6/24/2011 KL to Penang
We got up at a leisurely time since our flight was at 3:50pm, so we didn't need to leave the hostel until about noon. But we got up and packed and went around for some last-minute pictures in KL. Check them out below.
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| Our bunks at the hostel - I had the purple one... |
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| Petaling Street is a huge daily street market just a few blocks from our hostel |
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| A very ornate temple right behind our hostel |
But, the coolest part was that we had lunch at this beef noodle place that was amazing! We both got a huge bowl of noodles and beef. I got white, fat noodles, and Bridget got more spaghetti-like noodles. We both liked our own noodles, better so there wasn't any trading... :) Luckily the chef was a "Beef Noodle Specialist", according to his sign out front. :)
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| Noodles! :) The chopsticks are for the noodles and beef and the white spoon for the broth. |
After lunch, we hopped on the train to catch it down to the central bus station to grab a ride out to the airport. The train ride was only a few minutes, but the bus ride was about an hour. KL has two airports: the normal one and the "low cost carrier terminal - LCCT". The LCCT is much further from the city center, so everyone has to take a bus or get a ride. Needless to say, we were at the "LCCT" and honestly weren't expecting much. But we were definitely wrong. The terminal was clean and the lines were nonexistent. We were joking with each other at the security that we must not be in the right place because there wasn't a line! We just walked up, passed our bags through, and voila! We were done! It was fantastic! The whole check-in and security was less than 30 minutes (probably closer to 20 minutes). And once we got to our gate, there were several restaurants, free WiFi, and lots of bathrooms really close. It was really nice. :) We boarded the plane from the jetway, which was kind of fun (and really hot). The plane carrier was AirAsia, which is one of the low cost companies here in Asia. But the plane was nice - didn't have a row 13 for superstitious reasons. :) The only downside of cheap flights is that you have to pay for any beverages or snacks. But since our flight was only 45 minutes, it wasn't a problem. :)
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| Getting on the plane |
Once we got into Penang, we made our way to the bus stop. There was a little confusion on which bus to get and where to get it, but there was a nice lady from the bus company to help us out. :) While we were riding through the city, Bridget struck up a conversation with a Canadian girl. It turns out she and her husband were visiting Penang for the weekend. They are living in Thailand and teaching English at a school in Chiang Mai. They chit-chatted for a good 40 minutes of the 60 minute bus ride. When we got off and were parting ways, we discovered that we were heading to the same hostel. :) So, the four of us became fast friends. After dropping our gear off, the four of us went out to dinner. We got some great Chinese. Penang is known for its good eats, and we weren't let down. :)
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| Dinner is served! Chicken, Squid, and veggies! |
After dinner we just wandered for awhile, exchanging travel stories. It was a really good time. But the night was quickly approaching, so we called it a night after a little while. But not before taking a quick picture (of course!). :)
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| Travel buddies! :) |
Hopefully I'll have a chance to write some more tonight, but we'll see... :) It was an early morning ;)
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