Day 2 Raffles
Jeanette had headed out this morning with Noelle and Alan to check out some shops but the highlight of today’s activities was going to be High Tea at the famous Raffles Hotel
We set off on foot around 11:30 am past the beautiful St Andrew’s Anglican Cathedral and got to Raffles Hotel around 12.
It turned out our booking was for 1pm but the kind receptionist moved it up to 12:30 so we spent half an hour exploring around the courtyards. One activity that seemed very popular was young guys photographing their girlfriends who were done up to the nines like models.
Everything was beautifully maintained and it covered a vast area.
Finally we got into the Grand Lobby where the afternoon teas were held and spent a very pleasant two hours working our way through the lovely delicacies.
After that there was a decision that we would like to check out the Raffles Long Bar and try a Singapore Sling. Unfortunately there was a long queue with a wait of around more than half an hour, so given that, and the price of a single drink was around $50 we decided to give it a miss.
On the way home in the midst of all the high rise office towers, I encountered a rather handsome rooster making his way calmly down the footpath. He was totally unfazed with the pedestrians and traffic. It was just like the Brush Turkeys in Hastings Street. I queried our Hotel’s maitre’d and he told me that it is a common sight. They are owned but allowed to wander around and forage. They make their own way home every evening.
As Jeanette missed out on her Singapore Sling, we had one with dinner.
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