Kuala Lumpur to Singapore

This was the view for 8hours

We had some tunes on!

This requires its own section as choosing an 8hour train journey over a flight clearly has it's perks! We set off at 8.30am in first class (and the ticket only cost 10 quid...yay!) and it was pretty cool, we had lots of leg room and it was very comfy. It wasn't long until we saw the benefits of going by train! For some reason, Malaysian's seem to be the world champions of hocking up spit, as heard every morning in our ghetto hotel, and they take any opportunity to do this, at breakfast, in the street, any place is good for a Malay! This clearly extends into snoring technique, and luckily we were placed in front of the loudest snorer on the whole train. It was horrific. How any person can make such a loud noise and not wake themselves up just amazes me. Then obviously such a long trip with need a trip to the toilet. However, DO NOT go to the loo at a stop, it may look like a toilet, but yes, its just a whole in the bottom of the train leading directly to the tracks. Ladies get away with it easy however, the lads have an ever so hygenic squat toilet, and in the desperate situation of a number 2.....you hold on to a rail on the wall, feet placed just below as well, pushed against the wall, and just squat away. We were kept amused by a Singaporean (yes that is the correct term) man who filmed pretty much the whole journey out the window. We think he may have been a train spotter as he also felt the need to film the train conductors, mid conversation. And the piece de resistance! Nicola went to check out the food buffet, a little confused by it all she hung around to see what all the others were doing... and before long she was cornered by the 'bottle of water hander outer' and his mate in some corridor, and they wanted her to pose for many different photos, including one's with them in it! We're thinking our pasty white skin is getting some attention! By 5.30 after going through much immigration bother we made it to Singapore!