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Merdeka Square and Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur
We woke early (6.00 am) due to jet lag so we were eating breakfast in the hotel’s Apple restaurant bright and early. The restaurant was on the 14th floor and sitting at a window table we had good city views. There was pretty much everything on offer for breakfast, catering for all tastes. The waiters…
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Petronas Towers and Jalan Alor, Kuala Lumpur
At 2.00 pm we set off again, this time to KLCC Park from where we took photos of the famous Petronas Towers. Although there was still haze overhead, the tops of the towers were visible. Around the far side of the complex lies a small park with fountains and a shallow lake which seemed popular with…
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Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur
Breakfast at the Berjaya was again enjoyable, lingering over our complimentary newspaper and several cups of coffee. We needed to get going, so we took the monorail to KL Sentral followed by a Kommuter train out to Batu Caves which lies 8 miles north of Kuala Lumpur. Batu Caves is one of the most holy Hindu…
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The Forest Research Institute of Malaysia and the Petronas Towers at night
It was harder to wake but we still made it down to breakfast by 8.00 am. The air pollution index (API) had now risen to 191 (100-200 being unhealthy) and it was now difficult to make out the outlines of the Petronas Towers and other landmarks due to the haze caused by illegal forest fires…
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Putrajaya, the Mitsui Outlet Park and Jalan Alor, Kuala Lumpur
After a leisurely breakfast in the hotel’s Green Apple restaurant we took a train to Putrajaya which is the administrative capital of Malaysia and a planned city. The railway station is too far from the centre to walk so we waited a short time for a bus to the main square. The bus fare…
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A Day in Malacca from Kuala Lumpur
It was an earlier start for us as we had booked a coach tour to Malacca. After breakfast we were picked up from our hotel by minibus and taken to KLCC where we transferred to a full size coach. There were only 10 of us on the trip to Malacca, 4 Australians, 2 Taiwanese, 2…
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Perdana Gardens and the Petronas Towers
First on our ‘to do’ list after breakfast was a visit to the Perdana Botanical Gardens, also known as Tun Abdul Razak Heritage Park. It’s a large area of parkland with several museums and the National Mosque within its grounds. The first building we came across was the Royal Police Museum, we hadn’t planned on visiting…
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Shopping at the Mitsui Outlet Park and a return to KLIA
Our final day in Kuala Lumpur, why does the time pass so quickly when on holiday! A window table once again at breakfast and the final opportunity to savour one of the Berjaya’s delicious omelettes cooked to order. We then packed our suitcases and checked out of our hotel. The Berjaya Times Square hotel had been…
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Qatar Airways flight from Kuala Lumpur to Manchester via Doha
We boarded our overnight flight to Doha and after a snack of chicken wraps and chocolate muffins I settled back in my seat and watched ‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’, the sequel to the film I’d watched on my outbound flight. It was equally good. I then fell asleep for a few hours before…
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A short break in Bergamo, Italy
We were up early as we had booked a 6.00 am flight to Bergamo. As it was such an early start to the day we fell asleep before take off and didn’t rouse from our slumbers until we were touching down in Bergamo Airport. In the airport we purchased 72 hour travel passes for the Bergamo…
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A day in Milan, Italy
After breakfast in the hotel’s restaurant we walked to Bergamo’s railway station and bought return train tickets to Milan. Trains depart frequently and the journey time is one hour. On arrival in Milan’s Central Railway Station we marvelled at the ornate hall with its large, curved roof adorned with frescoes and chandeliers. We rode the…
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Visiting Lake Como from Bergamo
Following an early breakfast, we boarded a train to Varenna. Unlike the Milan service, this train was very old and not particularly comfortable but it arrived in Lecco one hour later, on time and it was only necessary to cross the platform for the connecting service to Varenna. This second train was crowded with school children…
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Final morning in Bergamo
We went down to breakfast promptly when the restaurant opened at 7.00 am as we had a morning flight back to the UK. The Cristallo Palace had been quite a good choice of hotel, rated as a 4 star but probably more of a 3 star standard. Staff had been friendly and the W-Fi worked…
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A weekend in Fuerteventura
It was necessary to get up at 3.30 am as our flight to Fuerteventura was scheduled to depart at 6.20 am. Fortunately we managed to sleep for most of the flight so we arrived feeling refreshed. There was little activity in Fuerteventura Airport and we were soon waiting for a bus to take us to…
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A visit to Corralejo, Fuerteventura
After enjoying a good selection of breakfast dishes we walked along to Caletta’s bus station for a bus to Corralejo in the north of the island. To get there it was necessary to change buses in Puerto Rosario. The journey time was one hour and ten minutes. The landscape was barren and devoid of any vegetation but…
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A Day in Caletta de Fusta, Fuerteventura
After the previous day’s rain, we woke to a warm, sunny morning with no rain clouds in sight. To walk off our large breakfast we strolled along the seafront to its end. Just beyond the Sheraton Hotel we came across a small shopping mall and cinema complex. There was a long jetty to walk along…
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Returning home from Fuerteventura
As our flight was not scheduled to depart until 12 noon we had ample time for a leisurely breakfast in the hotel’s restaurant before checking out and walking to the small bus station. The journey took just 20 minutes and the terminal building was considerably busier than when we arrived a few days earlier. As…
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A weekend in Berlin – Day 1
We had spent the night at the Travelodge, Heathrow Central as our flight was one of the first of the morning to depart Heathrow. We had originally booked our outbound flight with Germanwings, however, with less than 48 hours prior to departure, we received an email from Germanwings informing us that our flight had been…
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Reichstag Dome and the Brandenburg Tor, Berlin
We had breakfast at 7.45 am as we had pre-booked a visit on-line to the Dome of the Reichstag building at 10.30 am. The hotel’s restaurant was attractively decorated and smoked salmon, scrambled eggs and pastries set us up for our morning sightseeing. We walked to the nearby U Bahn station and, like the previous day…
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Charlottenburg Palace and Spandau, Berlin
After a short lunch stop we boarded a train from Berlin’s Hauptbahnhof to Charlottenburg, an affluent suburb of Berlin where the beautiful Charlottenburg Palace is located. A walk along wide, tree lined avenues with imposing buildings standing proudly, led us to the Palace. It was a cold yet sunny afternoon, perfect conditions for a walk through…
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Potsdam, Sanssouci Palace and Tiergarten, Berlin
Another lovely sunny morning. On finishing our breakfast our plan was to inspect the largest remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall located near the ornate bridge beside the River Spree. The pieces of wall have now been decorated in modern art / graffiti and plaques explain the historical significance. A train to Potsdam was next on…
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Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin
Our final day in Berlin, so after breakfast we checked out of our hotel but left our luggage to collect later in the day. Then it was on the train to Kreuzberg where we walked for about 15 minutes to reach the Checkpoint Charlie Box. This famous landmark was the best known crossing point between…
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A weekend in Mallorca – Day 1
We had booked an 8.00 am flight to Palma, Mallorcca with Monarch Airlines, so we were up very early to arrive at the airport in good time. We slept for most of the two and a half hour flight and soon found ourselves in Palma airport. We located the bus stop for Palma, Bus…
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Exploring Santa Ponca, Mallorca
After a good night’s sleep we enjoyed breakfast on the restaurant terrace overlooking the pool and Santa Ponca bay. We decided to stay local and explore on foot finding a coastal path that led us onto the main beach and around the bay to opposite where we were staying. The path then came to an…
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