Well, it was a long trip, but I finally arrived this morning in KL around 10am. With the help of a nice Malaysian woman from New Hampshire and a Malaysia Airlines stewardess I was able to make my way to the KLIA Express Train to downtown KL. The stewardess even gave me some sen coins for the payphone! I then took a taxi from KL Sentral (yes, they spell it with an S!) to our condo/apartment complex Villa Puteri.
I was so relieved that I didn't have to take a taxi from the airport. I've heard that taxi drivers there love to rip off tourists and often drive around in circles just to increase the charge on the meter. I much prefer public transport! After my trek across Europe I really love trains. Also the taxi was only 10 ringgit (hereafter abbreviated as R). To put that in perspective: 3.5 R = $1. It's pretty amazing, especially considering that I just got back from Scotland!
Currently, I'm sitting the Starbucks (I know, I know, but they have free internet!) with some fellow students. Dan is an undergrad and Eric is taking a year off from the Coast Guard to get his Masters. Kuljit is also an SIS Masters student as is Calli. So far, so good. I have to admit that I'm missing Brett and Brian, though!
More tomorrow! I'm going to go up Petronas Towers and will be walking around downtown in Little India, Chinatown and Colonial Square.
Love to all!
P.S. The pic above is the view from my room!!!
2 comments:
que vista hermosa, mi amor! te echo de menos.
Wow, that view is gorgeous!! Glad you made it there safely! When do classes start? I am trying to read your posts in order, so I'm on to the next one...
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