The best out of Singapore – Sentosa – Malacca – Kuala Lumpur
So far we passed by some huge metropolis and very tourist places starting from Hong Kong then Singapore, Sentosa Island and Malacca and we just arrived once again in another city this time the capital of Malaysia: KL = Kuala Lumpur.
Even me at the moment I can’t take any more city’s sightseeing. I think a couple of nights is already enough to spend in each mentioned place to get a taste of it also since Singapore as HK is a pricey destinations to stay. The thing we most enjoyed overall was just to have a stroll around. Despite Singapore is a huge city we found it very handiest and relaxing; a walk around Little India, the Arab Quarter, Chinatown, the Boat Quay was a pleasant way to get the mix flavours of this city and its people.
My favourite place in Singapore was the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and it happened there was a ceremony going on when we visited it which created a great atmosphere. Unfortunately we didn’t manage to visit the Zoo or enjoy the night safari but I read good reviews about it ... let me know if we missed out something.
We would had avoid instead a trip to Sentosa Island which we found it to be only an amusement island that looks like a TV set so much that Chris thought to be on a Baywatch episode or better “Cargoshipswatch” due to the immense amount of cargo ships just off shore (if you arrive by air you will see what I mean, it looks like the game naval war).
Melaka is a pretty but small village which we stopped along the way to KL but there is nothing really exciting going on. The historic core of the city is around Dutch Square and Chinatown and it can be seen in a day or even few hours but two days make it for us a relaxing stay.
We just arrived today in KL after a 3 hours bumping journey by bus from Melaka. As we stepped out from the bus I though “gosh another city” since I was intoxicated by the exhaust's smokes of the many buses at Pasar Rakyat Bus Station but I’ll leave the last word till tomorrow when we are out there wandering around.
Tips:
Even me at the moment I can’t take any more city’s sightseeing. I think a couple of nights is already enough to spend in each mentioned place to get a taste of it also since Singapore as HK is a pricey destinations to stay. The thing we most enjoyed overall was just to have a stroll around. Despite Singapore is a huge city we found it very handiest and relaxing; a walk around Little India, the Arab Quarter, Chinatown, the Boat Quay was a pleasant way to get the mix flavours of this city and its people.
My favourite place in Singapore was the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and it happened there was a ceremony going on when we visited it which created a great atmosphere. Unfortunately we didn’t manage to visit the Zoo or enjoy the night safari but I read good reviews about it ... let me know if we missed out something.
We would had avoid instead a trip to Sentosa Island which we found it to be only an amusement island that looks like a TV set so much that Chris thought to be on a Baywatch episode or better “Cargoshipswatch” due to the immense amount of cargo ships just off shore (if you arrive by air you will see what I mean, it looks like the game naval war).
Melaka is a pretty but small village which we stopped along the way to KL but there is nothing really exciting going on. The historic core of the city is around Dutch Square and Chinatown and it can be seen in a day or even few hours but two days make it for us a relaxing stay.We just arrived today in KL after a 3 hours bumping journey by bus from Melaka. As we stepped out from the bus I though “gosh another city” since I was intoxicated by the exhaust's smokes of the many buses at Pasar Rakyat Bus Station but I’ll leave the last word till tomorrow when we are out there wandering around.Tips:
- if you arrived in Singapore late in the day without a hotel’s reservation, head directly to the Geylang district. Little India is full of accommodations but if you are after a double room at a cheap rate is not the best place to go although we were tempted to check in to a hostel’s dorm along Dunlop Street for SGD 20 each for 2 nights. We instead spent SGD 99 for 1 night at the Hotel 81 Selegie, ouch! We moved then to the Geylang, the red district, where you could find a room at any times of the day for around SGD 50 and on a safe neighbourhood;
- from Singapore to Melaka there is only 2 or 3 connections daily by trains but if you opt to go by bus there are many departures from different parts of the city every hour. In our case it was also more convenient as the departure point of the Malacca-Singapore Express happened to be only two bus stops from the Geylang. Note that the train will also leave you 38 km out of Melaka while by bus only a 10 mins bus ride from the historical centre;
- in Kuala Lumpur we got a great deal out from Agoda.com for 1 night free out of a 2 nights stay at the Prescott Inn so we ended up paying only MYR 60 per night for a superior room which is even less than a guesthouse room with share bathroom.
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