Saturday 29th August 2015
This morning I left Vietnam! I
woke up early and checked out. Annoyingly the breakfast wasn’t ready even
though it was supposed to start at 6.30am so all I got was bananas.
I shared a taxi to the airport
with another girl and checked in straight in and walked about the airport where
I bumped into a guy I met in Cambodia we caught up for a while then I went and
boarded my plane.
I slept most of the three hour
flight but woke up to a swollen throbbing arm I had to wait for everyone to get
off the plane as everyone was in a rush to get moving.
I got out of the airport and got
on the bus into kl Sentral along the way we stopped a few times to watch the
Bersih protest at the station I got the LRT (train) to Pasar Seni and came out
in the midst of the protest and had to navigate my way to the hostel.
I checked in and was upset to
find I had been allocated a top bunk and also that there was 6% GST on the cost
as well making it more expensive. So I had to go out for more cash.
I found some food and chilled in
the common area for a bit before going to bed to watch a movie.
Sunday 30th August 2015
Today was a really lazy day I woke up and waited for ages
hoping someone else would wake up so that I could get down from the top bunk without
smashing my face. Unfortunately no one got up so I had to brave it and
successfully landed on my feet.
I got ready for the day and then went down for breakfast and
ended up chatting to a girl for several hours. Eventually I had to go back
upstairs to move beds and ended up having a nap for a while when I came down I went
out to get some food but it was a struggle to find anything vegetarian.
On the way back to the hostel I picked up some cookies and
sat drinking tea and munching all evening whilst watching big hero six.
At about 10.30pm I went out and got some food and watched
the end of the Bersih protest and the countdown to Merdeka which was an amazing
experience it was like a carnival atmosphere which was really interesting. We spent
some time talking to a really lovely family who explained everything and
translated things the crowd was chanting etc.
By the time we got back I was exhausted and fell into bed
tired.
Monday 31st August 2015
This morning I woke up needing the bathroom and thinking it
was the middle of the night so was surprised when I came out and it was really
light and it was actually 8am so I got up.
I had a shower and had some breakfast and then around 10am
went to the Merdeka (Independence Day) parade but it was mostly over which was
a shame but we saw some huge balloons and lots of people cheering.
I walked through the central market to the train station and
got a train to KLCC where I walked around and killed a few hours having a
picnic for one in the park.
Back at the hostel I sorted the last of my Vietnam photos
and chilled out for a while in the evening I went for dinner in Chinatown then
watched a movie in the hostel.
Tuesday 1st September 2015
I had a last lazy morning sitting around watching CNN news
but began to feel a little depressed by all of the stupidity and doom and gloom
of the media so headed out.
I got the train to KL Sentral with another girl and we had
amazing pancakes at a place in the mall before walking to little India.
We spent the late afternoon strolling along looking in the
many shops and chatting to people who stopped me to comment on my tattoo (and
take loads of photos)
We weren’t really hungry but a really nice woman recommended
a vegetarian Indian restaurant so we had an early dinner before continuing on
our way. While we were eating it started to rain heavily and was still
drizzling as we walked back to the train station.
Back at the hostel we sat about for a bit then walked to
Chinatown to get some fruit then chilled out till it was time to seep.
Wednesday 2nd September 2015
For some unknown reason I booked a haircut for 11am so had
to actually get up and moving. I had a shower and some breakfast then got the
train to KL Sentral and found the salon. The result wasn’t exactly what I had
in mind but hopefully after a wash I can fix it how I want as currently it’s
very sleek.
After the cut I walked around the mall a bit and then went
back to the hostel to watch a movie. I sat in the common area and streamed a
couple of movies interspersed with occasional conversation with other people
hanging about.
In the evening a friend and I went to the mall at KL Sentral
to get some food we ended up at a burger bar right next to Celebrity Fitness
and stuffed our faces whilst watching spin and Zumba. I’m not sure I’d be happy
to exercise while people stared through the windows some people were even
filming the Zumba class on their phones…
We felt pretty stuffed so when we got back we took a walk
around Chinatown arriving back at the hostel just in time to farewell another
friend. I watched a bit of a movie on the TV in the common room and then
retreated to bed.
Thursday 3rd September 2015
So today was my last full day
travelling and I spent it doing nothing so spectacular. This girl in my room
woke up around 5am and spent an age rummaging around her bag and going in and
out of the room only to finally take a shower and go back to bed! It was hugely
annoying and I couldn’t really get back to sleep.
Eventually I got up and had a
long breakfast before sorting through and packing my bags. Once that was done I
sat about waiting for things to charge so I would have movies and books for the
plane.
Around 2pm I went for a walk just
to get some fresh air and ended up walking to Bukit Bintang which is s huge shopping
area. The pavilion mall there is huge and I got lost in there searching for
something to eat. I ate and then had to search for my way back out and walk back
to the hostel. Along the way I encountered (yet another) literal wanker calming
jerking himself off on a bench.
I got back to the hostel and chilled
out in the cool ac before getting an early dinner the food was pretty good but
overpriced and the place lacked atmosphere so we didn’t stick around long.
We walked through Chinatown and
picked up some sacks as we were still a bit hungry and then went back to the
hostel and spent the evening watching movies.
Friday 4th September
2015
Last night it was a bit hard to
sleep as I knew that today I would be getting on a plane back to the UK. I got
up and dressed and went to meet my old KL flatties for breakfast. We were
supposed to meet at 9am but due to traffic there was a bit of a hold up.
Emily and I had breakfast and then
walked about ten minutes to the bookshop where she works (as she had to be back
at work) and we met the others there. Mic arrived with a friend who is staying
with her and a bit later Sidney arrived as well.
We walked to another café close
by and I had tea while the others ate and we caught up on the last two years! Around
11.30am I had to leave to get back to the hostel in time to pack and check out.
I checked out and then had a shower and got all my things together ready to go.
I spent my last few hours willing
time to move a bit quicker and drinking endless cups of tea in preparation for England.
Now I have less than an hour
before I leave or the airport! The last 291 days (yip that’s how long I’ve been
on the road!) have been amazing! Huge thanks to everyone who has been a part of
the journey I hope that our paths will cross again somewhere someday! See you
all on the other side (of the world!!!) Peace and Love xxxx
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