Monday, September 27, 2010

Bintan, Indonesia, and the Formula 1!

Hey together,

this was definitely the best weekend in Singapore so far. It was filled with everything I could have dreamed of last week, traveling to Bintan, Indonesia, chilling in the sun, experiencing the Jungle, the beaches and the whole atmosphere in Indonesia, and on the other hand watching one of the most exciting sport events live from a balcony at Marina Bay, Formula 1.

Since I assume that most of you are far more interested in the second part, the F1, I will change the chronology and start with devastated Hamiltons, burning cars, 100 decibel on average, and an amazing Sunday in Singapore.

Safety Car Stage

"Our" S-curve

We had an incredible race day, found this amazing hot spot at Marina Square from where we were able to watch the race as if we were sitting in the front row. And we were really lucky having an expert with us, Fabius from Academy Consult (Munich), who just came over to Singapore for three days to support the McLaren Team. He preferred our place although he had an All Zones Ticket(!) which got him to the boxes earlier. You see, we saved 130$ and actually had the best seats around the city :) nice one.


Michael Schumacher at the driver parade

@Marina Bay

Sara and me :)

Our view throughout the whole race, beautiful Singapore

And on top of the Formula 1, we actually went to Indonesia the day before. The plan was on having a nice trip with six girls having a lazy time at the beach and around the island, but we ended up in a big beer splash exchange students party in a rather bad resort. Nevertheless, we just skipped most of the party and got up quiet early (at least some of us, you sleeper Carina and Sara^^) to have a look at Bintan. For those, who are still seeking for trips over here, I do not recommend it and would rather safe the money for some other worthy travel adventures. But anyway, finally, we had a very good day, as we joined the mangrove tour on a river, saw snakes, monkeys, lizards, and neon blue birds. I should mention the "the world is going down rain" on our way to the specific spot in a small nutshell, getting all wet. But see the pictures:


Charley in our nutshell at the mangrove tour

Who can see the monkey?!

Nice residence, especially at high tide^^

The beach we stranded after the tour


By the way, I am joining the soccer team at NTU now and just came back from my first training, which was awesome :)

For those who are staying in Singapore, do not forget: It's Sara's birthday tomorrow ;)

Cheers, Ju

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