We’re flying out of Bali today, headed to Singapore. Willie and our driver pick us up and drop us at the airport. They pass us off to someone else from Country Holidays, our travel agency. He walks us through our check-in and immigration. Bali has a $20 per person “departure tax”, payable in cash (no plastic). Everywhere we went today, people were making sure we had the cash on hand. One of the first things Willie told us when we landed last Sunday was about the tax. There must have been some interesting exchanges when people are leaving and don’t have cash, or are totally out of money after a vacation.

A driver meets us as we walk out of the airport, right on schedule at 1:15. After a half-hour drive, he drops us off at the hotel. We take a short break, then head out to visit one of the Singapore’s “Garden By The Bay”. It’s been open two years, and is huge. We enjoyed walking through the two enclosed domes, seeing the huge variety of plants and how they’re displayed.

This area was called “Cloud Forest”

This area was called “Flower Dome”

We catch a taxi over to the Singapore Flyer. It’s the second largest in the world, behind the wheel that just opened in Las Vegas. There are tremendous views of downtown and the Marina Bay area. The sunset was beautiful! We grabbed a taxi back to the hotel, ate a little KFC from next door, and prepared for a full day tomorrow.

Getting ready to board the Singapore Flyer.

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