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Singapore/Singapur Round the world trip 2007
7/5
After a leisurely breakfast we rode through Singapore, over the causeway and entered Malaysia in the steamy rain. Customs was simple. At lunch we asked some locals about hotel possibilities in some of the smaller towns along the west coast towards Melaka and learned that our Rough Guide was correct in listing no decent accommodations until Batu Puhat some 100kms. north. So we turned back into Johor Bahru to stay in a nice place we spotted: the Straits View Hotel. We were unable to wash or get laundry done in Singapore, so we did our own today.
Malaysia is already interesting as we pass gorgeous big mosques, a palace of one of the nine Malaya Sultans, lovely gardens and beautifully dressed Muslim women in their colorful, silken saris. After several days of am to pm sight seeing, we both welcomed a rest this afternoon. Room rates in Singapore for a tiny room: $80US; a big room across the river in Malaysia $30US. Both are equipped with A/C, hot water, comfortable beads including breakfast. Meals will be correspondingly different, too! A nice dinner with a drink each was about $80US last night in Singapore (although there were many less expensive options, none cheap); tonight a lovely dinner in a superb restaurant cost about $20 with drinks. Another reason we will enjoy Malaysia!
7/6
Out of Johor Behru we got lost in Malaysia. The signage was difficult or the map was not correct and with all the construction we found ourselves at one point riding against traffic on an expressway! At 1:30 and 60kms, so hot (90's in the shade and 90% humidity) that the sun fried Judee's bike computer so that it read 8888 - we stopped for lunch and realized the next potential hotel was 70km's north. So we checked into the Hotel Pontion to cool down, re-hydrate and nap. We are going to take it easy in this tropical heat. Thank goodness this wonderful hotel was here - not in the guidebook, though!
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July 04 Singapore/Singapur Weltreise 2007
After a leisurely breakfast we rode through Singapore, over the causeway and entered Malaysia in the steamy rain. Customs was simple. At lunch we asked some locals about hotel possibilities in some of the smaller towns along the west coast towards Melaka and learned that our Rough Guide was correct in listing no decent accommodations until Batu Puhat some 100kms. north. So we turned back into Johor Bahru to stay in a nice place we spotted: the Straits View Hotel. We were unable to wash or get laundry done in Singapore, so we did our own today.
Malaysia is already interesting as we pass gorgeous big mosques, a palace of one of the nine Malaya Sultans, lovely gardens and beautifully dressed Muslim women in their colorful, silken saris. After several days of am to pm sight seeing, we both welcomed a rest this afternoon. Room rates in Singapore for a tiny room: $80US; a big room across the river in Malaysia $30US. Both are equipped with A/C, hot water, comfortable beads including breakfast. Meals will be correspondingly different, too! A nice dinner with a drink each was about $80US last night in Singapore (although there were many less expensive options, none cheap); tonight a lovely dinner in a superb restaurant cost about $20 with drinks. Another reason we will enjoy Malaysia!
7/6
Out of Johor Behru we got lost in Malaysia. The signage was difficult or the map was not correct and with all the construction we found ourselves at one point riding against traffic on an expressway! At 1:30 and 60kms, so hot (90's in the shade and 90% humidity) that the sun fried Judee's bike computer so that it read 8888 - we stopped for lunch and realized the next potential hotel was 70km's north. So we checked into the Hotel Pontion to cool down, re-hydrate and nap. We are going to take it easy in this tropical heat. Thank goodness this wonderful hotel was here - not in the guidebook, though!
