30 June 2008
BEIJING
Tianamen Square
Forbidden City
Wang Fu Jing and Roast Duck
We arrived in Beijing yesterday morning at 4am! We were due to arrive on 28 June at 11.05PM, but our flight got diverted to Shanghai and the delay was 5 hours. We were told that it was weather conditions and that Beijing decided to close their airport. When we landed, we were told that there was no problems with the weather, but they just decided randomly to shut the airport. How considerate!At the passport control, the guy keept looking at me and at the passport and he did not believe I was the person in the photo! So he called a colleague to look at me and at the photo. I felt so stupid and I was not impressed at 4AM in the morning. The guy also asked Amit to take his glasses off so he could see his face properly. Beijing airport is huge, and supposed to be the biggest one in the world. It is very modern and clean. All set up for the Olympics.We got a taxi to our hostel. We are staying at a place called 9 Dragons House Hostel. In it set in an alleyway called a "Hutong" in the Dongcheng District. We are very central to everything, which is good. We are paying 14 pounds per night for the room which has AC, TV and bathroom. Not bad. We will stay here until the 3rd July.We were so tired that we slept till 1pm and then we had our first eating experience. It is so hard to communicate with people over here. No one speaks English, if they do, it is very very broken. We are no better - we speak no Chinese. We try to teach ourselves some words and sentences, but we are awful at pronouncing the words. We spent about 15 minutes trying to explain what we wanted to eat. The menu was in Chinese, and the waitress was trying hard to explain to us what was on the menu..in Chinese. We sat with the dictionary, trying to pronounce the words, and they made no sense to the waitress. Luckily, we also had the Lonely Planet guide. We showed some sentences to the waitress and she understood a few words. Everything we asked for , they did not have, so we ended up looking at photos on their menu and just picked two photos from there, not knowing what we were actually ordering, as a photo does not always show everything. We ended up with two alright choices. One was a spicy noodle soup and the other was what we would describe as a Chines Paratha. It is like a Giant Paratha of 3 layers stuffed with spring onions and sliced sweet corn. It was good, but really heavy.We can't stop laughing at how hard it is to speak to people here. This is the hardest country to travel for us, and it is an experience and a challenge. We have never had this problem to date and we have been around a bit.
Well, the metro system is quite easy to figure out. Took us 5 minutes to figure our how to operate the ticket machines and the metro is impressive. It is clean and informative. We took the metro into Chongwein, where we spent a few hours in the New World Shopping Mall and had our first Chinese supermarket experience. The fish section has aquariums with live turtles, prawns and fish of all kinds. You just pick the one you want to bye to cook at home. ( I felt so sorry for the turtles, they were trying to get out of the aquarium. ) We were stopped by a girl who wanted to interview us in connection with the Olympics. We gave our answers and then we got a small Chinese present as a THANK YOU. It is a wall hanging. Had food near Chongweng (was over-priced and quite disgusting) and wandered back to our hostel at 9.30PM.
Beijing has 15,2 Million inhabitants and is the most polluted city in the world. You can barely see the sky, it is just full of pollution/smog. Every day you wake up and the sky looks white/grey. You feel the heat but you can't see the sun. It is depressing to look at. They say that if you breathe one day of air in Beijing, it is like smoking 70 cigarettes. Can you believe it! So polluted. What a shame! and this is where the Olympics will take place. I am really missing fresh air. The city is clean on the roads and you don't see as many cars on the roads as we expected. Apparently, the government has limited cars on the roads up until the Olympics are over.
It seems it is common to spit into public bins.
30 June
We only made it to Tiananmen Square (the largest public square in the world), as we spent an hour looking for the recommended Roast Duck restaurant. We had walked the complete wrong direction but still ended up at one of its branches. But it was now 2.45PM and they had just shut until 4.30PM! Great! So we went for a long walk down the Tianamen Square and passed the Mao Mausoleum/Mao Memorial Hall, the Gate of Heavenly Peace, the Monument to the People's Heroes and the China National Museum. The square is absolutely massive and has lots of red flags on the middle of it.
