Singapore….just Raffles and it’s area

Raffles is part of Singapore’s colonial heritage. It started as a 10 bedroom hotel in the 1860’s and has expanded  from this with a series of courtyards and arcades over its history. It has just reopened following a two year facelift. In its boutique are many of the original documents ,bills  and menus. You can, of course purchase reproductions of its many products from the past. I bought two postcards.

It is a fascinating area to explore and read the traditions of both the are and how the hotel reflected events of its time such as the coming of electricity, telegrams, telephones and the expansion of the island both socially and physically.

There’s the ship! Off on our adventure.