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February 8, 2006
Malaysia-Indonesia
Well, since we last wrote we have been through Kuala Lumpur and are now safe and sound in Bali, Indonesia.
Kuala Lumpur was a definite highlight for us...just a really cool city. I'm pretty sure it's world renowned for it's great shopping...cheap electronics, clothes, watches, Louis Vitton handbags (real or fake), shoes and anything else you might want (if only we didn't have to carry it all on our backs for the next 6 months....:o)) On the bus ride from Georgetown to KL we met a tour guide who offered to take us around the city on his day off (the following day), so we took him up on it. He took us to see everything we wanted to see and then some...and it was great to get some background explanations on stuff too. The Petronas towers were really cool, especially at night when they're all lit up...but they're just two of many beautiful and unique buildings in the city. At one point, I was afraid we might lose our tour guide as we spent most of the morning walking and he had never done that before. But at the end I think he was quite proud to say that he had done the "KL Walking Tour":o) All in all, I think we did a good job of seeing and experiencing the city's sights, sounds and tastes in the mere 48 hours that we were there...we might do a bit more on our way back through.
The flight to Bali...
well that was an adventure. We flew with the "West Jet" of Asia :Air Asia ( the official low-fare airline of Manchester United...David wanted me to add that). It was a good flight, but it made one a bit nervous to see that the arm rests were held together with duct tape and some of the drink trays would come flying down during take off and landing. But we made it just fine and if we had any nerves about coming through customs, they were alleviated when the customs officer started making fun of my passport picture and then asked Jisca to play him a song on her guitar:o)!?
We are now residing in the town of Kuta on the south west part of the island. We have not seen much of the rest of the island yet (it is quite big), but have plans to rent a bike for at least one day and go exploring a bit more. Mainly we're in Kuta because of the beach with waves that are perfect for beginner surfers...such as us. So for the last couple days we have been giving it a go. We have decided that surfing is very similar to golf in that most of the time we're pretty bad and get thrashed around a fare bit...and then we catch that one wave that just keeps us coming back for more. We have been improving though and will hopefully even be able to move up to an intermediate beach before we're done...we'll keep you posted:o)
Posted by Maureen at February 8, 2006 1:43 PM