So in an effort to explore more of Singapore's great outdoors, we decided to be brave and venture out to find a trail; one of the many in Singapore. They have about 5 major sight seeing spots, but we only made it to two! We started by taking the MRT (subway train) to the tip of the island and embarked on our journey along the Marang Trail. It was exceptionally hot and we even brought towels and lots of liquid for the road. As we heard thunder, it finally gave us an excuse to call it quits for the day after about a 1.5 hour trek. Stranded in the middle of the trail, we sought to go backwards to the MRT, but luckily as I ran to get some ice cream from the old man and his cart (thus also negating all possible calories lost from walking the trail), a taxi came by who also wanted to grab some ice cream. We waved him down and jumped right in. Kind of felt like all the hard work and exercise was wasted. Classic Singapore laziness justified by the heat :S
Taxis are incredibly cheap in Singapore. For example, the average ride home for us is about $6-$8. It's kind of sad how taxi drivers aren't paid a lot, but it acts as a major form of transportation for many people as not a lot of people living in the downtown core have cars so I guess there is a lot of volume, but still it is sad. However, sometimes the smell inside these cabs are a little unbearable. Kind of like the MRT... not sure quite how to describe the scent, but it smells like food - kind of garlicy, curryish... a melting pot of Southeast Asian cultures. Yes this is gross and yet another thing to get used to. And, to top it off (if you can imagine), you can't eat/drink or bring Durian (yes there are actually signs for this) onto the train... so hmmmm.... I'll leave it to your imagination at this point.
Enjoy the photos!
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