1 July
I think we have quickly gotten used to Beijing. We don't take any taxis, just the metro/underground and lots of walking. We went to the Forbidden City today which is so grand and impressive.It was closed to the public for 500 years - hence it is called the Forbidden City. It was the home of two dynasties of emperors - the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty. This is where the very Last Emperor of China lived. When you enter, you go through three massive gates before you come to the main entrance to the Forbidden City. It has lots of beautiful buildings in red with roof tops in the colour of gold/yellow with ceilings in green/blue/gold/red. All the roof tops have corners with very small statues of 9 creatures. The first is an emperor riding on some animal followed by eight animal-looking creature - like lions and dragons. When you are in the Forbidden City you just can't comprehend how massive it is. It just goes on and on. At the very end of the Forbidden City, there are pretty gardens with statues and small temple-looking houses. You could spend a day here - we spent 4 hours exploring. There is Hall of Clocks which stores numerous grand, unique clocks/time pieces given as presents to the Emperors. They were made in England, Switzerland, Japan and America. We were in the hall when there were having a clock display of their ring tones. I would not say that it is worth paying 10 Yuan to see this.
After enjoying the Forbidden City, we had lunch at the famous "Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant" off Wangfujing Dajie - which would be the equivalent of Leicester Square. The restaurant looked so posh and the service brilliant. The interior all in red, gold and yellow. The Peking Roast Duck was tasty. Over here the eat it with the skin. First the cut a bit of the skin off and serve it to you, for you to dip it in sugar and eat it. Then they present the meat with the skin on and you roll it into a pancake. There is a certain style in rolling the pancake. And lastly, they present half of the head of the duck with its brain! Amit ate it!
There are lots of shops on Wagfujing Dajie and a whole section just dedicated to the upcoming Olympics. There is the famous little alley the Wanngfujing Snack Street where you get all sorts of meat, octopus, beetles on skewers, roast corn on the cob, coconut juice and stuff that I have no idea what is and would not touch.
Tomorrow, we are off to see the Great Wall of China. Looking forward to it.
Monday, 30 June 2008
LANGKAWI, MALAYSIA
LANGKAWI
21 June - 28 June 2008
Beach, sun, pool, rain forest, good food, massages, monkeys, lizard monitors and rain. That was our Langkawi trip.
We wanted to take a "holiday" from our backpacking mode, so we flew to Langkawi.
Langkawi is an island of the Kedah region, which is part of Malaysia. The island is mainly rain forest and was un-developed up until 1988. Now, it is a honeymoon destination and we did feel like we were on honeymoon, when we splashed out (with a great discount) on 3 days in an amazing resort - The Andaman, which is set in the rain forest on the beach. It has its own private beach on the Datai bay beach, its own pool and three great restaurants and wild life such as monkeys and lizard monitors. The service is superb and the location just perfect. We felt very very spoilt. We did have sunny spells but we also had the rain which restricted our beach access for 2 days. We went for night walks on the beach and spent a lot of time in the water . Just what we needed.
There are accomodation options of all budgets on Langkawi. You just need to shop around. We tried all sorts of accomodation.
We rented a car (black Nissan Pulsar) for 70 Ringgits (11.5 pounds per day) for a few days and drove around the entire island. Saw Kuah town and its night markets (only on Saturdays), the Langkawi malls, Hindu temple, the Harbour, Oriental Village (from where you can go on cable cars), Pentai Chenang, Pentai Tengang, Tanjung Rhu beach and the Datai Bay. It is so green and full of wild life. Lots of monkeys and sadly, we saw a dead one on the road.
Langkawi, was our chill-out time and it was lovely and relaxing.
21 June - 28 June 2008
Beach, sun, pool, rain forest, good food, massages, monkeys, lizard monitors and rain. That was our Langkawi trip.
We wanted to take a "holiday" from our backpacking mode, so we flew to Langkawi.
Langkawi is an island of the Kedah region, which is part of Malaysia. The island is mainly rain forest and was un-developed up until 1988. Now, it is a honeymoon destination and we did feel like we were on honeymoon, when we splashed out (with a great discount) on 3 days in an amazing resort - The Andaman, which is set in the rain forest on the beach. It has its own private beach on the Datai bay beach, its own pool and three great restaurants and wild life such as monkeys and lizard monitors. The service is superb and the location just perfect. We felt very very spoilt. We did have sunny spells but we also had the rain which restricted our beach access for 2 days. We went for night walks on the beach and spent a lot of time in the water . Just what we needed.
There are accomodation options of all budgets on Langkawi. You just need to shop around. We tried all sorts of accomodation.
