17th March 2010 Today we took the bus from Melaka onto Kuala Lumpur. We took a taxi to the central bus station in Melaka and managed to get onto one of the many buses leaving for KL at 11am. We arrived in KL at about 1pm and checked into our hotel. A sparse affair, even for the deluxe room that we’ve booked, but clean and comfortable never the less, with a great view of the KL Tower and the tips of the Petronas Towers and even tea making facilities - bonus! ...
16th March 2010 We awoke this morning to more activity across the street in the food market. A really bustling little place with people calling in for breakfast as they start the day. I am finding Malaysia quite different from Singapore. It is certainly not as clean and well ordered as Singapore, especially in the old part of town where we are staying. The streets have open gutters and pavements are few and far between, meaning you have to have your wits about you when walking about as there are loads of cars on the roads. ...