Lotus at Jervois
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Poshing it Up at Raffles and Other Adventures!
... all the fuss was about. I had no idea what to expect so when I turned up, bloody hell, the place was like a palace! If a single building could personify the phrase 'British India' Raffles would be that place!
I felt like a celebrity walking through the courtyard adorned with palm trees and up the marble staircases. The Long Bar, where all the tourists (read: all the plebs who aren't staying at the hotel!) go for a drink, oozed 1920s glamour with a ...
Dazzling Singapore...
... sehr unruhigen und zappeligen Vorsitzern rumschlagen - und haben wir geheult?? Nee....
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Jetzt ist Orientieren die Devise. Da wir tatsaechlich 8 Stunden Aufenthalt haben, checken wir unsere Optionen:
1) im Flughafen rumgammeln
2) im Flughafen rumgammeln und hier und da etwas essen oder trinken
3) auf nach Singapur City
Wir sind fuer Variante 3, allerdings erfahren wir erstmal einen herben Rueckschlag. Die nette Dame ...
Day Tripping
... to trouble). Good timing, as the celebration for Deepervali just started the night before and the main street is strung with hundreds of lanterns.
I see a long line, and thinking it is for a temple I start to get in it. Then I decide to film it first, which is a good thing, because the line was for the Western Union on pay day.
Remittances to support the Indian economy.
There are some footprints painted on the sidewalk, leading off down ...
What a Beautiful City!
... and the prices were super cheap!! We had some amazing soya chicken for like 2SGD and delicious smoothies (A South East Asian must-have). We met this guy Brandon who was actually from South Carolina and was working in Singapore! Together the three of us explored all the shops and stands of Chinatown and parted ways as Alexis and I headed back to Little India where our hostel was nestled. We "attempted" going to some club in Clarke Quay with some fellow travelers and OH MY GOODNESS ...
It's Intercontinental Singapore (6th Time I think)
... than doing it half way and then being asked if i would like to do the rest at Check-in. Found that part to be weird somehow. So of course i said "YES" and we were brought up to the Club Floor Lounge. I have a lot of things to say about this club floor lounge and it is all postive! I am really in love with Club Intercontinental Singapore. I feel this is by far the best Club lounge (In Singapore) i have been. Although it lacks the ...
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