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Singapore Sling

The Singapore Sling was invented here at the Long Bar in the Raffles Hotel. It's terribly touristy to drink one here but you just have to drink a Sling in Singapore and why not at the origination point? However, the hotel went through a massive renovation a while back and the Long Bar was "relocated." It doesn't feel like it's from the colonial era, more like the Madonna era. I had one but Toby opted for beer because, "they're too sweet with the pineapple juice." It really wasn't too sweet like those you drink at home but it went down much too quickly for the price.
Singapore, life in the big city

August 18th 2008
We spent just a few days in the island/city/nation of Singapore. It's a nice, shiny, clean, glass skyscraper, Cartier/Gucci pucci kind of place. It's so Western that it leaves one wondering "why leave home?" Maybe if we'd been roughing it in the jungle for weeks on end I would appreciate it but at the time, not so much. Though I did savor a veggie antipasti salad of roasted bell peppers, kalam ... read more
Asia » Singapore

Singapore Flag Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. It subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international ... ... read more
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