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Raffles hotel in Singapore
"Hallvard Tangeraas" wrote in message
I'm going to Singapore soon (been there once before and loved it) and was wondering about the legendary Raffles hotel. What's the deal about this hotel: why is it so famous? I've heard that one of the "must do" type of things while in Singapore is to go visit the hotel (apparently even if you don't stay there) and take a drink called "the Singapore sling". What is it, and is it expensive? Is the hotel's bar open to the public? The Raffles was basically the first hotel in Singapore and as you probably can recall from your previous trip still holds it's colonial charm albeit the surroundings have changed dramatically since it was first built. One thing which is somewhat surprising is that it is on Beach Rd, a road no longer anywhere near the beach as Singapore has reclaimed quite a lot of the sea around that area. As for the Singapore Sling, I really wouldn't go to too much trouble. I don't particularly like it and the bar in Raffles where it was first invented - The Long Bar is nothing less than a rip off. A beer in that bar costs around 50% more than the Irish bar across the road at Chijmes, Father Flannigans. What is good at Raffles is High Tea either in the Tiffin Room or the Bar and Billiard Room. That I can recommend. Hope that helps Hallvard -- Atari Launchpad : http://launchpad.atari.org Notator/Creator SL : http://www.notator.org |
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