At the eleventh hour, after I have made calls to travel agents to confirm all/most coach rides and hotels in KL and other Malaysian states are fully booked, I decided to research further and came up with going to Johor eventually. I pitched my idea to Hon, and succeeded in getting his interest. =) So it's a 2D1N trip across the causeway. After researching further online, I came across this nice little wonder hotel tucked in the heart of Johor. We are glad we chose to go to Johor (yes, Johor) to spend a day and night at a Johor Hotel. The feel is somehow a lil' bit like going to KL, only that this is way nearer and cheaper. We did not regret going for this very short trip at all! It feels good exploring our neighboring city. Agreed that 2D1N is sufficient as the city is still developing. We are marvelously impressed by the hotel we stayed in. The price is super-cheap for a newly constructed 4-star hotel (below S$100 for a night)! After confirming the bookings online, we packed and off we go! We took the yellow bus across the causeway, and we were delayed by the jam for about half an hour, which was bearable.
Our S$1.20 bus ride to Johor. It rained when we reached. Nice weather to snuggle up.
The Hotel. Reception. Bar. Cafe. Impressive? Actually it looks smaller in reality, but still.
Our Deluxe Room, Clean and comfy enough for Hon and me. 3 months old room. The view from the balcony. (Who cares? Curtains will be drawn most of the time, hehehe!)
The simple toilet with huge shower to massage your worries away.
After the rain stopped, we cabbed down to Jusco to eat at Nando's! I chose the extra hot peri-peri! Nice! It got my stomach burning after that! I like!
The meal comes with soup. Campbells i presume.
Next, we went to the giant supermarket for some grocery shopping, our favourite past-time! We came across this on the shelf! A bottle of chocolates was opened and in it left a quarter more. I thought this only happens in kiasu Singapore. I guess somebody just couldn't resist the almond goodness!
More shopping followed.
Fastforward to the next morning, we headed down to have breakfast at the cafe. Quite impressed with the free breakfast too. They have an array of dishes which include the normal eggs, bread, bacon, mee goreng, nasi goreng, hotdogs, wedges, ham, salad, roti canai, etc. etc. etc.
Back to the room after breakfast to find the papers nicely placed at the doorstep. Oh yes, the room comes with LCD TV and cable too!
Checkin' out of the marvellous hotel room at noon to 'backpack' around Johor and do more eating and shopping!
Kenny Rogers lamb chop! With mac and cheese, corn, wedges and fruit salad on the sides.
Famished! Chicken for last night's dinner, and lamb for today's lunch!
Hon bought a pair of Jordans and 2 t-shirts while i bought 2 tops and a pair of shorts.
So as you can see, Johor is not a bad place to go to after all! It is like a subset of KL. If you feel like just taking a short break, or spend like there's no tomorrow at Johor, have a good reyyyyst at the hotel to recharge and just return to Singapore the next day.
Once we returned to Singapore, I burned the midnight oil to finish up my assignment. Hon is so understanding to not disturb me and leave me be coz...... the next day, we get to enjoy our Sunday!! We went to Vivocity for some Ben n Jerry's and we talked and talked about life. =) He is the only man whom I can relate so well to and I love him.
Our S$1.20 bus ride to Johor. It rained when we reached. Nice weather to snuggle up.
The Hotel. Reception. Bar. Cafe. Impressive? Actually it looks smaller in reality, but still.
Our Deluxe Room, Clean and comfy enough for Hon and me. 3 months old room. The view from the balcony. (Who cares? Curtains will be drawn most of the time, hehehe!)
The simple toilet with huge shower to massage your worries away.
After the rain stopped, we cabbed down to Jusco to eat at Nando's! I chose the extra hot peri-peri! Nice! It got my stomach burning after that! I like!
The meal comes with soup. Campbells i presume.
Next, we went to the giant supermarket for some grocery shopping, our favourite past-time! We came across this on the shelf! A bottle of chocolates was opened and in it left a quarter more. I thought this only happens in kiasu Singapore. I guess somebody just couldn't resist the almond goodness!
More shopping followed.
Fastforward to the next morning, we headed down to have breakfast at the cafe. Quite impressed with the free breakfast too. They have an array of dishes which include the normal eggs, bread, bacon, mee goreng, nasi goreng, hotdogs, wedges, ham, salad, roti canai, etc. etc. etc.
Back to the room after breakfast to find the papers nicely placed at the doorstep. Oh yes, the room comes with LCD TV and cable too!
Checkin' out of the marvellous hotel room at noon to 'backpack' around Johor and do more eating and shopping!
Kenny Rogers lamb chop! With mac and cheese, corn, wedges and fruit salad on the sides.
Famished! Chicken for last night's dinner, and lamb for today's lunch!
Hon bought a pair of Jordans and 2 t-shirts while i bought 2 tops and a pair of shorts.
So as you can see, Johor is not a bad place to go to after all! It is like a subset of KL. If you feel like just taking a short break, or spend like there's no tomorrow at Johor, have a good reyyyyst at the hotel to recharge and just return to Singapore the next day.
Once we returned to Singapore, I burned the midnight oil to finish up my assignment. Hon is so understanding to not disturb me and leave me be coz...... the next day, we get to enjoy our Sunday!! We went to Vivocity for some Ben n Jerry's and we talked and talked about life. =) He is the only man whom I can relate so well to and I love him.
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