Well, Fri night on a long weekend, so we headed to Clarke Quay. It is a hub of entertainment, with bars and restaurants. It looked totally different at night than during the day. The complex is star shaped, all light up and mostly covered. It was busy with locals and tourists, supposedly all year too. It reminds me of Vegas, where it was warm but cooler than daytime, tons of tourists looking for something to do, places to drink, lots of different cultures of people.
We were hoping to dance some salsa and there were 2 clubs, but it was too early for dancing. We headed to Highlander, a Scottish bar. I had to order a Singapore Sling. It was red and totally fake tasting. Drinks are really expensive here, ~$15 each. It's no wonder hostesses are trying to get your business as you walk by. It reminds me of Vegas or Mexico where they want tourists to come and spend money and try to lure them in.
We went to Cuba Libre next. They have a live band, and seats at the bar are conga drums. We could dance a few salsa songs, and there were people here who knew how to dance. When it was the DJ, 80s music was quite popular. It went totally to rap and hip hop, so we left for the other salsa bar.
Azucar was not that busy, but the band came on in about 5 min. Really good band and the some people here also dancing salsa. It's definitely not like home where people just ask people, it's more of a tourist scene where people dance with their own group. There was a group of young adults and one guy who's jeans were totally falling off, in fact, his tight whiteys were showing!
About 230 am, we decided we had enough for the day since we didn't know when the salsa band would start up again. Maybe we'll try a different salsa bar tomorrow.
No comments:
Post a Comment