Rain and Beer

Our first few days in Singapore were beautiful, hot but beautiful. Thus, we left for an afternoon of exploring without a thought about the weather. Oops.

We stopped at a lovely bar called Barrio Chino for lunch. After a few days of experimentation (think noodles, unreconizable Chinese dishes, with a little Indian thrown in), we were ready for something that we didn't have to point at to order. Western food, with a capital W, was in order. We settled into an enormous cheese plate, some bruschetta, and some beer (no need to be too western).

Suddenly, the heavens opened up.


We took this as a sign that we needed to order another round of drinks... and another one.

Eating in Singapore is cheap, drinking is not. The final bill could be divided as follows: 1/6 food and 5/6 alcohol. The alcohol bill was more than we had spent in the previous three days of meals.

It was worth it. The friendly staff at the bar sent us out into the rain with a new umbrella. All in all, an afternoon well spent.