Raffles Hotel and Long Bar

Daniel from London was in line behind us at Raffles so when a table became available, we invited him to join us since he was alone.  You can see the bag of peanuts-in-the-shell on the table.  Smallest peanuts I have ever eaten!  But since our drinks were $35 each plus tax, I at a lot of peanuts.

 Standing outside the Long Bar at Raffles, waiting for our turn to go in.

Note the old style ceiliing fans, which moved the air conditioned air around.  It was very comfy inside.  some folks were there with children, which was obviously allowed, since a virgin Singapore Sling went for $17.  This bar is a licence to print money.

Standing in line outside they had this big cutout of their signature drink.  It was quite tasty, and they weren't cheap on the gin either since you could feel it right away.  The waitress told me they make a big batch of it in the mornings.  Probably they have barrels of it in the back.  You can see some of the peanut shells on the floor.  As we left the bar, there was NO lineup at the door!  I asked how come, and apparently after 3:00 pm they open up the upstairs in the bar and so can accommodate lots more people.  Hah.