Johor Bahru

Sunday, November 24, 2013

Arrived in Johor Bahru, or JB as the locals seem to call it. We stayed in unusual Bliss Boutique Hotel where each room is decorated differently and named in a funky way. We stayed in “Violet Dream” which meant 70’s purple swirly wallpaper. It also was our first experience with the ‘shower-over-toilet’ bathroom. Took a bit of getting used too. Went for a drive into town and a short walk before dinner. We found a lovely Italian restaurant just around the corner from our hotel.

Sterlin at the Bliss Hotel, JB.

Monday, November 25, 2013

Spent the day in town and did all the tourist things on our tourist map. All 12 of them. There’s not that much going on in JB, but we had a good time. While walking around the Chinese markets we enquired about a strange looking fruit.  Turns out the fruit is called “Jack fruit” and2 ladies who had just bought some let us try the fruit. Very nice – both the attitude of the ladies and the fruit. During the afternoon rain we headed for the cinemas and saw ‘Hunger Games 2 – Catching Fire’, which was actually pretty good.

Bangunan Sultan Ibrahim
Funky Container Cafe
Mixing with the locals and tasting Jack Fruit (behind Stephen).

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Time to head to Singapore. Dropped Sterlin off at a hotel in downtown where we could apparently store our car. It was all a bit dubious, but we agreed a price with the security guard who happily took our money and car keys and dropped us off at the taxi station where taxis depart to Singapore. Hopefully Sterlin will be there when we return. If this part of the adventure ends well I’ll be most impressed.

Had to negotiate the taxi fare, which ended up at around $50 USD. Think we may have overpaid a little, but it is so hard to tell. So goodbye to Malaysia for 4 days and hello Singapore.