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Tiden går sørme hurtigt. Jeg har allerede været her 3 nætter, selvom den oprindelige plan var 2. Og så bliver det faktisk til 4 nætter, eftersom jeg købte en billet til Music of James Bond i Petronas Philharmonic Hall som har forestilling i aften. Det har betydet, at jeg måtte flytte hostel i dag, da det andet hostel var fuldt booket. Så jeg har faktisk været på 3 forskellige hostels her i KL. Det lyder af meget, men det første hostel forlod jeg inden, der var gået en time.
Ankomst i China Town
Da jeg ankom i onsdags, startede jeg ud i China Town. Her fandt jeg et hostel, nævnt i Lonely Planet, så det skulle være okay. Jeg vidste, at det var billigt -12 RM hvilket er omkring 20 kr. - men det viste sig, at det var ikke var mig. Efter at jeg havde betalt for en enkelt nat, gik jeg op på værelset. Jeg følte mig helt malplaceret, og da jeg fandt ud af at skabene, hvor vi kan opbevare vores værdigenstande, var to etager under mig, og at der havde været problemer med tyveri der, så var jeg ude af døren lige så hurtigt, som jeg var kommet. Den stakkels mand i receptionen så noget forvirret ud. Jeg undskylder for min mærkelige opførsel, men jeg kunne mærke angsten snige sig ind på mig af en eller anden mærkelig grund, så jeg skulle bare væk derfra! Jeg tror et eller andet sted, at det var en blanding af, at det var midt i China town og en smule hjemve. Så derfor tog jeg hen til et andet hostel, et af de dyrere i byen, hvor jeg kunne slappe lidt mere af, og ikke føle mig så langt hjemme fra. Indtil det tidspunkt havde jeg ikke haft problemer med at være i så fremmede kulturer, men efter 3 uger var det simpelthen bare blevet for meget. Jeg kan ikke rigtig beskrive det på andre måder. Resten af aften brugte jeg så på hostellet, hvor jeg bare slappede af.
The Golden Triangel.
Torsdag besluttede jeg mig for at gå til Petronas Twin Towers, og så kunne jeg købe en bog i shopping centeret, eftersom den, jeg havde medbragt hjemme fra, var læst og givet væk.
Turen derhen var virkelig interessant! Det tog 15-20 min, hvilket for mig er ingenting, men jeg har det indtryk, at andre vil kigge mærkeligt på mig heromkring, eftersom offentlig transport er ret lige til, og ja, at gå virker fjernt fra KL livstil. Jeg gik forbi nogle gamle huse, jeg kan ikke sige om de stadig var i brug, men jeg synes, de havde en flot arkitektur. Faktisk var en fotograf ved at tage nogle billeder af to modeller i muslimsk beklædning med de disse huse i baggrunden! Men herefter forvandlede byen sig til en jungel af højhuse. Det er et virkelig imponerende syn! Jeg stoppede op ved en ret fin cafe, Brussels Beer Café, hvor jeg fik mit dyreste måltid i Asien. Det kan godt være, det er det dyreste, men det var faktisk kun lige under 40 kr i alt incl. service charge. Jeg fik en steak med gullerødder, alt det suppe og salat jeg kunne spise og ice tea! Det var utroligt lækkert, og stemningen var fantastisk. Jeg kunne nok have blevet ved med at tage mere suppe og salat, men til sidst følte jeg, at det var en smule pinligt. Hehe :D
Så forsatte jeg mod Petronas Towers, som ikke var langt derfra. Det var utroligt, jeg var super fascineret, men eftersom det var langt henne på dagen, og der kun er et bestemt antal billetter til at besøge tårnene (som er efter først til mølle princippet), så havde jeg ikke mulighed for at komme derop. Men det gjorde mig heller ikke så meget. I stedet gik jeg ind i det shopping center som er lige imellem. Det var virkelig som at være et lille barn i en slikbutik, men eftersom, at min rejse lige er begyndt, så er det ikke det smarteste at shoppe alle mine penge væk, på dette tidspunkt. Men kiggede gjorde jeg, og så nød jeg cupcake og varm kakao, inden jeg tog i biffen for at se "We're the Millers". Det kostede mig under 40 kr incl. popkorn og cola.
En helt vild dejlig eftermiddag, og inden jeg gik derfra, købte jeg en billet til Music of James Bond i Petronas Philharmonic Hall. So exciting!!! Jeg er super glad for jeg har taget en kjole med, for ellers ville min backpacker garderobe ikke havde passet til deres dresscode. Det havde virkelig været en skøn dag, og tog noget Mc D, shame on me, inden jeg smuttede. Faktisk havde jeg glemt alt om den bog jeg ville købe, men jeg kom heldigvis i tanke om det, lige uden for centeret. Det var den største jeg nogensinde havde set! Utrolig stor. Jeg ente med at købe to bøger: "The Silk Harmony Factory" og "Revenge wears Prada". og så gik turen tilbage til mit hostel.
Endnu en gå tur!
