We checked out of the hostel where they were kind enough to keep our luggage in storage for the day, before wandering through the streets of Singapore to Little India station. It was quite bizarre sweating in shorts and singlet tops and wearing sunglasses having just spent the last two months rugged up and cold. We caught the train which stopped at Vivo Shopping Centre, where we wandered around buying ice cream and juice and soaking up the lovely views of Sentosa Island opposite. Justine was in heaven, there was a Ben & Jerry's AND a Häagen Dazs!
We caught the bus over to Sentosa after realising that the cable car didn't go where we need it to, before stopping off at Resorts World where we headed into Universal Studios. The atmosphere was amazing, with everything looking like a movie set and quite epic music playing as we entered the park. It could have been the heat or just the atmosphere, but we were very excited.
Our first stop after walking through Hollywood and New York City was Sci-Fi City where we automatically went to ride on Battlestar Gallatica, the world's tallest pair of dueling Rollercoaster’s. After riding in the front as Humans we walked through as Cylons and screamed and laughed as we soared over and through water and mist. It was amazing. Next up was the Accelerator, which was similar to the Tea Cups at Disneyland. And like the Tea Cups, didn't spin nearly fast enough.
We headed over to Ancient Egypt next and had a look at the theme park all spread out before us. Then it was onto Revenge of the Mummy, which as fans of the first two Mummy films, Justine and I completely loved. But then it was time to go into what I'd been looking forward to the entire day; The Lost World.
Being a Jurassic Park fan from when I was little it was just too cool to walk through the great wooden gates into Jurassic Park. Our first stop was the Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure, where the warning tags that "you will get wet, possibly soaked!" Indeed, as our raft propelled itself through the broken electric fence we were splashed around raptors and into a dark tunnel where the fate of the T-Rex awaited us. All to escape down a sliding water hatch and be showered. We were lucky we had put our bags in a poncho another rider had so generously left. Then it was onto Dino-Soarin' as we floated above the park and were able to see over all of The Lost World.
Next up we ventured into Far Far Away where we hopped onto Enchanted Airways and were taken on a spin by Dragon. Then it was into Madagascar to move it move it on King Julien's Beach Party-Go-Round. Having rounded the park once we walked slower to explore the pier in New York City and decide just what type of merchandise we wanted to buy.
As we were in The Lost World again I tried sitting on the egg in the middle of the on-off fountain, but was completely soaked as it turned on again. But it didn't really matter as the black clouds above started heaving torrential rain on us and we decided that we might as well walk through it. With just a few minutes left we headed back onto Battlestar Gallatica as both Humans and Cylons in the first row this time, realising just how painful rain and rollercoaster’s can be. Then we rushed onto Revenge of the Mummy one last time before heading out of the park and back to the hotel to catch our flight. It was such an amazing day we could almost forget we'd have to spend the next eight hours on a plane.
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