When the new Johnny Depp version of Alice came out, there was a strange phenomenon in many parts of the world. Shopping malls, fast food joints, and especially movie theaters were plastered with images and covered with sculpture. This was all backwashed with the colors from the film, and it was hard not to get the sense that one was walking in Alice’s world. Or perhaps, a nearby version of the world, separated only by the looking glass preventing people from deciding to just jump in, and forget about the usual worries. What makes a hotel in Singapore so appealing, then, is that the city-state often feels like that anyway.

And all the time, too. It’s a fabulous city, where the confluence of cultures in earlier times has produced a very interesting place to call home away from home. And the confluence of cultures that come through in contemporary time don’t leave untouched, and don’t leave without making an impression on Singapore. True enough, there are still places referencing the Burton film , but there are also references here that have been around forever. Perhaps some even preceded the idea of Lewis Carroll.

Whatever the genealogy of daydreams might illuminate, it’s refreshing to see the more overt references. The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party was a great source of fun for those who follow them, and we’re still kind of wondering what happens next.

It’s an interesting saga, too, making up the band, causing even more reverberations with the wonderland idea. The couple met across the ocean, and began making music together. It’s the beginning of a very exciting adventure, and that it happens in Singapore, no less, means that there are many directions to go from here. In a port city, it’s hard to not look elsewhere, although looking inward also has its rewards.

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