Enjoying the skyride in Sentosa in Singapore

Sentosa is the island off the coast of the Central region, Singapore. It was planned to become a major tourist destination, and seems to have achieved that goal, although there are constant changes happening over there. When any tourist plans a trip to Singapore, a part of that trip has to be dedicated to Sentosa, given the number of attractions it has. It has beaches, aquariums, thrills in the forms of a water park and the ever popular Universal Studios Park (which atleast takes up a huge chunk of time, especially on weekends when it can get very busy), and many hotels and restaurant areas. There is in fact an entry fee to get into Sentosa, a small one though, no matter which method you use to get into the island.

Enjoying the skyride in Sentosa in Singapore (More photos / Prints)

One of the attractions inside Sentosa is the Luge / Skyride. This is a dual purpose ride, which provides some great overhead views. For those who want to take a luge ride, they can get a helmet and use the skyride to get to an inbetween location from where they can use a luge to come downhill. For those who do not want to do the luge ride, they can use the skyride to go further, sitting on these chairs at treetop level and getting a great view of the hill below (with roads and vehicles below). It is a great fun, although if somebody is afraid of heights, it can get tricky.

View of cable car and skyline from the Tiger Sky tower in Sentos

Sentosa is the island off the coast of the Central region, Singapore. It was planned to become a major tourist destination, and seems to have achieved that goal, although there are constant changes happening over there. When any tourist plans a trip to Singapore, a part of that trip has to be dedicated to Sentosa, given the number of attractions it has. It has beaches, aquariums, thrills in the forms of a water park and the ever popular Universal Studios Park (which atleast takes up a huge chunk of time, especially on weekends when it can get very busy), and many hotels and restaurant areas. There is in fact an entry fee to get into Sentosa, a small one though, no matter which method you use to get into the island.

View of cable car and skyline from the Tiger Sky tower in Sentosa (More photos / Prints)

This is one of the ways to get entry into the island of Sentosa, and it is a pretty spectacular method. There is a cable car that takes from entry stations in the Central region of Singapore and into the heart of Sentosa. The cable car provides a spectacular view of many parts of Sentosa, and the coastal part of Singapore that is closest to it. Right in front is one of the towers, part of the infrastructure on which the cable car runs. Below is the shipping lane, which can get pretty busy and with a number of passenger and other ships in the water.

View of a section of the Queen Hatshepsut temple where reconstruction artifacts are present

At the foot of the Queen Hatshepsut temple in Deir El Bahri, there is a large amount of material, looking the same way as the material that makes the structure of the temple. Looks like a huge amount of material, which indicates that the reconstruction effort is fairly large.

A hot air balloon flying over the Luxor countryside

The historical town of Luxor in Egypt was once the capital of Egypt and is a prominent part of every tourist package for Egypt. There are many places such as the Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, and other locations. Part of the fun of being there is to take a hot air balloon ride over the whole place and get a good view.
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Saladin Citadel in Cairo - view of many parts of Cairo from the Mohammed Ali Mosque

From the backside of the Mohammed Ali Mosque in Saladin's Citadel, you get a wonderful view of the entire city. It is located at a high, and the view of the older sections of Cairo city is great from here; and on clear days, you can get a view of the pyramids as well.

Photo: Saladin Citadel in Cairo - view of city from the height

A view of the city of Cairo as seen from the heights of the Citadel of Saladin, located near one edge of the city. You can see how crowded the city seems, with almost no greenery visible in the photo.
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