March 10 and 11th:
We docked in Thailand. The first day was in Laem Chabang which is the port for Bangkok. The second day was at a Thai island of Ko Samui. Southeast Asia, at least the ports we have visited so far, had very comfortable and very decorative tour buses. See the image below of the inside of the shuttle bus in Laem Chabang.
March 13th:
This date marks the end of the second segment of the world cruise. In Singapore about 300 passengers left the ship and about the same number of new passengers embarked. We opted to visit the Jurong Bird Park for the photographic opportunities we might experience. We were lucky, no rain, but plenty of other visitors. The penguin display was new since our first visit here four years ago. Besides the other exhibits, we spent considerable time in the Lory enclosure. Lory’s look like large parakeets. For three Singapore dollars (about $4 US), visitors could buy a sugar mixture that the Lorys loved.
March 14th:
The ship docked in Port Kelang, Malaysia. We took a bus to Kuala Lumpur (or KL) and used the Hop-on Hop-off bus to tour the city. Of course we visited the Petronas Twin Towers.
We thought the Hop-on Hop-off bus would give us a chance to see and visit the big attractions in Kuala Lumpur. We were told the round trip would take 1 1/2 to 2 hours. We had five hours available. After losing time waiting for the bus, it became immediately apparent that the round trip would take significantly longer…..so we didn’t get off the bus. It ended taking over three hours to complete the circuit. We would have liked to spend some time visiting National Mosque and China Town, but that will have to wait to another visit. KL is very clean and has a lot to offer, too bad we didn’t have the chance to visit most of the sights.
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