K's second day at school was spent in a little boat/bus known as duck tours. It was an exciting experience for him, since he has not gone on any boat ride before in Singapore. The last experience I had on any boat ride in Singapore rivers (I don't think Marina Bay is considered a sea) was at least 4-5 years ago, in one of those bumboats from Clarke Quay.
So much have changed since then. So many of the sights that we saw from our ride like the The Float, The Singapore Flyer, The Double Helix Bridge (latest pedestrain bridge that links Marina Centre to Marina South) all seemed foreign. Somehow, landmarks looked strangely foreign when viewed from a boat in the river. It was like seeing Singapore in a brand new perspective.
K spotted a landmark that he could easily recognise, the Flyer, learnt about one of the key icons of Singapore, the Merlion and watched tourists take their quintessential 'I've been to Singapore' photos next to the Merlion.
For K, the novelty was more in being in a boat, rather than the sights we saw during our ride. The highlight of the excursion for him? It has to be the start of the ride when we got a little bit wet when the boat/bus entered the water, as well as towards the end of the ride when he got a little 'duck whistle' for a souveneir.
Overall, quite a fun experience except for the hot, hot weather. And I still can't help but to miss those weekday outings that we used to have before he started attending school.
What a nice and fun-filled excursion. We’re considering joining this duck tour on our next visit to Singapore. We missed this during our last trip there last year…
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First school excursion and its Duck Tours???!!!!
What a lucky little guy!!!
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY, my friend.
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He sure had fun, although I thought that the running commentary of the tour guide who was on board the boat probably went over their heads. Landmarks don’t have much significance for 3 year olds I suppose. Oh it was also quite an pricey excursion, I paid like $50 for the both of us! Hope you had a great Mother’s Day as well.
Wow, so lucky to have gone for first school excursion on duck’s tour. Happy Mother’s Day to you, Rachel.
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His school teacher’s are quite creative with their excursions each term. Last term, I heard that the kids went to a noodle factory. Hope u had a a Happy Mother’s Day, Shuey.