A big Aloha to you! from Singapore. I arrived here this morning on the nighttrain from Kuala Lumpur and am now in my familiar hostel - Inncrowd, very nice - to upload some pictures and have a shower. Tonight I will be flying back home, it will be a bit strange to be back in the Netherlands again. Hope the weather is any good.
Yesterday I said goodbye to Anna in Kuala Lumpur and then left for Singapore. We had a really cool time travelling through Malaysia. From Kota Bahru we left for the Perentian Island. It was a pleasant drive along the coast for about an hour and a half and then a 40 min boat ride to the island. The island itself was really really nice. We had a small hut near the beach, inhabited by a lizard, a frog, a spider, some mosquitos and us. The first day we spend on the beach, the second we went snorkeling. The snorkling was awesome. The reef was inhabited by many colourful fish, turtles and some sharks. We had a small boat with 5 other tourists to shuttle us around and we stopped at 5 locations for some swimming and the weather was so good.
After that, sadly, it was time to be heading home. We took a plane back to KL (30 euros - 1 hour) instead of the train (4 euros - 12 hours), which was pleasant. In KL we did some shopping and a lot of eating and that was about it. Now its time to go home
I will leave tonight on QF009 to London where I will have 5 hours and 15 of spare time. After that I will be arriving at Amsterdam Airport at 12.55 on BD105. Hope to see you soon...
Oh, photos on Flickr.
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22.7.08
Singapore
So, Singapore. It is big. It has many shopping malls. Its seems to consist mainly of shopping malls actually and that makes it a bit of a strange place. Yesterday was my first day here and it was quite rainy. I went outside took look for the trainstation and I got rained upon. A lot, as it rains a lot here. What is amazing is that all the sidewalk here are covered in a kind of bathroomtiles that get slippery when they get wet. This made it difficult to get around .
It was also rather difficult to find the trainstation, I did not succeed yesterday. I also could not really find a tourist information with a staff member occupieing it. This meant I had to make do with the made that I got from the counter. The map shows a few interesting things, but mainly shopping malls. This also seems the main thing that people do here in Singapore. Singapore is excellent for shopping for either clothes or electronics. I have never in my life seen such large and so many malls.
What I like about Singapore is that there are many really nicely coloured buildings. Both big and small. The high rise buildings are made of cubic shapes stacked very creatively which reminds me of soviet buildings, but their colourfull paint makes them look very happy. It is also a very green place, plants seem to grow every where and the city smells remarkalby nice. Oo, and very nice food, everywhere.
In the end I did find the trainstation and got me a ticket to Kuala Lumpur. I am leaving tomorrow at 7.40hrs and will be interested in what I find, I hope. Also, some photos are now online.
It was also rather difficult to find the trainstation, I did not succeed yesterday. I also could not really find a tourist information with a staff member occupieing it. This meant I had to make do with the made that I got from the counter. The map shows a few interesting things, but mainly shopping malls. This also seems the main thing that people do here in Singapore. Singapore is excellent for shopping for either clothes or electronics. I have never in my life seen such large and so many malls.
What I like about Singapore is that there are many really nicely coloured buildings. Both big and small. The high rise buildings are made of cubic shapes stacked very creatively which reminds me of soviet buildings, but their colourfull paint makes them look very happy. It is also a very green place, plants seem to grow every where and the city smells remarkalby nice. Oo, and very nice food, everywhere.
In the end I did find the trainstation and got me a ticket to Kuala Lumpur. I am leaving tomorrow at 7.40hrs and will be interested in what I find, I hope. Also, some photos are now online.
20.7.08
In Singapore
Hi! Arrived in Singapore last night in the middle of the night. The flight from Australia to here was good and I think I will miss Sydney. I will now go and explore Singapore and hope to upload some photoos, also from Cairns one of these days. Ciao!
13.5.08
Itinerary update
Today I changed my flight back home. My return to the Netherlands will be a bit later than previously planned. I am staying in Australia for a bit longer, and will go to Malaysia for about two weeks. Because I am not allowed (?! Damn you, Qantas and British Airways) to go to Kuala Lumpur directly, I will be stopping over in Singapore. From there I am planning to take, a hopefully scenic, railway into Malaysia. I will be back in Delft on the 4th of August. My new flight schedule is listed below. So, I will you in a few months...
Sydney - Singapore: Qantas flight QF31 on the 20th of July 16.55, arriving the 20th 22.45
Singapore - London: Qantas flight QF9 on the 3rd of August 23.05, arriving the 4th 5.25
London - Amsterdam: British Midland flight BD105 on the 4th of August 10.4o, arriving the 4th 12.55
Sydney - Singapore: Qantas flight QF31 on the 20th of July 16.55, arriving the 20th 22.45
Singapore - London: Qantas flight QF9 on the 3rd of August 23.05, arriving the 4th 5.25
London - Amsterdam: British Midland flight BD105 on the 4th of August 10.4o, arriving the 4th 12.55
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