Sentosa Express

My neighbour Sean has been eagerly waiting for this day... to finally take a ride on the Sentosa Express! It was just recently opened on 15 Jan. So after Cheryl's Chinese class, we decided to tag along too, because we knew if it had anything to do with trains, Isaac would enjoy it.

Our family, Sean and his dad packed into our car, and we headed for VivoCity. We had our lunch first at Food Republic. This is a pic of Cheryl having paper prata. They spread it out thin and sprinkle sugar on it, so it's crispy and slightly sweet. Tastes yummy on its own. The teh tarik from the same prata stall was also teh-licious (by our standards).

We had wanted to get the train tickets but decided to apply for the Sentosa Family Islander card instead because we figured we might be taking visiting Sentosa pretty often either on the Express or cable car. With the card, we can take get entry into Sentosa and take the Express free, and enjoy discounts for the cable car, as well as other attractions on Sentosa.

The Sentosa Express consists of 4 monorail trains, each of a different colour. Nothing too impressive but needless to say, the kids enjoyed the ride. I wonder if the four trains are capable of handling the crowds when the IR is up.
We alighted at Beach station, which is the third and the last station on Sentosa. We wanted to take the chairlift but Isaac is still below 90cm, so only Sean and Cheryl and the dads took the chairlift and luge ride while Isaac and I waited down below. Isaac spent the time watching the Sentosa Express trains go by. By the time they finished with their luge rides, it was time to go back because Sean had his swimming class, and Cheryl her music class. So to Isaac's dismay, we had to head back home. It was fortunate anyway, because it started to rain. In fact, later on the way back home from Cheryl's music class, we got caught in a jam along Commonwealth Avenue caused by flash floods. Here are pics of the chairlift and the photofinish of the Luge race!