Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine April 2019 | Page 75

Travel / Family Travel
1. Kids can meet their favourite Hollywood
characters at Universal Studios Singapore.
/ ASIATIC ANIMALS
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Singapore's resident Giant Pandas
are named Kai Kai and Jia Jia
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senses:
taste
Breakfast with
the wildlife
E/ On the terrace
at Singapore Zoo’s
Ah Meng Restaurant,
your family can have
breakfast while being
watched by a curious
and free-roaming family
of orangutans. The
buffet offers a selection
of continental and
Asian delights with
fresh fruit and strong
brewed coffee.
characters, from the Minions to Elmo. If rides
aren’t your thing, there are plenty of street
performances to enjoy, from the body-popping
dance troupe on the Rhythm Truck to a date with
Marilyn Monroe in her iconic white dress.
Leaving the streets of old New York behind,
I entered Sci-Fi City, and the atmosphere
changed. I could hear screams coming from
the rollercoaster ahead and looked up to see
people’s legs suspended in the air on the
world’s tallest duelling rollercoasters, Battlestar
Galactica: Human vs. Cylon, a white-knuckle ride
that climbs to a dizzying 42.5m. The ride was
nearly enough to put this old lady on her knees,
but I came off feeling like a teenager again.
Not all rides are this hair-raising, however.
In the whimsical streets of Madagascar,
I watched on as younger kids rode King
Julien’s Beach Party-Go-Round, with their
smiling parents snapping family shots
at every opportunity.
In the hot midday sun, people cooled down
at one of the many indoor shows like ‘Oscar’s
Grouchmas’, or sought shelter at one of the
numerous cafés and canteens. I left Universal
Studios looking forward to the day my one-year-
old would be a little bit older, so we could return
together, and I could experience the park
through her eyes.
Back on the mainland there is a plethora
of parks for the animal lover, including the
Singapore Zoo and Night Safari. Unlike other
zoos that reverse the circadian rhythms of their
night animals, the Night Safari uses lighting that
resembles moonlight. Animals are separated
using natural barriers in an open-air tropical
forest open only at night time.
Conveniently situated just across the border
from Singapore, about an hour’s drive from
Singapore city centre or Changi Airport,
is Malaysia’s first international theme park,
the gloriously delightful LEGOLAND Malaysia.
www.wrs.com.sg
I/ Di teras Ah Meng
Restaurant, Singapore
Zoo, keluarga Anda
dapat menikmati
sarapan sambil
dipandangi oleh
keluarga orang utan
yang ingin tahu
dan bergerak bebas
ke sana kemari. Menu
prasmanan meliputi
hidangan Eropa dan
Asia dengan buah segar
dan kopi tubruk kental.
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