Ça fait maintenant 10 jours que nous sommes en Malaisie et, une chose est sûre, on a moins de choses à raconter qu'en Thaïlande.
C'est actuellement la mousson sur la cote Est ce qui rend l'accès aux îles difficile voir impossible.
On est arrivés en Malaisie par l'ile de Langkawi, qui a la particularité d'être duty free, on restés à côté du port, loin des plages pour 2 nuits. Il faisait tellement chaud la journée qu'on devait rester dans notre chambre climatisée ou se réfugier dans un centre commercial.
De là, on est allés à Georgetown sur l'ile de Penang. Certains comparent cette ville à Hong Kong ou Singapour. Ce qui nous a frappés avant tout, c'est la diversité culturelle, religieuse et culinaire: ici il y a des Indiens, des Chinois, des occidentaux, des musulmans, des bouddhistes, des catholiques... il y a donc un quartier Chinatown et un autre Little India (on découvrira plus tard que c'est pareil dans d'autres grandes villes malaises). Nos activités furent la découverte de la ville à pied et une ballade en dehors de la ville autour de Penang Hill et du jardin botanique. C'est dans ce dernier qu'on a été menacés par un groupe de singes, c'est vraiment des sales bêtes! On était assis tranquillement à grignoter dans l'herbe quand ils se sont approchés en nous montrant agressivement leurs dents et voulant prendre notre nourriture. On a eu le temps de fuir en les menaçant aussi et on a eu de la chance car on a appris qu'il était fréquent que des touristes se fassent mordre.
De Penang, nous sommes allés dans les Cameron Highlands, les montagnes malaises. Le village de Tanah Rata où nous étions est à 1400m d'altitude, on a bien apprécié la fraicheur malgré les nombreux épisodes de pluie. Les activités ici sont la randonnée dans la jungle et la visite des magnifiques plantation de thé : c'est donc ce que nous avons fait pendant 3 jours et c'est aussi les seules photos décentes que nous avons à montrer.
Prochain article : Kuala Lumpur.
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We have already spent 10 days in Malaysia and our time here is not as hectic as it used to be in Thailand. The reason is simple : this is currently the monsoon on the east coast which makes access impossible to islands.
We arrived in Malaysia from the island of Langkawi which is duty free and stayed next to the harbor for two days. The weather here was so hot that we had to stay in our air-conditioned room or take refuge in a mall.
From there we went to Georgetown on the island of Penang. We can easely compare this city to Hong Kong or Singapore because of the mix regarding culture, religion and cooking : they are all at the same place here ( Indian, Chinese, Western, Muslims, Buddhists, Catholics ). So there is of course a Chinatown and close to that a Little India (we later discovered that it's the same set up in other large malaysian cities ). We visited the Georgetown area and went to the top of Penang Hill where we could have appreciated a stunning view of the island ... if the weather wasn't that bad :(.
We finished one of our days in the Botanical Garden were we spent no more than 10 min : The monkeys harassed us so much to get our food that we had to get out of the park : we hate them ! It is, by the way, common for tourists to get bitten.
We then went to the Cameron Highlands, for a few days. The village of Tanah Rata where we stayed is at 1400m, we enjoyed the cool air despite of the rain. We did a bit of jungle trecking and visited the magnificent tea plantation: so sorry visitors but we only have 6 decent photos to show.
Next Article: Kuala Lumpur.
We arrived in Malaysia from the island of Langkawi which is duty free and stayed next to the harbor for two days. The weather here was so hot that we had to stay in our air-conditioned room or take refuge in a mall.
From there we went to Georgetown on the island of Penang. We can easely compare this city to Hong Kong or Singapore because of the mix regarding culture, religion and cooking : they are all at the same place here ( Indian, Chinese, Western, Muslims, Buddhists, Catholics ). So there is of course a Chinatown and close to that a Little India (we later discovered that it's the same set up in other large malaysian cities ). We visited the Georgetown area and went to the top of Penang Hill where we could have appreciated a stunning view of the island ... if the weather wasn't that bad :(.
We finished one of our days in the Botanical Garden were we spent no more than 10 min : The monkeys harassed us so much to get our food that we had to get out of the park : we hate them ! It is, by the way, common for tourists to get bitten.
We then went to the Cameron Highlands, for a few days. The village of Tanah Rata where we stayed is at 1400m, we enjoyed the cool air despite of the rain. We did a bit of jungle trecking and visited the magnificent tea plantation: so sorry visitors but we only have 6 decent photos to show.
Next Article: Kuala Lumpur.
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