Thursday, 5 August 2010
height of luxury
Poppa g is the best, he has booked our last 2 nights in at a superior suite at the park royal! And its huge! We've got sofas and a desk and a bathroom bigger than my room at home! And there is soo much free stuff - free drinks, sandwiches and cakes all day, huge breakfast, and cocktails in the evening! Ah I'm so excited! Lol just as I was writing this a little man came and brought a fruit plate up for us. I could get used to this :D
I love malacca
Came here as a last resort as we realised we didn't have enough time to go to borneo. Wasn't really expecting much but it is one of the most beautiful towns I've been to. We stayed in Chinatown in a huge converted mansion with double height ceilings and shutters and little hidden courtyards and all sorts. Oh and there were loads of swallows nests on the walls and loads of them flying around and feeding their babies. Oh it was so lovely, and the whole area was just as good, all renovated mansions that were now shops and cafes and art galleries and some were still millionaires homes. I found one that hasn't been rebuilt and is still falling down that I'm going to buy. Took so many pictures and just loved it so much.
First night we had beers and a huge spring roll each in a cafe and then went to another for tea. I had a chocolate and strawberry milkshake which was amazing. And mama and pop had a rice and cheese dish which they really liked so I am not wierd for eating those 2 things together!
I was so excited about having my own room I forgot that's normal back home! Had a lovely free breakfast at the hotel and then went for a wander. Went on a boat trip which was ok but showed that we were staying in the prettiest part of town, and Had our feet nibbled by fish again at a spa, but they were smaller so didn't do as good a job (but it tickled a lot less!) Had a drink at a really pretty riverside cafe and then mama and I went shopping for a bit.
Oh and the night before as we were walking home we walked past a huge stage in the middle of the road playing Chinese music with 2 old ladies ballroom dancing together and one old mentalist just sort of bouncing around on their own. No idea what was going on but it looked like a day trip for mental patients.
Anyway yesterday evening we went to a quite posh restaurant and had lovely burgers and then sat in a really cool bar called geographers cafe and had some beers. I stood in front of a fan and my dress blew over my head and the whole bar saw my bra and pants. Classy. Lastly we went to the courtyard bar at our hotel which was so nice and green.
This morning mama and I got up early to go to a little shop and get her a number plate for her bike cos we saw some with them and she liked them. And then just had a 2 hour coach ride back to kl.
First night we had beers and a huge spring roll each in a cafe and then went to another for tea. I had a chocolate and strawberry milkshake which was amazing. And mama and pop had a rice and cheese dish which they really liked so I am not wierd for eating those 2 things together!
I was so excited about having my own room I forgot that's normal back home! Had a lovely free breakfast at the hotel and then went for a wander. Went on a boat trip which was ok but showed that we were staying in the prettiest part of town, and Had our feet nibbled by fish again at a spa, but they were smaller so didn't do as good a job (but it tickled a lot less!) Had a drink at a really pretty riverside cafe and then mama and I went shopping for a bit.
Oh and the night before as we were walking home we walked past a huge stage in the middle of the road playing Chinese music with 2 old ladies ballroom dancing together and one old mentalist just sort of bouncing around on their own. No idea what was going on but it looked like a day trip for mental patients.
Anyway yesterday evening we went to a quite posh restaurant and had lovely burgers and then sat in a really cool bar called geographers cafe and had some beers. I stood in front of a fan and my dress blew over my head and the whole bar saw my bra and pants. Classy. Lastly we went to the courtyard bar at our hotel which was so nice and green.
This morning mama and I got up early to go to a little shop and get her a number plate for her bike cos we saw some with them and she liked them. And then just had a 2 hour coach ride back to kl.
Tuesday, 3 August 2010
kl and tioman
Were in mersing at the mo and I am lying in the softest bed in the whole world :) catching a coach to melacca in a few hours for the last stop before kl and home.
Kl last time was lovely, in the really busy expat and tourist district so lots going on and places to eat and shop.Had one more huge breakfast on the last morning then caught a tiny 12 row of seats aeroplane to tioman.I do feel pretty bad about the amount of flying were doing but pops is so impatient.on tioman we got a water taxi to our beach and got soaked by the waves and went flying around the boat which was pretty funny.wed booked a pretty crap room as it was dark and damp so we moved the next day, but the first room did have a mother cat and 4 tiny baby kittens under the steps who were so sweet.
We stayed on salang beach which was lovely with lots of restaurants and bars and a really nice beach but not too busy.most of the restaurants had bbqs so we had barbecued fish most nights which was ace.and beer was super cheap too so We were pretty happy.
