At Easter we made a short trip into Malaysia.We spent a short time in Singapore(en route) keeping well off the beaten track, and walking the back streets. Quite by surprise we found this beautiful Buddist temple. it was unbelievably peaceful in a city of 4 million people. It was built in 1995, has a library, shop, and an area on the ground floor where they have services.We spent several hours inside just absorbing the peace...
The island of Singapore is not very big, so we weren't surprised to see tenement blocks by the hundreds... not for me I'm afraid.
The city is an amazing mix of some beautiful old architecture-
mixed with some very modern skyscrapers.
From Singapore we took a train north through Kuala Lumpur to Butterworth (previously an Australian Navy base), now stopping place to go to island of Penang.We spent 14hrs on the train, no stopping of any use, and no buffet. It was a long day with just a bottle of water.The internet had said there was food on board!!!! Next morning in Penang we were found by a tour operator!!! I had forgotton how obvious a redheaded freckled person is in a population of darker skins and black hair.... The tour operator was superb- took us all over the island for the day, for about $20...
This is the largest temple is Malaysia..built over several cliffs-quite an engineering feat.
As soon as I have resized my photos I will tell you some of our adventures in Penang, and in the Cameron Highlands.
Take care, and enjoy Autumn..I do miss the seasons.
