Moving on to Malaysia

This morning our alarms went off at 4am son we could get up and pack to go our separate ways. Taxis picked us up at 5am, one taking me to one Bangkok airport, and Lauren to the other, as we said goodbye and Lauren headed home. It was time for me to go solo.

I arrived at the airport, checked in and got a toastie for breakfast. I ended up with quite a while to kill before my flight. We eventually boarded around 7:55 and at 8:35 I said goodbye to 6 amazing weeks in Thailand as I took off towards Malaysia. I was sat next to an Indian guy for the flight. They bought round meals for those who had them included in their ticket and both me and the guy the other side of the Indian guy were given chicken pastry pies. I wasn't aware I would be getting one and I had already eaten, so I gave mine to the Indian dude. It must be true what they say,  how the way to a man's heart is through his stomach,  as he later asked for my number to keep in touch.

Before we were due to land the cabin crew went through the aircraft spraying a disinfectant. Apparently it's a requirement for all planes coming in to Malaysia.  It was weird. We landed 20 minutes early, at 11:20 Malaysian time, which is an hour ahead to Thailand. It took an hour to get through immigration and security and then I hopped on the KLIA ekspress (not a typo) to Kuala Lumpur central. I got my first glimpse of the famous KL Petronas towers on the way. It took about half an hour. I then changed onto the monorail and got another train to the nearest stop to my hostel. It was about a 3 minute walk from there. I checked in around 2pm and collapsed on my bed.

I chilled until around 5 and then had a quick Skype with mum. I did a bit of research into things to do while I'm here, and then just as I decided to go out for some food, it started chucking it down. I donned my raincoat and went out anyway. Directly outside the hostel was a row of market stalls all selling food. Ramadan has just started and Malaysia is a Muslim country. There was many people there buying food to break their fasts. I got a kebab and some baklava. I wandered around a little before returning to the hostel to relax and get an early night. From the hostel, when it's dark you can get a good view of the KL tower all lit up and sparkling.