The last couple of days in Phuket passed incredibly quickly. Sairozi and I went to the beach almost every day and we also visited some places that we didn't have time to go to before. We saw Wat Chalong, which is a large temple about 20 minutes from the university and a famous tourist destination in Phuket. Afterwards we passed Rawai beach, which was a bit disappointing, because it's was quite small and dirty. But if you drive from Rawai to Promthep cape (I think, that's what it's called, but I don't remember exactly) and then to Kata Noi beach you pass many small beaches with white sand that are great to hang out and swim. During low season they must be great to visit, but since we saw them during high season they were extremely crowded.
Unfortunately our time in Phuket passed so quickly and out of a sudden it was already time to leave. On our way to the airport we took the local bus to Central Festival and then took the airport shuttle bus from there (it leaves once an hour until 5pm and costs 85 Baht/person). It takes about 1 hour to go from Central Festival to the airport.
I must admit that it was kind of sad to leave the island because I've had a great time there. I liked the university but Phuket also offers lots of other things. The beaches are great and even though it's a famous tourist destination the village where we lived wasn't touristic at all. Prices there are still affordable and the atmosphere is really relaxed. And in case you want to go out Pathong is only a 15 minute drive away. My semester there was a great experience and I would really recommend it to everyone who is interested in spending some time abroad.
Saturday, 28 January 2012
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
Final Exams
Only one day after we returned from Singapore I had my final exams. Even though I didn't have much time to study before and between the exams I think everything went very well. The exams weren't too difficult and hopefully we'll get the results soon.
On the 12th after I wrote my last exam we had the farewell party organized by the university. Everyone got the shirt that we actually were supposed to get in the beginning of our stay (for future PSU students: choose 1 size smaller, because those shirts are huge!) and a cd with photos. Delicious and most importantly FREE food was also prepared for us and everyone had a nice evening.
Most students left soon after the final exams, but Sairozi and I still stay until the 22nd of January. It's nice to have some holidays at the end of the stay to visit some places and beaches that we didn't get to see during the semester.
On the 12th after I wrote my last exam we had the farewell party organized by the university. Everyone got the shirt that we actually were supposed to get in the beginning of our stay (for future PSU students: choose 1 size smaller, because those shirts are huge!) and a cd with photos. Delicious and most importantly FREE food was also prepared for us and everyone had a nice evening.
Most students left soon after the final exams, but Sairozi and I still stay until the 22nd of January. It's nice to have some holidays at the end of the stay to visit some places and beaches that we didn't get to see during the semester.
Thursday, 12 January 2012
Singapore II
After spending three days with Sven from couchsurfing we had to move, because he had another friend coming to his place. Luckily we found another host via couchsurfing so we moved there. We stayed quite close to the beach which was really nice. Apart from the beach we also visited some other sights in Singapore.
Chinatown was lots of shopping and food. The place was extremely crowded but there were beautiful lights because Chinese New Year is coming soon. What I especially liked were the old and colourful buildings there and thaqt you could try lots of new food.
Little India wasn't as spectacular as Chinatown but still had its own charm. You can find some super delicious Indian food there and afterwards go Sari-shopping. I find Indian cloths extremely beautiful and in little India you can find all kinds of different styles and colours. There is also a small Hindu temple that you can visit.
I didn't spend much time in Arab street but there was a great mosque that would definitely be worth visiting. Apart from this I've heard that they sell some of the best food in town there.
We also went to the beach at East Coast Park. You could rent bycicles and roller blades there, it has a beach volleyball field and you can also go swimming, even though the view was not that nice, cause you couldn't see the horizon due to the fact that the sea was full of ships.
We had already visited Marina Bay Sands during our first stay but the downtown district is still one of my favourite places in Singapore, especially at night you have a great view with all the lights. On my last evening I went with a friend to the Grand Theatre there to watch the Musical wicked, which I totally recommend. Even though this Musical is only there for a couple of weeks, there are definitely other interesting shows coming to town soon.
For New Year we went to Clark Quay, which is the party and bar area in Singapore. It was extremely crowded but still fun. I especially like hanging out at "the bridge" which is very famous in the couchsurfing community. For New Year people were bringing spraying foam at each other there ant in the end everyone smelled like the spray you use for toilets.
Chinatown was lots of shopping and food. The place was extremely crowded but there were beautiful lights because Chinese New Year is coming soon. What I especially liked were the old and colourful buildings there and thaqt you could try lots of new food.
Little India wasn't as spectacular as Chinatown but still had its own charm. You can find some super delicious Indian food there and afterwards go Sari-shopping. I find Indian cloths extremely beautiful and in little India you can find all kinds of different styles and colours. There is also a small Hindu temple that you can visit.
I didn't spend much time in Arab street but there was a great mosque that would definitely be worth visiting. Apart from this I've heard that they sell some of the best food in town there.
We also went to the beach at East Coast Park. You could rent bycicles and roller blades there, it has a beach volleyball field and you can also go swimming, even though the view was not that nice, cause you couldn't see the horizon due to the fact that the sea was full of ships.
We had already visited Marina Bay Sands during our first stay but the downtown district is still one of my favourite places in Singapore, especially at night you have a great view with all the lights. On my last evening I went with a friend to the Grand Theatre there to watch the Musical wicked, which I totally recommend. Even though this Musical is only there for a couple of weeks, there are definitely other interesting shows coming to town soon.
For New Year we went to Clark Quay, which is the party and bar area in Singapore. It was extremely crowded but still fun. I especially like hanging out at "the bridge" which is very famous in the couchsurfing community. For New Year people were bringing spraying foam at each other there ant in the end everyone smelled like the spray you use for toilets.
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