March 26th-29th 2013
This is the 4th time in KL in 4 years, and this year as every other year I stay in Red Palm Hostel in Bukit Bintang. I did not had much plan for my stay in KL, just a stop for a couple of days on the way to Palawan.
To get to KL took a long time this year. I left Golo Hilltop at 08.00, since Sky Aviation had sendt me and email saying that my plane was leaving at 9.30 instead of 12.10. The hotel also called to check if it was correct. But, when I get to the airport they tell me that the plane is coming in to Labuan Bajo at 11! Piss me off quite a bit, and ask why I got the email about the change of time, but not much they could say about that. Just to sit back and read. 3 hours, or 3.5 hours at LBJ airport is no fun. No coffee or water to buy when you have gone throug security, one are trapped. Then my ebook runs out of power, not anything to read in anymore. Finally a bit after 11 are my plane coming, and 11.50 are we airborn, finally. 20 minuttes before original time and 2 H 20 min after changed time! The flight itself is good, just have to circle the Bali airport for 20 minuttes since it is closed for some reason. On ground at Bali around 13.45, and I only have 3 more hours to spend at this airport before my flight to KL leave at 16.55. Not much to say about the last stretch of flying, food and reading since I manged to charge the ebook at the Bali airport. Emigration is off course no problem, get a ticket for the taxi and find it, and are finally at the Red Palm 21.30. 13,5 hours travel, almost as long as it take from Europe to get down here.
March 27th
After a pretty good night sleep in my bunk bed at the 6 bed dorm a walk out in town, the only plan I have is to find the The Weld where I will be meeting Meng Yee tonight. Meng Yee visited me last summer in Stavanger with her friend Amanda, when they both where student in UK, and we had hiked to Kjerag together.
Amanda, ego and Meng Yee at Kjerag summer 2012.
I find it, only 10 minuttes away from the hostel. Finds out that the walk down to Petrones Twin Tower is pretty short, only 1000 meter away, so I walk it, even if it is pretty hot. Not shopping anything else than lunch and coffee at the mall, taking some photos of the towers, takes it easy and slow.
I am a bit amazed that the twin towers are this close to the hostel, have taken public transport to get to them before.
After the "exciting" stroll in KL I find the way back up to the hostel.
Meeting with Meng Yee at the Weld a bit after 18.00, and 2 friends of her. Taking the car to the place we are going to eat. Traffic is horrible, we hardly move in the traffic jam. It takes us 1.5 hour to move 3 km.
The food is realy good, I have been taken to a local resturant that I will assume that not many turists find they way too. Meng Yee and here friend take care of the ordering of food. Rice, bean sprouts, pork w lots of chilli, chicken and fishhead curry. Share whats on the table, so everyone get everyting, and not the european way where you order and get your plate of food. The food is really good, and the fishhead and the pork is my favorittes, good and spicy, but not to spicy.
This is the 4th time in KL in 4 years, and this year as every other year I stay in Red Palm Hostel in Bukit Bintang. I did not had much plan for my stay in KL, just a stop for a couple of days on the way to Palawan.
To get to KL took a long time this year. I left Golo Hilltop at 08.00, since Sky Aviation had sendt me and email saying that my plane was leaving at 9.30 instead of 12.10. The hotel also called to check if it was correct. But, when I get to the airport they tell me that the plane is coming in to Labuan Bajo at 11! Piss me off quite a bit, and ask why I got the email about the change of time, but not much they could say about that. Just to sit back and read. 3 hours, or 3.5 hours at LBJ airport is no fun. No coffee or water to buy when you have gone throug security, one are trapped. Then my ebook runs out of power, not anything to read in anymore. Finally a bit after 11 are my plane coming, and 11.50 are we airborn, finally. 20 minuttes before original time and 2 H 20 min after changed time! The flight itself is good, just have to circle the Bali airport for 20 minuttes since it is closed for some reason. On ground at Bali around 13.45, and I only have 3 more hours to spend at this airport before my flight to KL leave at 16.55. Not much to say about the last stretch of flying, food and reading since I manged to charge the ebook at the Bali airport. Emigration is off course no problem, get a ticket for the taxi and find it, and are finally at the Red Palm 21.30. 13,5 hours travel, almost as long as it take from Europe to get down here.
March 27th
After a pretty good night sleep in my bunk bed at the 6 bed dorm a walk out in town, the only plan I have is to find the The Weld where I will be meeting Meng Yee tonight. Meng Yee visited me last summer in Stavanger with her friend Amanda, when they both where student in UK, and we had hiked to Kjerag together.
Amanda, ego and Meng Yee at Kjerag summer 2012. |
| Ego at Petronas tower |
I am a bit amazed that the twin towers are this close to the hostel, have taken public transport to get to them before.
After the "exciting" stroll in KL I find the way back up to the hostel.
Meeting with Meng Yee at the Weld a bit after 18.00, and 2 friends of her. Taking the car to the place we are going to eat. Traffic is horrible, we hardly move in the traffic jam. It takes us 1.5 hour to move 3 km.
The food is realy good, I have been taken to a local resturant that I will assume that not many turists find they way too. Meng Yee and here friend take care of the ordering of food. Rice, bean sprouts, pork w lots of chilli, chicken and fishhead curry. Share whats on the table, so everyone get everyting, and not the european way where you order and get your plate of food. The food is really good, and the fishhead and the pork is my favorittes, good and spicy, but not to spicy.
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| Dinner with Meng Yee and her friend |
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| Ego at dinner. |
March 28th.
I think I safely can say that I have done nothing today, but that is not really possible. So in short, eaten sushi, drinking coffee, walked through some shopping malls, bought a belt, eaten dinner, red in a book. And have not been out of Bukit Bintang. Talked to a Malaysian man from Kuta Kinabalu at the hostel, and tolled him that I was going to Philippines. He was not a fan of Philippines and he told me to be careful, and to be sure to always stay at hotels with security and if I saw any Philippines muslim I should get away. I guess he was influenced in his opinion by the resent gunfights between Philippines muslim in East Sabah where some police was shoot and killed, so in one way understandable, but he was really way out of line and was generalising the act of a few madmen.
Leaving for the airport at 22:30 tonight, and getting on a plane to Philippines at 01:20, just an horrible hour!
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