One of the great things about my job is I get to travel the world, and more importantly eat great food and experience great famous bars (and some hole in the walls!)
On a recent trip I got to go to the birthplace of the Singapore Sling. The world famous Raffels Hotel (And here I thought that was just a place to eat in the Mandalay Bay). The Singapore Sling was invented by 嚴崇文 (Ngiam Tong Boon) in the early 20th Central and has been made famous around the world since.
The Bar is actually the "long bar"(there are a couple bars on premises.) As soon as I walked into the bar I knew this was my kind of place. The wicker chairs and the palm leaf celling fans were the first hint but the bowls of peanuts and shells on the floor sealed the deal.
I took a seat at the bar - the best place to sit any time you venture into a new bar - and got a brief history lesson from the bartender about the Hotel, bar and Singapore in general as I enjoyed my poison.
How did it rate? Well the drink was just average (and $20 USD) but the bar and hotel were amazing. I would call it a must stop while visiting.
2 comments:
Welcome home world traveler, I look forward to hearing more stories.
OMG! That is like a real post! Words AND A PICTURE!
I might cry.
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