We rented a car (black Nissan Pulsar) for 70 Ringgits (11.5 pounds per day) for a few days and drove around the entire island. Saw Kuah town and its night markets (only on Saturdays), the Langkawi malls, Hindu temple, the Harbour, Oriental Village (from where you can go on cable cars), Pentai Chenang, Pentai Tengang, Tanjung Rhu beach and the Datai Bay. It is so green and full of wild life. Lots of monkeys and sadly, we saw a dead one on the road.
Langkawi, was our chill-out time and it was lovely and relaxing.
LAST MINUTE CHANGES OF DESTINATIONS
21 June 2008
From Nepal to Singapore to Malaysia
We decided to cut Nepal short, as it was not fair to see what is supposed to be a beautiful country, when the monsoon season is on. The first few days had sun and heat and we enjoyed days in Thamel in Kathmandu. We visited Durbar Square and walked a 1,5 hours route recommended by the Lonely Planet, passing stupas (Buddhist temples/prayer areas) , Hindu temples and markets. Then the rain started, which upset all the plans of going on a 10 day trek to the Everest Base Camp. Even our booked mountain flight over the Himalayas got cancelled while we were waiting in the airport. Some travel agencies recommended that we do the Anapurna trek or the Langtang trek. We almost booked the Langtang trek which takes you to the border of Nepal and Tibet. Luckily, we had done enough research that it was not worth spending the money. Possibilities of land slides and muddy, dangerous treks in rain and lots of leeches was not our ideal trek. We knew tourists were still going, so we headed to Pokhara for 2 days to see if it was worth doing part of the Anapurna trek or the Jomsom trek. The weather was great in Pokhara but a bit too hot at times and we quickly decided extreme heat, humidity and monsoon was ready to turn into a disaster if we went on the trek. We were never meant to be in Nepal, apart from a stop on the way to Tibet, so we had never researched the weather here. In Pokhara, we enjoyed the lake views (Phewa Tal) , the bars, restaurants and managed to see the World Peace Pagoda (a buddhist stupa) overlooking the town and lake and the Devi Falls. We are keen to do the trek in Nepal and will have to do this in the future - maybe next year.
Since Tibet was out and Nepal not an ideal time to visit, we thought let's get some sun and beach. The cheapest flight from Singapore (we had to fly back to Singapore from Nepal) was to Langkawi.
On the way to Langkawi, we spent 2 nights (19th June - 21 June) in Singapore, stayed at Clarke Quay and enjoyed great food and night life.
From Nepal to Singapore to Malaysia
We decided to cut Nepal short, as it was not fair to see what is supposed to be a beautiful country, when the monsoon season is on. The first few days had sun and heat and we enjoyed days in Thamel in Kathmandu. We visited Durbar Square and walked a 1,5 hours route recommended by the Lonely Planet, passing stupas (Buddhist temples/prayer areas) , Hindu temples and markets. Then the rain started, which upset all the plans of going on a 10 day trek to the Everest Base Camp. Even our booked mountain flight over the Himalayas got cancelled while we were waiting in the airport. Some travel agencies recommended that we do the Anapurna trek or the Langtang trek. We almost booked the Langtang trek which takes you to the border of Nepal and Tibet. Luckily, we had done enough research that it was not worth spending the money. Possibilities of land slides and muddy, dangerous treks in rain and lots of leeches was not our ideal trek. We knew tourists were still going, so we headed to Pokhara for 2 days to see if it was worth doing part of the Anapurna trek or the Jomsom trek. The weather was great in Pokhara but a bit too hot at times and we quickly decided extreme heat, humidity and monsoon was ready to turn into a disaster if we went on the trek. We were never meant to be in Nepal, apart from a stop on the way to Tibet, so we had never researched the weather here. In Pokhara, we enjoyed the lake views (Phewa Tal) , the bars, restaurants and managed to see the World Peace Pagoda (a buddhist stupa) overlooking the town and lake and the Devi Falls. We are keen to do the trek in Nepal and will have to do this in the future - maybe next year.
Since Tibet was out and Nepal not an ideal time to visit, we thought let's get some sun and beach. The cheapest flight from Singapore (we had to fly back to Singapore from Nepal) was to Langkawi.
On the way to Langkawi, we spent 2 nights (19th June - 21 June) in Singapore, stayed at Clarke Quay and enjoyed great food and night life.