I går ville jeg ud og se mere af KL, uden at bruge særlig mange penge. Så besluttede mig at gå hen til fugleparken, den nationale moske og et stort grønt område. Først endte jeg på et marked i China Town og derefter kom jeg forbi Masjid Jamek Moskeen midt under fredags bøn. Jeg ser mig selv som ret heldig, for det var spændende at 'tage del i det', selvom jeg bare stod og betragtede bønnen fra lidt afstand. Og så var jeg faret vild. Men kom hurtigt på rette spor, hvor jeg endte ved Kuala Lumpur City Gallery og Merdeka Square. Kuala Lumpur City Gallery, var lidt af en skuffelse (gift-shoppen var større end selve udstillingen), men det var gratis. Så gik jeg forbi den nationale moske, som var virkelig flot. Og så fik jeg ellers rundt. Jeg fik et billede af KL Tower/Menara Tower og Petronas Twin Towers sammen! Den eftermiddag små regnede det lidt, men det gjorde mig ikke så meget. Inden jeg gik tilbage til hostellet, stoppede jeg for at få noget mad. Her mødte jeg tog piger, som inviterede mig hen til deres bord. Hvilket var virkelig sødt af dem. Derefter tog jeg tilbage til hostellet, og lavede ikke meget mere den dag. Jeg var også ret udmattet efter at have gået rundt i KL i to dage.
I dag har jeg ikke lavet meget andet end at flytte hostel og så går det løs i aften. Nu vil jeg gå ud finde noget at spise, for er blevet ret så sulten!
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Mor Det bliver spændende I aften :) Håber det er en rigtig god forestilling!
The translator ;) Luxury in KL.. Time is passing really quickly. I have already been here 3 nights, even though I originally only planned to stay 2. And it will actually end with 4 nights because I ended up buying a ticket to Music of James Bond in Petronas Philharmonic Hall that are playing tonight. It meant I had to move hostels today as the other hostel was fully booked for tonight, so I have now been at 3 different hostels here in KL. It sounds a lot, but I left the first hostel within an hour of arriving. Arrival in China Town……… When I arrived on Wednesday I started out in China Town. I found a hostel that, according to Lonely Planet, should be ok. I knew it was cheap – 12 RM which is about 20 DKK but it turned out not to be a place for me. After I had paid for the night, I went up to the dorm. I felt really out of place somehow, and when I discovered that the lockers that we use to store our valuables was 2 floors down, and that there had been problems with theft there I was out of the door before you could say Jack Robinson. The poor man in reception looked totally confused. I apologized for my strange behavior but I could feel anxiety taking over for some strange reason and I just had to get out of there! I think it was a mixture of being in the middle of China Town and a little homesickness. So I took off to one of the more expensive hostels where I could relax and feel a little closer to home. Up to that point, I hadn’t had any problems with experiencing such different cultures but after 3 weeks it just got a little too much. I can’t really describe it any other way. The rest of the evening was spent relaxing at the hostel…………… The Golden Triangle……………..On Thursday I decided to go to Petronas Twin Towers so I could buy a book in the shopping centre, seeing as the book I had brought with me was read and given away a while back. The trip there was interesting. It took about 15-20 mins, which for me is nothing, but I get the impression that others would look at me as if I was odd, seeing as the public transport is quite good, and yes, walking doesn’t seem to be part of the KL lifestyle. I walked past some really old houses; I can’t say if they were still inhabited, but I thought they had really nice architecture. Actually there was a photographer taking photos of 2 models in Muslim costumes with these houses in the background! After this, the town changed into a jungle of high-rise buildings. What a sight! I stopped at a really nice café, Brussels Beer Café, where I ate the most expensive meal I have had yet in Asia. It was actually around 40DKK including service charge! I had steak and carrots and all the soup and salad I could eat, washed down with Ice Tea. It was delicious, and the atmosphere was great. I could have kept on taking more soup and salad, but I felt it was getting a little embarrassing hehe…………….. I continued towards Petronas Towers, which wasn’t far from there. It was incredible, I was really fascinated, but it was quite late in the day, and there are only a certain number of tickets available to visit the towers (first come first serve) so it wasn’t possible for me to go up. But it didn’t matter so much. Instead I went into the shopping centre that is right between the Towers. It was like being a small child on Christmas morning again, but as my journey has only just begun, it wasn’t really the best idea to shop all my money away right now. But I did a lot of window shopping, and enjoyed a cupcake and hot chocolate, before going to the pictures to see "We're the Millers". It cost me just under 40DKK incl. popcorn and cola…….. I had a lovely afternoon, and before I left, I bought a ticket to the Music of James Bond i Petronas Philharmonic Hall. So exciting!!! I’m really glad I have a dress, because otherwise my backpacker wardrobe would not have matched their dresscode. It had been a great day, and I had some Mc D, shame on me, before I left. Actually I had forgotten all about the book I was going to buy, but I remembered just as I got outside the centre. It was the biggest centre I have ever seen! Incredibly big. I ended up buying two books: "The Silk Harmony Factory"and "Revenge wears Prada". And then it was back to the hostel…………………Another walk!.......... Yesterday I wanted to see more of KL without spending too much money. I decided to go to the bird park, the national mosque and a large green area. First I was at a market in China Town, and after that I walked past Masjid Jamek Moskeen during Friday prayer. I was really lucky because it was quite exciting to “take part” even though I was watching from a distance. …………….And then I got lost, but quickly found my way again where I ended up at Kuala Lumpur City Gallery and Merdeka Square. Kuala Lumpur City Gallery, was disappointing – the gift shop was bigger than the display, but it was free I suppose. Then I went past the national mosque which was really beautiful. And apart from that I just walked round. I got a photo of KL Tower/Menara Tower and Petronas Twin Towers together! In the afternoon it was raining a little but it didn’t matter so much. Before I went back to the hostel, I stopped to get something to eat. Here I met two girls who invited me to their table, which was really sweet of them. After that I went back to the hostel and didn’t do anything much for the rest of the day. I was also quite tired after walking round KL for 2 days. Today I haven’t done anything apart from switch hostels and its all happening tonight. Now I need to find something to eat as I am quite hungry!