Malaysian Interlude

We headed from Ratchaburi to Hua Hin on Christmas Day to meet up with some friends and afterwards had a hale and hearty Christmas dinner at El'Murphys Bar & Restaurant; a traditional Christmas dinner of roast turkey, ham, chipolata sausage, roast & mash potatoes, brussel sprouts and earlier courses of lobster and soup and followed by some Christmas pudding and for me some apple crumble and custard. Luna loved it if she was a little drowned by the sheer size of what was served up, a true food mountain.

The overnight train to Butterworth,Malaysia, was about 20 minutes late so at 1845 we finally boarded and were joined by a 60 something David from Wandsworth, London, who was full of good cheer and was excellent company until our beds were made up. We got off the train at the Malaysian border on Friday morning and headed for Kualah Perlis where we boarded a boat to Langkawi. The port was really busy as Malaysians were obviously heading for a break. Felt ominous listening to Celine Dion singing the theme tune to Titanic as we waited for the boat! We made it safely and got a taxi to our hotel on arrival. It is all very nice and comfortable but it seems everything is a lot more expensive here. We have had a couple of meals and it almost feels as though we are paying western prices. It is relaxing though. More to follow. We are here and resting!

A few days on I am sorry to report that Langkawi is pretty disappointing. The food is unremarkable which is sad because the natural ingredients are abundant. Better to eat plain boiled rice because something unpleasant happens to the taste if it is fried!Lovely sea bass and crab, but something happens whey it is cooked! Not doing much, hotel comfortable but breakfast is boring......eggs, eggs and more eggs! We both look forward to getting back to Thailand!