Overnight train=fun pictures & bad sleep

So, being the cheap travelers that we are, we took a train from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur. (Never mind the fact that we found out later there was a really nice bus that was cheaper--with video games!!--that only took 4 hours, which is half the time it took us on the train.)

In the beginning, we were really excited to take the train.


The bunks were small, but the train had a nice homey atmosphere. We actually seemed a bit out of place, because we were surrounded by families, but it was fun to watch the kids climb everywhere (and stare at us).

Of course there was good reason to stare at us. We were taking an abnormal amount of pictures of ourselves in our bunks.



Maureen is a much better fake sleeper than I am. (Who is surprised I couldn't stop laughing?)






George, this picture is for you!


Something we weren't excited to see on the train


When you first board the train, they tell you not to go to sleep because you have to go through customs at the border of Singapore and Malaysia. Maureen decided to use this time to go to the bathroom. She came back and said, "You need to bring your camera to the bathroom."
Here's why.

Just so there's no confusion

What if it was intentional?

The bathroom was pretty disgusting. Maureen called it the 'Seven bathroom', in reference to the movie, but I've never seen that movie, so I just had to take her word on it. (Unfortunately this wouldn't be the first 'Seven bathroom' we would encounter on our trip.)


This sign was at the border check


After the border check, we did eventually get some sleep. It was actually pretty roomy after I sat my bag up.


The next morning, we arrived about 7 in the morning. We were tired and had one thing on our minds: Where is Starbucks? After finding a station map, we quickly found it and sat there for 2 hours drinking coffee and lots of water to rehydrate ourselves for the day ahead of us.


Obviously we look pretty sleepy still...train sleep is not the greatest, but we learned later in our trip that it's better than overnight bus sleep in Vietnam.