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
NEPAL
12 June, Kathmandu
NEPAL
We have just arrived in Kathmandu. Took us 4 hours 40 min by flight from Singapore. There was hardly any queue in immigration and the airport is tiny. We already got ripped off when changing our UK pounds. The guy at the counter basically gave us a different rate to what was on the official receipt. No doubt he kept the rest of the money. On top of that we got charged 200 Rs commission. Well, this was the charge you get at the airport - so we exchanged as little as possible. We jumped into a pre-paid cab that looked like it had been bombed. It had no locking, no window handle, no glove room, no seat belts and it felt like the wheels were about to fall off. Now, it feels like we are back in the "real" Asia. Singapore was so smooth, now we are back in backpacking style.
Over here our money goes a long way, 1 pound = 131.12 Nepalese Rupees. Things are very cheap here - cheaper than India. We paid 13 Rupees for a 1 litre bottle of water = 10 pence.
The cab ride through the streets of Kathmandu felt like driving in India. Small bazaars, "thelas", kurta shops, rickshaws and loud traffic. Here the first language is Nepalese and then Hindi. Most people speak Hindi and they watch Bollywood movies, so we speak Hindi to the locals. Sometimes, some of them will swap over to English. I guess we can't pretend to be locals, though a few of them have said that I look Nepali. That is good - saves me from getting any hassle then. The dusty roads, the scents of spices and colourful street corners all make me feel less of a stranger, as it is like being in another town in India.
Nepal was never really on our travel plan, it was merely an entry to Tibet. Since, we cannot visit Tibet on this trip - apparently, the borders are open officially, but China is not granting any access to Tibet until after the Olympics. So we have to change our plans too. We are spending a few hours today deciding whether we just tour Nepal, or stay a few days in Nepal and then head to Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia or Bhutan. Bhutan will be the least-visited by tourists. Let's see what we decide tonight.
We are staying at Kathmandu Guest House, a budget hotel. Our room is facing a pretty garden with a small fountain. It is in the middle of the Thamel centre with lots of shops, bakeries and tour agencies.
We realised that a Lonely Planet guide would have been very useful for Nepal - so we went on a hunt, and we found a book shop that sold us a second-hand Nepal Lonely Planet guide for 1000 Rupees and the man will buy back the book from us for 500 Rupees, when we have finished with it. Not a bad bargain!
We are currently in an internet cafe, trying to download photos and Hindi songs are being played in the background. I am hearing a couple of the oldies from the 80s (those who have been watching Bollywood movies - will know these), such as the songs "Yaad Arrahi Hain, teri yaad arrahi hain" and "dabli wahle, dabli wahle, dabli baja" and "Payaliya, hoohohooo". These songs are bringing me back to my childhood.
The weather is nice and pleasant. Although, it is the monsoon season, it has not rained yet and the locals are expecting it in July. The sun is shinning and it is dry. Not so humid like Singapore.
We are taking it easy today and if possible, quite keen to watch a Bollywood movie in the local cinema.
I like it here..
15 June
We booked a mountain flight to fly over the Himalaya Range, but the flight got cancelled due to bad weather and nil visibility. Maybe a sign that we should not do a trek at this time of the year. We went hunting for an ideal trek, we so wanted to do the Everest Base Camp trek, but the monsoon is on and will make visibility bad. Then we were recommended to do the Langtang Trek which is a 10 day trek taking you to the border of Nepal and Tibet. We almost booked it until last minute when it rained all day, we thought why go and see something that we know will not be as beautiful as it really is when it is the right weather. So we are keeping this trek in mind for the future. Watch this space!
We spent a night at Pema's place, a local Nepali who has a house in Shanti Goreto. She is the mother of one of Geeta's (my younger sister) friends. She kindly took us in and looked after us. She and her sister were so kind and welcoming. It was nice to see what "life" is like in a local home.
We thought the weather might be better outside Kathamandu, so we went on a 7 hours bus trip to Pokhara. It was very hot and dry here. It is set by a lake - the Phewa Tal, which is surrounded by green hills. Pokhara is a cute place with lots of cafes and shops. We went to the World Peace Pagoda, which is a buddhist stupa and is set on a hill that faces the lake and Pokhara town. It is nice and peaceful up there.
After two days in Pokhara, we headed back to Kathmandu. It took us 10 hours to get back! We were stuck up in the mountains in a 25 km long queue. A big lorry was hanging off the mountain side - looked like a very bad accident. The 25 km took us 3 hours to drive and you can imagine how frustrated everyone was getting.
18 June
We spent a last night at Pema's before completely spontaneously booking a flight to Langkawi. The rain in Kathmandu made us long for the beach and some sun.
