Blogs from Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, Asia - page 17

We played at being tourists on the sight seeing bus. Very different sights from Singapore. Fewer shopping malls than in Singapore. The locals seem to live and work alongside the newly build high rise office blocks of the commerce and banking world. The president lives in his large palace on the edge of the city and has guards on horseback and they change every 90 minutes, similar to London. China town and little India are small streets dedicated to small shops and street sellers. Hope the pictures show you the sights of the city better than i can explain. Now back to hotel for cocktails and nibbles, very relaxing.... read more

Its 9.45 in the morning, how many people can you see?... read more

Having spent 7 days in Maldives, turning regularly for an even sun tan the first night in Singapore was spent up to my knees in toothpaste and having bathed in bicarbonate of soda my legs are now sparkling white and nicely risen, but at least no itching from mossy bites.... read more

Our second day in Singapore we decided to do some sight seeing. We bought a 2 day bus pass which entitled us to explore the city on 4 separate routes. We sat on the open top deck with out ear phones connected to the automated tourist information. We saw Chinatown decked out in their reds and yellows preparing for Chinese new year, (year of the goat). We went past little India which supports the migrant workers who flock to this sector I after work. There were some places of worship like temples and churches used by all faiths in Singapore. The marina and boat quay is home to a vast array of international restaurants so we headed for Harry's and had fish and chips plus Nachos, this was good food after a week of spicy al ... read more

Our journey from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur took a little under seven hours by train; a choice governed more by the fact that we were fed up with flying than perhaps practicality. Maybe alarm bells should have started ringing when we realised that all four tickets for the whole journey came to a grand total of £12. The carriage was ok if you kept your head down and ignored your surroundings. A highlight of the journey was a lovely musical interlude provided by an elderly Malaysian lady singing rather tunelessly to Abby and Freya for over an hour. Stuart then decided to join in Spike Milligan style, while I quietly died of embarrassment in the corner. We soon stopped drinking our bottles of water despite the heat to avoid having to use the toilets, however poor ... read more