I finally made it down (a few weeks ago) to the Marina Bay Sands, one of Singapore's two integrated resorts (or IRs for short). Not, of course, to visit the casino. I certainly am not going to waste money like that. But, I did stand outside and peer in. Not much of a view, and not very pleasant with the odour of stale cigarette smoke in the surrounding air, but nonetheless quite interesting. Didn't see many people entering but I suppose it was a little early in the day (around lunch time).
I was actually at MBS for lunch at Pizzeria Mozza, one of the celebrity chef restaurants in the IR. Pizzeria Mozza and its next door neighbour Osteria Mozza are by Nancy Silverton, in partnership with Mario Batalli and both restaurants are famous for their mozzarella, in particular the burrata mozzarella (this
rather mouthwatering article tells all about burrata). We had the burrata for our starter - the absolutely delicious
mozza caprese - burrata mozzarella topped with a little pesto sauce and grilled cherry tomatoes (on the vine). The milky cheese, the tart sweetness of the tomatoes, the flavourful pesto - mmmmm... The pizza too was tasty, and the famous crust was indeed light and elastic. But the star of the show is indeed the burrata and I'm seriously thinking of visiting the mozzarella bar in Osteria.
After lunch, we decided to take a trip up 55 floors and visit the MBS Skypark. This was not without some debate. Did we really want to pay $20 for a view? In the end, we decided to do so and max out the time there. Oh dear. Did I just sound very Singaporean? So we went up, and after walking around a bit we sat at the bar there and had a drink or two. The view? Well, it was certainly quite interesting to look down at the surrounding areas and to see all the way to the ends of Singapore, but I'm certainly not going to pay $20 again for the experience.
So that was my visit to MBS.
