Today is Friday.....we're in Kuala Lumpur, finding a bus to Maleka, then on to Singapore.
Our days have been packed with all kinds of transportation, I feel like I know the back seat of a taxi intimately. The first week of this trip has been a whirlwind of all kinds of transportation, scavenges, and seeing new sights.
Maleka was a highlight for us as it was controlled by the Dutch for over 150 years and there's still a lot of Dutch influence in this beautiful town. It would have been nice to spend a few days here; however, we're off to Singapore where we've got more mandatory scavanges to complete before our 10 pm deadline when scavenge time comes to a screaching halt.
There's so much to say about everything we've done each day, it's almost overwhelming. Singapore is a gorgeous city that we'd love to come back to one day. It's combination of historic Colonial architecture with the modern highrises and lots of tropical greenery and parks is a perfect combination here. It makes me feel like I need a gin and tonic....very British. The view from our hotel room overlooks the harbour rivaling the harbour view in Vancouver (but not quite)
We enjoyed our cab ride with the world's only "singing" cab driver. He can sing in 9 different languages and his cab is set up as a kareoke bar. He even had me singing Abba tunes before the hour was up. Add to that, the world's largest water fountain, Hindu temples, ancient mosques, Chinatown, Little India, and having our fortune told by a parrot!
We met everyone tonight at the world famous Raffles Hotel for drinks, have you ever spent $17 on a beer before? If not, come here, it's easy....a Singapore Sling is $22....!
Just a reminder, drugs and guns will get you the death sentence, good thing Erwin has neither. Spitting on the pavement or just spitting out your gum will get you a big fine here as well....it'll cost you $150! No wonder this place is so clean. You can't even buy gum in Singapore, it's forbidden.
OK, want to know where we're going next?.......Kathmandu, NEPAL
We'll be up in 4 hours to catch this flight, but I'm so excited. Nepal! I can't believe we're going to Nepal!
Our days have been packed with all kinds of transportation, I feel like I know the back seat of a taxi intimately. The first week of this trip has been a whirlwind of all kinds of transportation, scavenges, and seeing new sights.
Maleka was a highlight for us as it was controlled by the Dutch for over 150 years and there's still a lot of Dutch influence in this beautiful town. It would have been nice to spend a few days here; however, we're off to Singapore where we've got more mandatory scavanges to complete before our 10 pm deadline when scavenge time comes to a screaching halt.
There's so much to say about everything we've done each day, it's almost overwhelming. Singapore is a gorgeous city that we'd love to come back to one day. It's combination of historic Colonial architecture with the modern highrises and lots of tropical greenery and parks is a perfect combination here. It makes me feel like I need a gin and tonic....very British. The view from our hotel room overlooks the harbour rivaling the harbour view in Vancouver (but not quite)
We enjoyed our cab ride with the world's only "singing" cab driver. He can sing in 9 different languages and his cab is set up as a kareoke bar. He even had me singing Abba tunes before the hour was up. Add to that, the world's largest water fountain, Hindu temples, ancient mosques, Chinatown, Little India, and having our fortune told by a parrot!
We met everyone tonight at the world famous Raffles Hotel for drinks, have you ever spent $17 on a beer before? If not, come here, it's easy....a Singapore Sling is $22....!
Just a reminder, drugs and guns will get you the death sentence, good thing Erwin has neither. Spitting on the pavement or just spitting out your gum will get you a big fine here as well....it'll cost you $150! No wonder this place is so clean. You can't even buy gum in Singapore, it's forbidden.
OK, want to know where we're going next?.......Kathmandu, NEPAL
We'll be up in 4 hours to catch this flight, but I'm so excited. Nepal! I can't believe we're going to Nepal!
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E & J this is very entertaining reading! Please keep it coming, I'm vicariously on a world tour. Good luck in the Himalayas......Cheers, Al
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