We have five days in Singapore before heading out on our cruise. We have been here before, when we stopped on our cruise in 2023. Feeling like we had a pretty immersive overview of the city the last time, we wanted to delve deeper into everything with this trip.
If you have ever traveled with me, you know I am a planner! With every city or new country, I set a list of intentions. Some people call them “bucket lists”. They are really just goals and ambitions, purpose to our days, if you will. Isn’t that what an ABC Adventure is all about?
Singapore was no exception to my preparations. To turn a bucket list into an ABC list, I simply map out the possibilities. When we set our intentions, I am always thinking about what kinds of foods I want to try, the must see places I want to visit, the kinds of animals we might see, the photos I want to take and the stories which must be told. On the ABC list, you might see a color, or a verb listed, perhaps a journal question…these are reminders of what I want to document. The ABC list (my bucket list) becomes a huge collection of ways to capture our adventure. Singapore was a very big part of our ASIA exploration, which I will cover in greater detail at a later point on the blog. For now, we are following along in real time. Today, March 18,2026 we landed in Singapore, we are going to get a few hours of rest then begin our exploration.
After much research, we realized we had actually created a pretty comprehensive plan for ourselves in Singapore. Our first day would focus on gardens. Our second day was all about exploring modern Singapore. The third day was going to be filled with culture. The fourth day we would be visiting the Colonial areas and finally the fifth day was about taking it easy, as we boarded our cruise. Within each of our days, in Singapore, there were many things we wanted to see. I wondered if we could complete an entire alphabet adventure while we were here. The next few days will tell. So here is what we have planned to see/do or experience, while in Singapore. Here is our ABC Adventure.
ABC Singapore
A
Accommodations
Abdul Gaffoor Mosque
Amoy Street
Ann Slang Hill Park
Ann Slang Hill Rd.
Apple Store
Arab Street
Architecture
Art
Art Science Museum
Arthur Bordelo Sculptures
Asian Civilization Museum
B
Baba House
Best Memory
Biggest Surprise
Boat Quay
Bonsai Garden
Breakfast
Bruce Lee Tributes
Buddha
Buddha Tooth Relic Museum
Bumboat
C
Cavanaugh Bridge
Challenges faced or expected to face
Chinatown
Chinatown Heritage Center
Chinese Garden
City
Civil Defense Heritage Center
Clark Quay
Cloud Forest
Cocktails
Coffee
Colonization
Colorful houses
Costs
Culture
Cultural differences/cultural misunderstandings
Currency
D
Distance traveled
Document daily life
Dragons
DREAM sign
E
Eat
Elevate the view (Marina Bay Sands/ Skybridge & Supertree Grove Skywalk at Gardens by the Bay/ Singapore Flyer)
F
Famous Streets
Favorite anything
Fears you faced and how you overcame them
Flag
Floral Fantasy
Flower Dome
Flowers
Food
Fort Canning Park
Fullerton Hotel
Funniest Moment
G
Gardens
Gardens by the Bay
Garden Rhapsody Light and Sound Show
Green spaces
Gelam (a type of eucalyptus tree that grows near Kampong Gelam)
Gopuram (a monumental tower, usually ornate, at the entrance of a Hindu temple, in the South Indian architecture.
Government
H
Haji Lane
Hawker Center
Helix Bridge
Henna art
Heritage
Hindu
History
How will this trip differ from previous visits
I
Ice Cream
Indian
Indian Heritage Center
J
Jewel Change Airport
K
Kampong Glam (Kampong means “village”)
Kaya Jam/Toast
Keepsakes from our travels
Koon Seng Roaf
L
Lightshows
Lily pond
Little India
Little India Arcade
Local foods you are excited to try and why
Long Bar (Raffles Hotel)
M
Majong
Malabar Mosque
March
Marina Bay
Marina Bay Sands Casino and Hotel
Market
Masjid Jamae
Masjid Sultan
Maylay
Maylay Heritage Center
Meadow Garden (See Gardens by the Bay)
Merlion
Mosques
Muffasa Center
Museums
Music
Muslim
Mustafa Center
MRT (Mass Rail Transit) System
Murals
N
Nature
Nightlife
Nighttime
O
Observation Deck
Old Hill Police Station
Old Parliament House
Orchard Rd.
P
Pagoda
Pagoda St.
Palace of the Former Sultan (see also Maylay Heritage Center)
Panadan chiffon cake
Parks
Passport stamp
Peoples Park Complex
People Watch
Perceptions
Picnic
Pineapple Tarts
Planet (Giant Baby Sculpture)
Politics
Q
Quays
R
Raffles Hotel
Rain Vortex
Recommended sight, event or experience
Red
Religion
Repeat visit
River Cruise
River Quay
Robertson Quay
Rules
S
Sage St.
Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple
Sampan boat
Satay by the Bay
Sculptures
Serangoon Road
Shophouses
Shopping
Signs
SINGAPORE
Singapore Flyer
Singapore is Spectra (Light show)
Singapore National Museum
Singapore river
Singapore Sling
Skyway Bridge
Skypark Observation Deck
Skypark Sound & Light Show
Smells
Sounds
Souvenirs
Spectra Light & Water Show
Sri Mariamman ahindo Temple
Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple
Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple
St. Andrews Cathedral
Street Art
Sultan Mosque
Supertree Grove
Supertree Observatory
T
Tai Chi
Tan Teng Niah House
Telok Ayer St
Tekka Centre
Temple of 1000 lights (see also Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple)
Temples
Temple Street
Textures
Train stations
The Promontory
The Skyway
Thian Hock Keng Temple
Thian Hock Keng Mural
Top Moments of this trip
Traditions
Traditional Trades of Little India Mural
Transportation
Travel Companion
U
Unexpected (because there is always some of this!)
Unique
Unplanned
V
Victoria Water Lily Pond
Visas
Vivid memories
W
Walk
Wander
Weather
White Rabbit Candy
X
eXcellent view
eXperiences vs. eXpectations
Y
Yen
Yin and Yang
Yong Kee Food Supply Mural
You/Yourself
Yummy/Yucky
Z
Zen
