2019 Singapore

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We were scheduled to have a cruise from Brisbane, then the 10 days in Singapore. Unfortunately we missed the date for payment of our cruise balance and our reservation was given away (by P&O). So we lost our $2 deposit ($1 each). So, instead we decided to fly from the Gold Coast with Scoot airlines SINGAPORE 10 DAYS 13-24/8/2019 SINGAPORE 10 DAYS 13-24/8/2019 Singapore was founded in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles as a trading post of the British East India Company (you see these names everywhere on streets, places, hotels, etc.). After the company's collapse in 1858, the islands came under direct British control as a crown colony. It became independent from the British Empire in 1963 by joining Malaysia but separated 2 years later and became a sovereign state in 1965. Singapore is a country and the capital is also Singapore. Between 1965 and 2015, Singapore would reclaim an astounding 13,800 hectares (138 sq km) of land which increased the original land mass by a whopping 25%.

Scoot
2019 Scoot from Coolangatta to Singapore (Changi)
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Flying first over the Tanami desert and Indian Ocean islands
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Flying first over the Tanami desert and Indian Ocean island
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Singapore Changi airport
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Holiday Inn at Clarke Quay
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Views from the Holiday Inn at Clarke Quay
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Views from the Holiday Inn at Clarke Quay
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Views from the Holiday Inn at Clarke Quay
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Views from the Holiday Inn at Clarke Quay
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Views from the Holiday Inn at Clarke Quay
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Views from the Holiday Inn at Clarke Quay
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Views from the Holiday Inn at Clarke Quay
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Views from the Holiday Inn at Clarke Quay
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Views from the Holiday Inn at Clarke Quay
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Holiday Inn at Clarke Quay
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Holiday Inn at Clarke Quay
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Hmmm
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Our walk from the Holiday Inn to Chinatown
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Our walk from the Holiday Inn to Chinatown
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Our walk from the Holiday Inn to Chinatown
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Chinatown
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Chinatown
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Chinatown
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Chinatown
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Chinatown
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Our visit to Fort Canning Park and the museum
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Fort Canning Park
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Fort Canning Park
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Fort Canning Park
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Fort Canning Park
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Fort Canning Park
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Fort Canning Park
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Fort Canning Park
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Fort Canning Park
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Fort Canning Park
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Fort Canning Park
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Singapore Museum
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Singapore Museum
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Singapore Museum
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Rotunda
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Singapore Museum
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Singapore Museum
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Singapore Museum
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14th Century
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Singapore Museum
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14th Century
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WWII
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WWII
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WWII
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Singapore Museum
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Singapore Museum
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Singapore Museum
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Singapore Museum
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Singapore Museum
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Ancient trees in Fort Canning Park
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Ancient trees in Fort Canning Park
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Ancient trees in Fort Canning Park
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Fort Canning Park looking to Clarke Quay
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Clarke Quay
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Next day we used the hop-on hop-off bus
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Singapore Flyer
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Singapore Flyer
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Singapore Flyer
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Singapore Flyer
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Singapore Flyer
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Singapore Flyer and city views
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Singapore Flyer and city views
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Singapore Flyer and city views
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Singapore Flyer and city views
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Singapore Flyer and city views
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Singapore Flyer and city views
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Singapore Flyer and city views
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Marina Bay Sands hotel, the Helix Bridge and Art Science Museum
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Near Raffles hotel
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Near Raffles hotel
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Raffles hotel c1887
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Raffles hotel c1887
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Raffles hotel c1887
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Raffles hotel - the Long Bar
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Raffles hotel - the Long Bar
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Raffles hotel - the Long Bar
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Raffles hotel - the Long Bar
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Raffles hotel - the Long Bar
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Raffles hotel - the Long Bar
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Raffles hotel - the Long Bar
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Raffles hotel - the Long Bar
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Raffles hotel - the Long Bar
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Raffles hotel - the Long Bar
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the Long Bar floor covered in Peanut husks
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the Long Bar floor covered in Peanut husks
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Not for us, we were just waiting for a bus
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Not for us, we were just waiting for a bus
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Helix Bridge
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Helix Bridge and Art Science Museum
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Some damned expensive wheels (McLaren) $M2.5
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Gardens by the bay
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Gardens by the bay
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Gardens by the bay
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Gardens by the bay
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Gardens by the bay
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Gardens by the bay
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Gardens by the bay
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Gardens by the bay
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Gardens by the bay
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Gardens by the bay
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Gardens by the bay
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Gardens by the bay
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Gardens by the bay
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Gardens by the bay
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Clarke Quay boat tour
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Clarke Quay boat tour
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Clarke Quay boat tour
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Clarke Quay boat tour
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Clarke Quay boat tour
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Clarke Quay boat tour
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Clarke Quay boat tour
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Clarke Quay boat tour - Merlion
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Clarke Quay boat tour - Merlion
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Clarke Quay boat tour
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Clarke Quay boat tour - Merlion
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Clarke Quay boat tour
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Orchard Road
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Orchard Road
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Chinatown Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple
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Chinatown Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple
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Chinatown Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple
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Chinatown Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple
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Chinatown Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple
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Chinatown Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple
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Chinatown Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple
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Chinatown Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple
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Chinatown Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple
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Chinatown Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple
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Chinatown
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Chinatown
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Chinatown
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Chinatown
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Chinatown
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Chinatown
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Chinatown
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Chinatown
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Chinatown
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Chinatown
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Chinatown
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Chinatown
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Chinatown
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Chinatown
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Chinatown
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Chinatown
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Chinatown, diner then walk home
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Chinatown, diner then walk home
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Chinatown, diner then walk home
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Chinatown, diner then walk home
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Chinatown, diner then walk home
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Chinatown, diner then walk home
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Chinatown, diner then walk home
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Chinatown, diner then walk home
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On our way for a full day at Jurong Bird Park
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Jurong Bird Park
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Caribbean Flamingos
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Great Hornbill
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The playground
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Jurong Bird Park
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Flamingos
