We were back on our bikes for our final day in Singapore. Vida had suggested that a ride to Labrador Jetty and then along the foreshore would be nice.

This route was a little under 20km, and included a ‘tricky’ shortcut back to the hotel on Singapore’s excellent MRT. The route is available on Strava.

From Tiong Bahru we joined the Alexandra Canal Park Connector and then the Alexandra Park Connector to Labrador Park. The first unexpected, but delightful, stop was the “tree top walk” in Southern Ridges park. Perhaps, if we had examined the map, we would have noticed that on the other side of the road was a bigger garden with a range of interesting features. So if you do this ride, you can report back to us on what we missed out on at Hort Park.

A little further down the road, if you are feeling arty, are the Gillman Barracks. They are described as a contemporary arts cluster in Singapore that is home to international art galleries, restaurants and the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore, which are all housed in conserved colonial barracks. Unfortunately, late rising artists are incompatible with early morning bike rides – not too much was going on when we made a diversion.

We continued on to Labrador Jetty (which apparently is not accessible at the moment) to take in some local fishing culture and the immense nature of the port operations in Singapore.

After Labrador Jetty we continued along the foreshore. If you ride it, you will need to make your own judgement about some of the advice about where you are not meant to ride! We ended up at Vivo City for breakfast a local chain restaaurant – Toast Box. Unfortunately, there was some confusion between the orderer and orderee – which meant we waited too long – we still got fed and that did defeat the hangry feelings.

Twenty four years ago was the last time I visited Singapore. At that time Sentosa Island was the big thing in town. We took the free tour bus from the airport and went there. I’ve had a look at our old photos – back in the days of film – and I am not sure I took any photos at the time (says something about the cost of film and developing).

Sentosa is still there and its features, such as Universal Studios, are still popular. It is a bit like me – showing its age just a little bit.

What I can guarantee is that it won’t take 24 years to get back to Singapore. In fact, I’ll be arriving there tomorrow (this time not for a bike ride) to transit on the way to England.

After we bid farewell to Sentosa we returned to the hotel to pack our bikes into their bags and prepared for check out.

After checkout, we had a delightful lunch at House of Perankan Petit. It describes itself as a modern and intimate 30-seater restaurant located within a former Peranakan enclave along Eng Hoon Street in Tiong Bahru. Helmed by chef and owner, Bob Seah, the restaurant serves traditional Nonya cuisine from Bob’s treasure trove of secret home recipes as well as a few new Peranakan-inspired creations.

It was yum! I would recommend a visit if you are in the area.

We needed a lovely drink to follow this lovely meal. So, we made our way into the Long Bar at the Raffles Hotel and had a Singapore Sling and a Sakura Sling (only one each!) and then chased that a craft beer from the fantastic LeVel33 the worlds highest urban microbrewery. This is where I’ll be tomorrow afternoon.

I don’t know about you, but on my final hours in Singapore I shopped for homewares. For some reason I felt the need to look for a Japanese cast iron griddle. Ultimately, I left it behind because it wouldn’t fit within my carryon baggage limit!!

If you’re at loose end and in need of homeware or furniture during your next layover visit Tan Boon Liat building. It is best described as a vertical homeware centre.