Kuala Lumpur, Penang island summer in winter :))
from 3 to 7 Jan. visited Kl, a green, well-groomed city with skyscrapers. Pts car is not enough for such a city : ))
Entertainment Kl:
- In the evening, on the square near the towers, a colorful, musical fountain.
- Bird Park. 48 ring. A lot of peacocks walk around, a large area with waterfalls...
- Butterfly Park 18 ring like (butterflies are not bright)
- Oceanarium, against the famous towers, a weak 35. ring. (For those who are in the aquarium for the first time)
-Travel to the Batu Cave is not on a travel card, 4 ring back and forth are paid separately.
Food prices are much higher than in Thailand : (
Serving from 7 -12 ring. With vegetables and fruits, tension: (Cheap only pineapples and papaya. Milk from 7.50 ring. liter (Australia) pasteurized, not fresh: (( Travel card for all types of public transport 10 rings. 5 of them on the account, replenished another 10, left then 3.5.
O. Penang from 7 to 19 Jan. Beautiful national park and botanical garden (free entry). The monkeys in the parks are very active, one tried to take the ice cream in the package from me. The bird park surprised me with its collection, the territory is smaller than in KL, but there are more interesting birds. 27 rig. sort of an entrance... go first by ferry 1.2. ring. there and back, then by bus. There is NO direct bus from the island to the park: ((Bus around the city 1.40, outside the city 2.70.
There are gorgeous temple complexes on the island! The only modest Temple of snakes, but the snake zoo, next to the temple, I liked it. Entrance 5 ring.
We did not get to the funicular and the observation tower, due to reconstruction: ((
We were lucky with the weather, it rained occasionally, but they did not interfere with excursions.
Now for the negative:
1. Food in Penang is cheaper - from 3.50 a serving in a street cafe, but monotonous, mainly rice vermicelli with additives (red or black pepper), micro pieces of meat or cucumber) or rice... if there is black pepper in pasta, they consider - this is without spices: ((Ice cream is anti-calorie (one scoop) + plus a lot of ice, which was not pleasant, since we didn’t come to lose weight! (female 50 kg. and male 75 kg. )
We bought ready-made chicken -12 ring. Pineapple -0.9 ring. Papaya - up to 2 ring. 250 grams of cherry tomatoes - 2.8 ring.
I was surprised by the sale of fruits (apples, pears, peaches) by the piece: ((
Pleased with juices: 1l. 4.7 ring is fresh with pulp : ))) A delicious ban-bao bun (with meat and an egg), it looks like a meringue.
2. Surprised buses. The routes are classified, only the final stops are known. On most streets of the island, the traffic is one-way, so the return bus stop is a mystery. Drivers of the same number can change the route and cost as they like: ((
3. There are a huge number of cars on the island. I advise you to take higher rooms... a pool on high floors is desirable!
4. Swimming in the sea-ocean... The bottom is flat, alumina, the water is muddy... A red flag was hung in the national park - you can’t swim - bacterial pollution - we didn’t dare: ((
5. From the excursions I did not like the tropical fruit farm:
40 ring. Ride from the national park by bus. A short story with a guide, showed rare fruits from around the world, they are not for sale and have no nutritional value, then a fruit plate in a cafe and 1 fresh. They don’t let you walk around the farm, but they quickly escort visitors away... it’s not worth it: (((
6. Shopping - did not take place: (((All the same stores as in Kyiv, only we have discounts on summer clothes, and here it's summer all year round, so there are no discounts: (((Another bunch of Chinese synthetics at unrealistic prices: ((Electronics are not cheaper than in Kyiv, only there are newer models...
In general, I liked the trip. The population is friendly. Malaysia is recommended for visiting in winter, greenery, sun and sea brighten up all misunderstandings and a long flight!! !
