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Igår aftes ankom jeg til Georg Town i Malaysia. Selvom jeg havde fået at vide, at jeg ville være der kl. 20, var kl. mere end 22, da jeg endelig nåede frem til mit hostel. Det betød at jeg havde siddet i bus i 10 timer... Lang dag!
Turen herhen var meget fin. Da jeg kom til busstationen, hvor jeg skulle tage bussen videre til Hat Yai, fandt jeg ud af at to tyske fyre, som havde været på samme dorm som jeg i Krabi nogle dage tidligere, skulle samme sted hen. Det var ret sjovt, for de havde lige været på Ko Phi Phi, og ender alligevel samme sted som jeg. Vores hostels var også tæt på hinanden, så da vi blev læsset af på en eller anden gade i George Town, så kunne vi i det mindste være forvirrede sammen. Men det var heldigvis ikke langt fra hvor vi skulle være. Selvom jeg havde siddet i bus hele dagen, var jeg super træt og gik næsten i seng med det samme.
Rundt i Georg Town
I dag mødtes jeg så med fyrene til morgenmad, hvorefter vi ville rundt og se lidt seværdigheder i byen. Vi var i en moske, hvor vi fik en gratis guidet tur, hvorefter vi kunne stille spørgsmål. Derefter var vi i et kinesisk tempel og et smut inde i en angelsaksisk kirke. Resten af dagen gik vi rundt of fandt street art i byen. Desværre var meget af det virkelig slidt, hvilket var en skam. Vi mødtes igen til aftensmad, som vi fik på en indisk vegetar restaurant (den ene af dem var vegetar). Vi afsluttede det med nogle indiske kager af en art, men det var ikke rigtigt noget for mig. Her till aften fik jeg så købt en lang kjole og en lang nederdel i en lille indisk butik. Mit hostel ligger i little India, så i løbet af dagen har der været indisk musik fra gaden. Helt vild fed stemning!
I morgen går turen til Cameron Highlands, men jeg ved ikke helt om jeg bliver der eller tager videre; på hostelbookers og hostelworld er der nemlig intet ledigt i morgen. Håber på der er noget alligevel, eller der er mulighed for homestay. Ellers tager jeg videre til Kuala Lumpur eller muligvis nogle øer på østkysten. Jeg skal afsted herfra kl. 8 om morgenen, så jeg skal nok finde en løsning. Wish me luck!
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The translator ;) I arrived at George Town, Malaysia last night. I was told we would arrive at 8pm but it was past 10pm when I finally arrived at my hostel. That meant I had sat in the bus for 10 hours….. it was a long day! …………. The journey here was OK. When I got to the bus station where I was taking the bus to Hat Yai, I discovered that two german guys who had been in the same dorm as me in Krabi a few days before, were going to the same place. It was quite funny as they had just been at Ko Phi Phi and still end up at the same place as me. Our hostels were not far from each other, so when we were let off the bus in some street or other in George Town, we could at least be confused together. However, it wasn’t far from our hostels. Despite me just having sat in a bus all day, I was really tired and went to bed almost straight away……………… Round George Town……… Today I met the guys for breakfast, after which we did some sightseeing in the town. We visited a mosque where we had a free guided tour, after which we could ask questions. After that we went to a Chinese temple and had a quick look round in an Anglican church. We spent the rest of the day walking round town and looking at street art. Unfortunately a lot of it was quite worn, which is a shame. We met up again for dinner (the two Germans and I), which we had at an indian vegetarian restaurant (one of them is vegetarian) We finished off with a kind of Indian cake but I didn’t like it so much. This evening I bought a long dress and a long skirt in a small Indian shop. My hostel is located in Little India so during the day there has been Indian music from the streets. Fantastic atmosphere!............................ Tomorrow I will be going to Cameron Highlands, but I don’t know yet if I will be staying there or moving straight on; on hostelbookers and hostelworld it looks like there is nothing available for tomorrow. Hope there is something, or the possibility of a homestay. Otherwise I will move on to Kuala Lumpur or possibly visit some of the islands on the east coast. I will be leaving here at 8am so I will most likely figure something out Wish me luck!