Greeting from a very toasty Singapore. At present we are waiting for our shuttle to the airport for our long flight to Dublin.
Today we visited Jahor Bahru - just across the causeway into Malaysia. This required four passport stops, no photography & masses of stairs. All of this was dealt with in 32+ degrees C. Bit sticky by the end.
Malaysian people are very calm (well the ones we meet were) and our guide, Chan, kept us entertained with humorous quips about statistics. We toured a model village were we learned about old school remedies make with local plants, the usefulness of coconuts - there are over sixty varieties, watched a local dance and enjoy music, coconut cookies, cocoa & coffee. Kind of tourist-y, but kind of good.
From there we went to the mosque ground and found out more about how Sultans and Kings of Malaysia - there are many, have a five year roster. Each gets paid US$60,000 per month and his wife/wives get $30,000 each per month. Quite a good earner!
Another batik stop and it was back across the border.
What to do with a spare four hours when your hotel is on the famous Orchard Road?? Shop! Shop! Shop! Well, from all accounts most of us looked only, but more will probably come out about that later.
Coach is here, off to the airport.
Till next time - from Ireland,
Lesley & the Quilters Tour
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