Malaysia Day 1

We woke up wayyy later than planned this morning but the timing ended up being perfect! We left the hostel around 11 and walked to the bus station where we took a bus to another bus station where we bought a ticket to kuala lumpar at 12:15 that left at 12:30! The bus was sooo comfortable! The seats reclined to where we could lay down! We started off looking at the scenery, but soon realized it was just literally millions of palm trees side by side as far back as we could see until we got closer to the city so we read which was really nice. The bus took multiple stops along the way. Once when crossing the border to fill out immigration papers and such and after that for bathroom breaks. The first time we stopped for a bathroom break, we were immediately surrounded by food! We were sooo jealous because we didnt have any Malaysian money to spend but figured out we could trade Singapore dollars for ringgits. We did and got our first taste of Malaysian food which was delecious (it was nothing compared to dinner though... dad would be so jealous). 6 hours later, we finally got to Kuala Lumpur. The bus dropped us off at a completely sketchy place but luckily we had a map and found our way to where we were staying. The city is SOOO amazing! Not nearly as clean as Singapore or as nice, but perfect for two college students on a budget. Our hostel is much nicer than the first one too. It is very close to a street full of food! Literally, full of food. The whole street is lined with stands all offering cheap, delicious meals. Blake and I shared spring rolls and chicken satays. It was AMAZING!! We then went and explored Chinatown, which I might add is like heaven for me. A whole entire street dedicated to shopping for name brand items (knock offs) for CHEAP! Blake got 2 Liverpool jerseys for the equivilent of $13 US dollars and I got a pair of rayban aviators for aroiund $7. I was on a shopping high and wanted to stay but we decided to head back and go back tomorrow. Overall, GREAT day :) I can already tell we are going to LOVE Malaysia! Game plan for tomorrow: Take a tram to the Batu Caves and then come back to the city, eat, and explore some more!