NEPAL
We have just arrived in Kathmandu. Took us 4 hours 40 min by flight from Singapore. There was hardly any queue in immigration and the airport is tiny. We already got ripped off when changing our UK pounds. The guy at the counter basically gave us a different rate to what was on the official receipt. No doubt he kept the rest of the money. On top of that we got charged 200 Rs commission. Well, this was the charge you get at the airport - so we exchanged as little as possible. We jumped into a pre-paid cab that looked like it had been bombed. It had no locking, no window handle, no glove room, no seat belts and it felt like the wheels were about to fall off. Now, it feels like we are back in the "real" Asia. Singapore was so smooth, now we are back in backpacking style.
Over here our money goes a long way, 1 pound = 131.12 Nepalese Rupees. Things are very cheap here - cheaper than India. We paid 13 Rupees for a 1 litre bottle of water = 10 pence.
The cab ride through the streets of Kathmandu felt like driving in India. Small bazaars, "thelas", kurta shops, rickshaws and loud traffic. Here the first language is Nepalese and then Hindi. Most people speak Hindi and they watch Bollywood movies, so we speak Hindi to the locals. Sometimes, some of them will swap over to English. I guess we can't pretend to be locals, though a few of them have said that I look Nepali. That is good - saves me from getting any hassle then. The dusty roads, the scents of spices and colourful street corners all make me feel less of a stranger, as it is like being in another town in India.
Nepal was never really on our travel plan, it was merely an entry to Tibet. Since, we cannot visit Tibet on this trip - apparently, the borders are open officially, but China is not granting any access to Tibet until after the Olympics. So we have to change our plans too. We are spending a few hours today deciding whether we just tour Nepal, or stay a few days in Nepal and then head to Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia or Bhutan. Bhutan will be the least-visited by tourists. Let's see what we decide tonight.
We are staying at Kathmandu Guest House, a budget hotel. Our room is facing a pretty garden with a small fountain. It is in the middle of the Thamel centre with lots of shops, bakeries and tour agencies.
We realised that a Lonely Planet guide would have been very useful for Nepal - so we went on a hunt, and we found a book shop that sold us a second-hand Nepal Lonely Planet guide for 1000 Rupees and the man will buy back the book from us for 500 Rupees, when we have finished with it. Not a bad bargain!
We are currently in an internet cafe, trying to download photos and Hindi songs are being played in the background. I am hearing a couple of the oldies from the 80s (those who have been watching Bollywood movies - will know these), such as the songs "Yaad Arrahi Hain, teri yaad arrahi hain" and "dabli wahle, dabli wahle, dabli baja" and "Payaliya, hoohohooo". These songs are bringing me back to my childhood.
The weather is nice and pleasant. Although, it is the monsoon season, it has not rained yet and the locals are expecting it in July. The sun is shinning and it is dry. Not so humid like Singapore.
We are taking it easy today and if possible, quite keen to watch a Bollywood movie in the local cinema.
I like it here..
15 June
We booked a mountain flight to fly over the Himalaya Range, but the flight got cancelled due to bad weather and nil visibility. Maybe a sign that we should not do a trek at this time of the year. We went hunting for an ideal trek, we so wanted to do the Everest Base Camp trek, but the monsoon is on and will make visibility bad. Then we were recommended to do the Langtang Trek which is a 10 day trek taking you to the border of Nepal and Tibet. We almost booked it until last minute when it rained all day, we thought why go and see something that we know will not be as beautiful as it really is when it is the right weather. So we are keeping this trek in mind for the future. Watch this space!
We spent a night at Pema's place, a local Nepali who has a house in Shanti Goreto. She is the mother of one of Geeta's (my younger sister) friends. She kindly took us in and looked after us. She and her sister were so kind and welcoming. It was nice to see what "life" is like in a local home.
We thought the weather might be better outside Kathamandu, so we went on a 7 hours bus trip to Pokhara. It was very hot and dry here. It is set by a lake - the Phewa Tal, which is surrounded by green hills. Pokhara is a cute place with lots of cafes and shops. We went to the World Peace Pagoda, which is a buddhist stupa and is set on a hill that faces the lake and Pokhara town. It is nice and peaceful up there.
After two days in Pokhara, we headed back to Kathmandu. It took us 10 hours to get back! We were stuck up in the mountains in a 25 km long queue. A big lorry was hanging off the mountain side - looked like a very bad accident. The 25 km took us 3 hours to drive and you can imagine how frustrated everyone was getting.
