Singapore Zoo, Singapore Flyer

What a busy day!

This morning Steven, Brandon, Dad, and I took a cab to the zoo. We love the zoo here! Steven and Brandon fed the giraffes. What long tongues giraffes have! I had no idea! Brandon fed a carrot to the giraffe, and then he got a bit scared.

Steven, Brandon, and Grandpa also got to feed the kangaroos. Brandon let one roo take one bite out of his hand, but then he was done. He wasn't too crazy about feeding the animals today!

We had lunch near the water park at the zoo, and then we let Brandon run around in the sprinkers for a bit.

Later in the afternoon, we decided to go to the Singapore Flyer. The Singapore Flyer is a giant observation wheel located right on the water downtown. The wheel stands at 165 meters, about the height of a 42 storey building. There are 28 capsules on SG Flyer.

We took a cab to the flyer, but we ended up having to walk some from where the cab dropped us off. There is a national holiday here in August, and they were having parade practice down near the Flyer. There were tanks, soldiers, and even fighter jets in the air.

We had bought tickets for the Flyer ahead of time online. We did still have to wait in line for about 30 minutes. The timing worked out perfectly though. We boarded the capsule just before dark. It was about a 30 minute ride for one revolution in the capsule. Since it got dark while we were up, we were able to see Singapore in daylight and dark. Beautiful views!

Brandon loved his ride on the Flyer. He ran around the capsule screaming. He kept pointing out the window and saying, "Ball." Brandon also met a few friends while we were on our ride. They enjoyed looking at the views together and playing chase.


Great day! Sad that tomorrow, Father's Day, is my dad's last day here in SG.