Friday, November 9, 2007

Thur 8th Nov Day 2 - Flight from Dubai to KualaLumpur

Thur 8th Nov Day 2 - Flight from Dubai to KualaLumpur Dept 9:55 Approx 6 hrs duration
1 Pound = 7 MR
A 9.5 hour stop over is not a good idea - note. If you spend more than 4hrs and less than 8 in a transfer with Emirates in Dubai you are entitled to a meal. So visited the Safari restaurant for some rice and curry followed by ice cream. This filled half an hour or so. The Dubai transfer terminal is a pretty impressive building. Shaped like an aircrafts wing and about 500 yard log with multiple levels. Plastic palm trees, loads of Indian? guys sleeping, shopping mall etc. One problem was money. I was thirsty but didn’t want to change 20 pound into Dirham. Fortunately I had found 2 Dirham on the plane, which was just enough for 2 small bottles of water - result. managed to get maybe 30min sleep on the floor. My back was a bit of a worry however it seemed to hold out reasonably well. We eventually boarded at 9.55 only to be told that there would be a 1 hr delay because of a rehearsal for an air show at the airport. Watched a little of the film The Sun and part of Harry Potter film.
Landed in KL around 10 pm local time. Took KL express train for Airport to KL Sentral no stops . This takes 28min and costs 35 MR runs all day except 1-5 am. Very modern and comfortable train. At KL Sentral took a taxi to the Guest house, arrived around 12 . Shared dorm 28 MR per night (three nights for the price of one). The place is a bit rough. However Anuar the owner seems friendly enough and it is only 3 quid a night. Went for a short walk to get some water etc and to bed around 2 am, managed a few hours sleep. I haven’t really had a proper sleep since I left but seem to be getting by on an hour here and there.

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