18 June
We spent a last night at Pema's before completely spontaneously booking a flight to Langkawi. The rain in Kathmandu made us long for the beach and some sun.
Monday, 9 June 2008
SINGAPORE (8-12 June)
SINGAPORE
Taking the shuttle bus to our hotel was a good idea to get a bit of sightseeing. I have flown in and out of Singapore a couple of times but never been outside the airport. You immediately notice the modern, wide, clean roads with pretty greenery and the high-rise buildings. Everywhere you pass, there is a mall or a hotel. Just how I imagined it.
We spent our first two nights in Chinatown.
My cousin Ate Edna (who lives in Norway) flew out to Singapore to meet us and 2 hours after landing in Singapore, we were out dining in China Town, followed by drinks in Highlander Bar and clubbing at I-Rumours and The Pump Room at Clarke Quay till 3AM with disco and live bands on a hot, humid summer evening. The Pump Room was fun, with tourists requesting if they could sing on stage. It turned out that this amazing Belgium singer who sang "Besame Mucho" and her three friends who accompanied her with a sensous dancing, were professionals who performed at the Singapore Arts Festival. We had a perfect night out and it was great to see my cousin again!
The next morning we were knackered and spent most of the day window-shopping. The big sale is on - so I am having a great time!
(10 June) Well, we had to get it eventually, so we got up early to get our China visas. Luckily, we arrived at 9am and by 10.20am, we had submitted our applications for a next-day pickup. We moved our stuff to our new accomodation at HangOut @ Mt. Emily in Little India. Here it is like being in India and you can get the best Indian foods. The dosas are yummmmmmm.
We spent the evening on the Night Safari. Amit came here 9 years ago and wanted me to experience it too. Basically, following walking trails in the dark and passing wild animals on the way, followed by a guided 45 minutes tram trip in the dark. A cool and fun way of seeing animals. Really enjoyed this.
(11 June) We had planned to visit Sentosa Island but the rain caught us, so we opted to spend most of our time indoors in malls and restaurants.
Tomorrow morning, we are flying to Nepal. It will be interesting to see, where we will head to after Nepal, since we can no longer visit my dream destination Tibet. Quite disappointed about this, but something to look forward to in the future, coz this trip I will have to make.
Less than two months left of our world journey - where is the time going??
Taking the shuttle bus to our hotel was a good idea to get a bit of sightseeing. I have flown in and out of Singapore a couple of times but never been outside the airport. You immediately notice the modern, wide, clean roads with pretty greenery and the high-rise buildings. Everywhere you pass, there is a mall or a hotel. Just how I imagined it.
We spent our first two nights in Chinatown.
My cousin Ate Edna (who lives in Norway) flew out to Singapore to meet us and 2 hours after landing in Singapore, we were out dining in China Town, followed by drinks in Highlander Bar and clubbing at I-Rumours and The Pump Room at Clarke Quay till 3AM with disco and live bands on a hot, humid summer evening. The Pump Room was fun, with tourists requesting if they could sing on stage. It turned out that this amazing Belgium singer who sang "Besame Mucho" and her three friends who accompanied her with a sensous dancing, were professionals who performed at the Singapore Arts Festival. We had a perfect night out and it was great to see my cousin again!
The next morning we were knackered and spent most of the day window-shopping. The big sale is on - so I am having a great time!
(10 June) Well, we had to get it eventually, so we got up early to get our China visas. Luckily, we arrived at 9am and by 10.20am, we had submitted our applications for a next-day pickup. We moved our stuff to our new accomodation at HangOut @ Mt. Emily in Little India. Here it is like being in India and you can get the best Indian foods. The dosas are yummmmmmm.
We spent the evening on the Night Safari. Amit came here 9 years ago and wanted me to experience it too. Basically, following walking trails in the dark and passing wild animals on the way, followed by a guided 45 minutes tram trip in the dark. A cool and fun way of seeing animals. Really enjoyed this.
(11 June) We had planned to visit Sentosa Island but the rain caught us, so we opted to spend most of our time indoors in malls and restaurants.
Tomorrow morning, we are flying to Nepal. It will be interesting to see, where we will head to after Nepal, since we can no longer visit my dream destination Tibet. Quite disappointed about this, but something to look forward to in the future, coz this trip I will have to make.
Less than two months left of our world journey - where is the time going??
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