[Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia] Almost nothing noteworthy about today. We left the Cameron highlands today early this morning. The minivan was not full but was packing a few giggling and annoying girls who were getting pretty drunk last night. Seems we have found a way to stop the annoying giggles… Put them in a minivan and drive too fast on very windy roads for an hour. To be fair V also felt terrible after half an hour. It was a rough, but at least quiet, ride. Have to mention the freeway signs. In SA when there are roadworks there is normally (okay occasionally) a guy waving a flag around as a warning. In the UK it’s a flashing sign or something. In Malaysia it’s a mannequin dressed in hi-vis with a motorized arm waving a warning flag. Too cool 🙂

As we neared the city I was able to spot the Petronas towers. They look incredible but we’ll save them for tomorrow. We were deposited in China Town and set about the task of finding accommodation. So far in Malaysia we have not have a room with an external window (windows usually open onto an internal corridor) and today’s selection was no different. We settled on Monkee Inn. It’s really a hostel not an inn. Shared bathrooms and office type partition walls but it felt clean and acceptable. This seems to be the ‘budget’ standard in Malaysia.

When V finally woke up from her afternoon slumber we took a stroll down the street to find some dinner. Almost caved for a KFC but we found a Nandos !! just a little further down the road and could not resist the temptation. It was a bit of a splurge but we reckon we deserved it. I’m now well stuffed and ready for some sightseeing.

[Pictures: Nandos KL – we could hardly believe it – African tunes and all]

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