myblankpalette: Our staycation

Last week Tim had 4 days off, and instead of going on yet another beach holiday to Thailand/ Malaysia, (lol), we stayed in Singapore, and booked a room for 2 nights at the Marina Bay Sands.
Google it. It is an engineering marvel.
When we first arrived it seemed a generic very fancy hotel, could be anywhere, very pretentious, huge security, and we thought "two nights?".

Well, we loved it. Our room was gorgeous, looked up the East Coast and in the far distance we could see our apartment building. Down below, was the new "Bay Garden" that opened this weekend. There was mention of it in the Toronto Star. It is unbelievable. I heard a city official interviewed and he said Singapore is one of the most densely populated cities, if not the world's most dense, and they are committed to making beautiful places for Singaporean families to enjoy their city. Well, they sure do that well.
The pool up top is unbelievable. The hotel is 3 towers 57 stories high. They are curved in at about floor 35 and back out to the top. How does that work? And the top holds a swimming pool that spans the three towers. An infinity pool. It is heavy. How does that work?
The rooms have balconies with planters, and bougainvillaea in bloom. So from the outside it is very friendly, homey and not a huge blight of towers. And the curves are beautiful.
The pools are fantastic. One for children, and one for over 14. We arrived Sunday, so it was crowded with families, but the adult pool was fine. Monday morning we went up, and sat in a lounger, reading the International Herald Tribune before breakfast. And Tuesday morning as well. Ah the good life. It is so good to read a familiar newspaper.
And what a breakfast. A buffet, with everything thinkable. Chinese, Indian, Western, Dutch, you name it. We had been in the night before for a drink, and our server asked how she might address us (?). I said "Jane and Tim?". So the next morning she greets us 'Hello Jane and Tim".
We did museums, galleries, the very posh mall part of the hotel, had amazing meals, and swam morning, afternoon, and night. It was wonderful.
It was a great vacation, and no airport, or flight. It was brilliant.

the amazing pool