I drove to Georgetown last Saturday to meet a friend who was here on a company trip.
There was a huge traffic jam in Georgetown... even before exiting the highway, the traffic had come to a standstill. Then I turned into a smaller road and it was the same. In the end, I saw a spot where I could park, so I quickly stopped the car there and walked to the hotel where I was supposed to pick up my friend. The walk took ten minutes from where I had parked (I was walking quite quickly because I was already more than a half-hour late; or else maybe it would have taken 15 minutes?). But if I had continued driving, I think it would have taken me at least another half an hour (maybe even one hour!)
My friend had been waiting in the lobby for some time... but at least she knew I was stuck in traffic because the jam extended to right in front of her hotel! (and beyond...) Initially we had thought we could go and see some of the Georgetown murals, but we decided instead to just sit down in the hotel and chat. We went to the executive lounge on the 30th floor, where I took this photo of the amazing traffic jam:
I could actually see my car from there; it is at the location I marked.
Before leaving, Jiamin and I took photos together. I dug through my old photos from Lyon, and found one of us together.
Till next time!
(This post was written on Sunday, but somehow Blogger couldn't attach my photos to the post. That is why it is being posted today instead... seems that the problem has been fixed!)
There was a huge traffic jam in Georgetown... even before exiting the highway, the traffic had come to a standstill. Then I turned into a smaller road and it was the same. In the end, I saw a spot where I could park, so I quickly stopped the car there and walked to the hotel where I was supposed to pick up my friend. The walk took ten minutes from where I had parked (I was walking quite quickly because I was already more than a half-hour late; or else maybe it would have taken 15 minutes?). But if I had continued driving, I think it would have taken me at least another half an hour (maybe even one hour!)
My friend had been waiting in the lobby for some time... but at least she knew I was stuck in traffic because the jam extended to right in front of her hotel! (and beyond...) Initially we had thought we could go and see some of the Georgetown murals, but we decided instead to just sit down in the hotel and chat. We went to the executive lounge on the 30th floor, where I took this photo of the amazing traffic jam:
I could actually see my car from there; it is at the location I marked.
Before leaving, Jiamin and I took photos together. I dug through my old photos from Lyon, and found one of us together.
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| Lyon, Hôtel de Ville, June 2010 (we were at the fête de la musique) |
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| Penang, St Giles Wembley hotel, Nov 2016 |
(This post was written on Sunday, but somehow Blogger couldn't attach my photos to the post. That is why it is being posted today instead... seems that the problem has been fixed!)
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