Flyer, take me higher
I was lucky enough ride the much-hyped Singapore Flyer over the weekend and was really, really impressed. Honestly. I’d heard rumours of it being empty, but on Friday night there were long queues (okay, admittedly, I think there was a corporate outing there that night, but still, there were definitely people). We managed to miss out on the packed corporate pods and bag our own private one, which of course suited us fine. It would normally set you back around $1,000-$1,500 depending on the time for the privilege (ouch), so we thoroughly enjoyed this fluke; it meant we had free reign to dance around as we liked to the awful piped ‘elevator music’ playing. The half-hour round-trip (ahem) was great: we arrived around 6.40pm, which I would recommend as the sun goes down and the city lights come up just as you’re hitting the highest point (165 metres!). The views really are spectacular, not just for tourists but for anyone – if you’re an F1 fan you can see the Singapore Grand Prix track taking shape. You can also look down on the hundreds of cranes working on the casinos and, of course, take in the impressive city skyline, too. At $29.50 per person it’s definitely worth a go; just be prepared for the funniest part of the whole experience – your ‘souvenir photo’. At $15 a pop you can have your photo taken ‘on’ the flyer – except it’s actually taken in front of a green skin waaaay before you’ve even set foot on the thing. A blatant punt at money-making but quite funny nonetheless, and it still drew the crowds…
Georgia Reeve
Tags: F1, Singapore Flyer, Singapore Grand Prix
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