Raffles Hotel

I hadn’t seen Suzy for three weeks but chanced upon her in Singapore; she going one way, me the other.  So, when in Singapore where should one seek a cleansing ale and convivial entertainment, why Raffles of course!

Located within an easy walk of our Hotel (thanks Qantas) Raffles requires no explanation, suffice to say that the thirties are alive and well within its walls and even some of the patrons appear to have been there for just as long.  No doubt musing about life over a Singapore Sling or three.

We loved the motorized Punkawallah in the Long Bar (at least I assumed it was motorized; I didn’t see any Wallahs); every home should have one.

The astute reader will note that absence of glassware on our table; that’s because we are still budget travellers and drinks are half the price across the road in the food court!  Still, it was let’s pretend for a while.  Should we ever have an expansive budget, then a week or two at Raffles would be a delight.  Raffles is not a Hotel it is an institution and we wouldn’t mind being institutionalized there at all.