I, too, never made it to Singapore, but I did visit the three other great Colonial hotels, the King David in Jerusalem, the Taj Mahal in Bombay, and the Peninsula in Hong Kong. When I first stayed at the Taj 35 years ago, Maharashtra (the State in which Bombay is located) was dry, so to get a drink one had to visit the hotel doctor and have ones passport stamped "Certified Alcoholic, alcohol required for medical reasons". One could then enter the hotel's famous bar which was a very lively and popular place (surprise!) and get a drink. I ate all my meals there. Regards, Norm
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