel for a swim to cool off. It had been a very hot and humid day (30°C with 70% humidity—it actually started to lightly drizzle at one point).
The swim was very refreshing and just what we needed before heading into town to explore Singapore at night.
We took the monorail to VivoCity, then swapped to the metro lines and headed out to Orchard Road. We found a shopping mall with some nice food joints and had dinner. It was good, but not as good as last night’s dinner at Satay by the Bay.
After dinner, we grabbed another few trains and headed to the Gardens at Marina Bay—but unfortunately, we were too late to see the light show. We knew we were cutting it close.
A nice evening walk through the gardens was beautiful in itself, however (despite the heat and humidity).
After our evening stroll, it was now about 10 pm—and we’d had a massive day.
The kids smashed past their previous step count PBs and both posted 29k steps 😱
We did over 17 km today… so much for chilling out and taking it easy in Singapore on the way home… 🤣
We got back to the hotel and off to bed.
Tomorrow we head home—but we have almost a full day as we don’t fly until 10 pm. We’ve arranged a late checkout (3 pm) so we can laze around the pool all day and have showers before we leave.
It’s finally drawing to a close. This is it.
After 4 weeks traveling—and being constantly on the go (including 17 km days)—the body needs a rest.
Not sure we are fully prepared for how cold it will be when we get home, but we are all looking forward to our own beds and seeing Milo and our family again.
See you all soon!