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Flamingos
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Jurong Bird Park
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Flamingos
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Iguana
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Iguana
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Iguana
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Pelican
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Waterfall aviary and Parrot Paradise
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Waterfall aviary and Parrot Paradise
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Waterfall aviary and Parrot Paradise
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Waterfall aviary and Parrot Paradise
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Waterfall aviary and Parrot Paradise
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Waterfall aviary and Parrot Paradise
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Waterfall aviary and Parrot Paradise
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Waterfall aviary and Parrot Paradise
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Shoe Billed stork
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Shoe Billed Stork
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Weaver Birds
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Weaver Birds
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Weaver Birds and Western Crowned Pigeon
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Western Crowned Pigeon
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Starlings
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Next day the Singapore Zoo
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Asian Arowana is a popular aquarium fish
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Dragonfly
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Tortoise
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White Rhino
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White Rhino
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Wildebeast
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Wildebeast
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Orangutan
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Orangutan
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Orangutan
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Orangutan and Otter
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Meerkat
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Meerkat
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Meerkat
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Meerkat
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Lioness
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Toucan
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Proboscis Monkey
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Proboscis Monkey
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Reptopia
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Reptopia
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Reptopia
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Reptopia
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Reptopia
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Reptopia
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Komodo Dragon
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Komodo Dragon
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Komodo Dragon
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Komodo Dragon
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Komodo Dragon
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Komodo Dragon
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Komodo Dragon
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Komodo Dragon
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Tortoise
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Tortoise
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White Tiger
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White Tiger
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White Tiger
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White Tiger
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Elephant feed time
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Elephant feed time
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Elephant feed time
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Tree Kangaroo
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Pygmy Hippo
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Baboon
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Baboon
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Baboon
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Baboon
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Baboon
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Orangutan
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Orangutan
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Orangutan
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Gharial (fish eating alligator)
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Gharial (fish eating alligator)
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Chimpanzee
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Macaque, Mandrill, Chimpanzee
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Zebra and Bush Pig (aka red river hog)
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Zebra
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Next day through Chinatown to the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
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Chinatown
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Chinatown murals
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Chinatown murals
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Chinatown to the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
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Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
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Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
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Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
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Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
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Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
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Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
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Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
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Tan Si Chong Su Temple
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Tan Si Chong Su Temple
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Tan Si Chong Su Temple
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Tan Si Chong Su Temple
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Tan Si Chong Su Temple
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Tan Si Chong Su Temple
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Tan Si Chong Su Temple
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Train trip to Marina Bay Sands hotel
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Marina Bay Sands hotel
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Marina Bay Sands hotel view
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Marina Bay Sands hotel view
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Marina Bay Sands hotel view
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Marina Bay Sands hotel view
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Marina Bay Sands hotel view
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Marina Bay Sands hotel view
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Marina Bay Sands hotel view
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Marina Bay Sands hotel view
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Gardens by the bay
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Gardens by the bay
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Gardens by the bay
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Gardens by the bay
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Gardens by the bay
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Gardens by the bay
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Gardens by the bay
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Gardens by the bay elevated walkway
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Gardens by the bay
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Gardens by the bay
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Gardens by the bay
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Gardens by the bay elevated walkway
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Gardens by the bay
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Gardens by the bay
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Gardens by the bay elevated walkway
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Gardens by the bay elevated walkway
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Next day cable car to Sentosa Island
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Sentosa Island
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Sentosa Island
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Sentosa Island
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Sentosa Island
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Sentosa Island
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Sentosa Island
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Sentosa Island
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Sentosa Island
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Sentosa Island
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Sentosa Island
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Sentosa Island
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Sentosa Island
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Sentosa Island
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Sentosa Island
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Sentosa Island
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Sentosa Island
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Sentosa Island
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Sentosa Island
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Sentosa Island
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Sentosa Island
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Sentosa Island
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Sentosa Island old cable cars
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Walk though Clarke Quay and Marina Bay
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Walk though Clarke Quay and Marina Bay
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Walk though Clarke Quay and Marina Bay
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Walk though Clarke Quay and Marina Bay
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Central Fire Station museum
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Central Fire Station museum
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Central Fire Station museum
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Armenian Church and one of 12 stations
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St Andrews Cathedral
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St Andrews Cathedral
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super colouring
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City Hall
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Singapore Cricket Club
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Anderson Bridge (Singapore River)
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Orchid covered branches
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Marina Bay esplanade
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Marina Bay esplanade
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Marina Bay esplanade - Merlion
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Marina Bay esplanade - Merlion
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Marina Bay esplanade - Merlion
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Marina Bay esplanade - Merlion
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Marina Bay esplanade
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Marina Bay esplanade
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Sculptures - Momentum and Soul
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Fullerton Hotel (old GPO)
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Fullerton Hotel (old GPO)
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Last day - cashed out ezilink
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Killing time before our light home
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Changi airport
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Changi airport
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Changi airport "Jewel"
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Changi airport "Jewel"
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Changi airport "Jewel"
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Changi airport "Jewel"
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"Jewel" - thrill seekers walking on suspended net
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Arriving home over Sth Stradbroke and Southport
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Surfers Paradise
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Landing at Coolangatta