Yesterday I took the ferry from Penang back to Butterworth and had a quick lunch with a guy named ‘So’ who I met on the ferry. We took a taxi to a dim sum place that was highly rated on ‘wikitravel’ but not especially good. On the one hand I realize that it’s a wiki, so restaurants can rate themselves. This didn’t strike me as a very tech-savvy operation though.
After lunch, a 24-hour train ride to Bangkok. I was a bit worried that I wouldn’t get a window seat, but it turns out that in 2nd class they’re all window seats. Part of my space was occupied by another traveler’s baggage, but there was still plenty of room.
There were a lot more great shanties in the last bit of Malaysia.
My sleeping berth was a bit cozy. I guess it pays to reserve early and get a lower, wider bed.
By morning we were well into Thailand. There were lots of rice paddies, lots of shorebirds wading around in the paddies, and lots of things that were on fire (not pictured).
