Cable Cars

The kids have been battling the flu and feeling all miserable last week so yesterday, we decided to cheer them up with a cable car ride at Mt Faber’s Jewel Box. We’ve all never been on the cable car before and it was as much an experience for us as much as for the kids.

Apparently, Mt Faber was quite the hotspot for couples looking for some adult alone time back in the 1970’s and what do you know, the magic is still alive. Like even in this stationary display cabin, there was some action going on. Ok, I should probably clarify that I’m not the sort that intentionally intrudes on another couple’s special time. I didn’t notice they were there until I was editing the pictures.

Moving on, Truett was probably the most thrilled with the ride because he’s in love with all sorts of moving vehicular contraptions – roller coasters, cable cars, skyrides, gondolas, trains and even buses. He would make us ride it multiple times so it was a good thing there were 4 stops on a cable car roundtrip. It was like riding it 4 times instead of 1, which seems like a lot more.

This was literally how he looked the entire ride – with eyes filled with awe and wonder. Kirsten calls it “BIG EYES”.

Incidentally, there was also a Sky Art Gallery going on in conjunction with National Day, so the cabins were dressed up with designs created by different illustrators. My favorite was this one done by my friend, Eeshaun. We’ve been a big fans of his work since our NTU days.

If you’re planning to hop on the cable car ride, the best start point is at Mt Faber because The Jewel Box does have a spectacular view. There’s also a koi pond and lots of space for the kids to run. The cable car will take you all the way to Sentosa and you can just hop back on for the return trip after you’re done exploring Sentosa.

The moment we got off, my son was all “we need to come again next week, it’s very fun.” I have a feeling this is the start of several cable car rides.