May 2007 : Singapore

Travel Title: Phantom of The Opera Theatre at The Esplanade, Singapore

When: May 2007

About The Trip:

Purpose: The main reason of this trip was to attend the Phantom Of The Opera in Theatre at The Esplanade, Singapore.

Days/Nights: 3 Days 2 Nights

Arrangements: ~~Travel Agent~~ / Self-guided Tour

Route: Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA – Singapore (2 nights) – Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA

Traveling Method & Time:

Kuala Lumpur – Singapore = by car (≈ 5 hours)

Around Singapore = by car (whole day)

Singapore – Kuala Lumpur = by car (≈ 5 hours)

Details:

1. Esplanade (Theatre By The Bay) – Andrew Llyod-Webber’s phenomenal hit that had burst onto the London stage 20 years ago, had returned to Singapore again. The musical theatre took place at Esplanade, Singapore for a strictly limited season from March til May 2007. I spent SD$405 (equivalent to RM907.20) in doing the online booking for three tickets for show at 8.00pm on 5th May 2007. Just like what I had seen from the movie and read from the book, the live show was extremely enthralling – the story details, the main characters played by Brad Little as The Phantom and Rebecca Pitcher as Christine, the other cast members, the floating chandelier, the flying Phantom, the lightings, the curtains, the small boat moving in between candles, the misty effect, the monkey music box, the dancing and the whole stage setting.

The theatre was brilliant! And to have the chance to be inside the Esplanade for the first time, RM907.20 was worth paying for.

2. Singapore city – After the theatre we took a stroll around Singapore city and took photos at a white grassy area called Padang with High Court, Supreme Court and City Halls in the background.

3. Sentosa Island – Before we took off to Kuala Lumpur, we wanted to have a little bit of fun, so we went to Sentosa Island. There, we took short a cable car ride, checked out the Merlion statue and tried its luge ride and walked along the Siloso Beach.

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