First full day there we stayed on the beach and snorkelled about in the shallows as the water is so amazingly clear.Oh and a monkey came and stole a banana out of our bag and my dad ran out and started yelling at it and it wasn't bothered at all,just sat there eating our banana.
There was a river running through the town with those huge monitor lizards in that are as big as people and we saw a couple of them.
Next day we decided to go on a round the island trip for £20 each but unfortunately we picked the worst day ever.and Had a horrible mean boat driver who never smiled.first it was just very windy and then overcast but by the time we headed off for lunch it was pouring with rain and we were stuck in this little boat,soaking wet and getting thrown about.was quite funny to start with and then it just got a bit cold and miserable.after lunch the driver seemed quite suprised that we didn't fancy snorkelling in the open sea in the middle of a storm but we declined and went home 3hours early and soaking wet,without doing any swimming. Oh and there was the most beautiful little french girl on our trip she was about 3 and looked like she should have been on a petit pois advert and I wanted to steal her.
So that day was a bit of a failure.next few days I was a bit ill so didn't go out that much but we just did more lazing around on the beach, snorkelling, drinking beer.nothing too strenuous and all very lovely.
Yesterday we had to leave as I was having loads of trouble with my shitty old house and there was no internet on the island.which sucked a lot but we left and were told we were booked on the 11.30 ferry but to get there a bit early. This was a lie. We waited until 1.30 when the first ferry of the day arrived and about 50 people who had all been told different ferry times tried to get on.we luckily managed so then spent 3 hours on the slowest ferry in the world getting to the mainland.not a fun day.but we had the best dinner at a Chinese seafood place where we had wild boar, 'drunken prawns' and prawns fried in butter.after mama and my hands smelt but not in a bad way, more like mmm oh my hands smell so good that was such a good dinner.we were very sad when pops made us wash them. And that's all really.almost home and I am so looking forward to getting back to brighton. And getting very very drunk. And straightening my hair that is going to be So nice.
Kl last time was lovely, in the really busy expat and tourist district so lots going on and places to eat and shop.Had one more huge breakfast on the last morning then caught a tiny 12 row of seats aeroplane to tioman.I do feel pretty bad about the amount of flying were doing but pops is so impatient.on tioman we got a water taxi to our beach and got soaked by the waves and went flying around the boat which was pretty funny.wed booked a pretty crap room as it was dark and damp so we moved the next day, but the first room did have a mother cat and 4 tiny baby kittens under the steps who were so sweet.
We stayed on salang beach which was lovely with lots of restaurants and bars and a really nice beach but not too busy.most of the restaurants had bbqs so we had barbecued fish most nights which was ace.and beer was super cheap too so We were pretty happy.
First full day there we stayed on the beach and snorkelled about in the shallows as the water is so amazingly clear.Oh and a monkey came and stole a banana out of our bag and my dad ran out and started yelling at it and it wasn't bothered at all,just sat there eating our banana.
There was a river running through the town with those huge monitor lizards in that are as big as people and we saw a couple of them.
Next day we decided to go on a round the island trip for £20 each but unfortunately we picked the worst day ever.and Had a horrible mean boat driver who never smiled.first it was just very windy and then overcast but by the time we headed off for lunch it was pouring with rain and we were stuck in this little boat,soaking wet and getting thrown about.was quite funny to start with and then it just got a bit cold and miserable.after lunch the driver seemed quite suprised that we didn't fancy snorkelling in the open sea in the middle of a storm but we declined and went home 3hours early and soaking wet,without doing any swimming. Oh and there was the most beautiful little french girl on our trip she was about 3 and looked like she should have been on a petit pois advert and I wanted to steal her.
So that day was a bit of a failure.next few days I was a bit ill so didn't go out that much but we just did more lazing around on the beach, snorkelling, drinking beer.nothing too strenuous and all very lovely.
Yesterday we had to leave as I was having loads of trouble with my shitty old house and there was no internet on the island.which sucked a lot but we left and were told we were booked on the 11.30 ferry but to get there a bit early. This was a lie. We waited until 1.30 when the first ferry of the day arrived and about 50 people who had all been told different ferry times tried to get on.we luckily managed so then spent 3 hours on the slowest ferry in the world getting to the mainland.not a fun day.but we had the best dinner at a Chinese seafood place where we had wild boar, 'drunken prawns' and prawns fried in butter.after mama and my hands smelt but not in a bad way, more like mmm oh my hands smell so good that was such a good dinner.we were very sad when pops made us wash them. And that's all really.almost home and I am so looking forward to getting back to brighton. And getting very very drunk. And straightening my hair that is going to be So nice.
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