Brunei Trip - Day 1

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Trip route: Guangzhou (8 days)> Kota Kinabalu (2 days)> Brunei (2 days)> Kuala Lumpur (2 days)> Johor Bahru (4 days)> Singapore (2 days)

旅程路线: 广州 (8天)> 亚庇 (2天)> 文莱 (2天)> 吉隆坡 (2天)> 新山 (4 天)> 新加坡 (2天)

Since East Malaysia was in my planned trip

and if you read the home page of this blog

you will know that I always wish to

travel as many countries as I could

I have added Brunei into the trip

由于东马已被安排在我的旅程里

还有如果你读了这部落格的主页

你就会知道我一直都希望

可以到很多国家去旅行

所以我把文莱也加入这次旅程了

Date.日期：14 ❤️ 03 ❤️ 2019 

We arrived at the airport in the morning

and we were thinking
to make some currency exchange at the airport

For your information,

you can find it available on the second floor

as there is no sign around

and not all the staffs can speak English well

However,

the currency was very expensive

so we decided to use the Singapore Dollars instead

Tip: Singapore Dollars can be used at everywhere in Brunei

as they share the exact same currency

我们是在早晨抵达机场的

想说在机场换些文币

因为那里周围没有指示牌

而且不是全部的员工都会说英语

所以这里给你一些资讯供参考

兑换商可以在二楼找到

但是，

兑换率非常之高

所以我们决定使用新币

小贴士：新币是可以在文莱的所有地方用的

因为它们享有相同的兑换率

We were lucky that a friend of my mum,

who is a Bruneian,

planned the trip for us

She came to pick us up from the airport

otherwise, it would be hard to get a taxi in Brunei

We actually did not see any taxi

during our whole Brunei trip

so we have no idea how a Brunei taxi looks like

neither other public transport

很幸运地

我妈的一位文莱朋友

帮我们安排了这趟旅程

她到机场来接我们

要不然在文莱是很难搭到计程车的

我们在整个文莱旅途中

没有看到任何计程车

所以我们根本不知道文莱计程车是长什么样子的

其他的公共交通也一样没看见

We firstly checked in to the Higher Hotel

it is a new hotel and still under construction

but the room and facilities were very nice

we got upgraded to a better room

and early check-in was organised

我们先到Higher Hotel办入住

它是个新的酒店而且还在施工当中

但是房间和设备都很棒

我们被升级到更好的房间去

而且还提早拿到房间了

How the room looks like

房间内的样子

The hotel is also located in a convenient place

as many shops are in walking distance

There is a laundry shop just next to the hotel lobby

- MyDobi

this laundry shop is coin operated

so be aware that smaller value of Brunei Dollar is required

Detergent is free there

washing machine and dryer

are both available for 14kg and 28kg wash

We got our dirty clothes from the previous trip to wash

and we headed to nearby shops

while waiting for the wash to be done

酒店也处在一个很方便的位置

很多店面都在步行就可以到达的距离内

有一个洗衣店就在酒店大堂的隔壁

- MyDobi

这洗衣店是投币式的

所以小面值的文莱币是需要的

那里的洗衣液是免费的

洗衣机和干衣机

都可以洗重达14公斤和28公斤的衣物

我们把前面旅途的脏衣服都拿去洗了

然后在等待衣服洗好的时候

到附近的店面去

If you follow Taiwan entertainment

you will probably know a celebrity

named Chun Wu

who is a Bruneian

He owns some businesses in Brunei

including a gym and a bakery shop

His dad and he used to have

a hotel and a restaurant next to the gym too

However, they are currently closed

and not too sure what is the plan

We went to the bakery shop – Bake Culture

bought 5 bread and got 1 free

originally planned to have them upstairs at the café

but we got to go back for our washed clothes

The taste of the bread was not bad

but they are a little bit pricey

compared to other stores

There is also a Gong Cha shop next to it

if you feel like having bubble tea

如果你有关注台湾娱乐圈

你应该会认识一位

名为吴尊的明星

他是文莱人

在文莱拥有一些生意

包括健身房和烘焙店

他和他爸爸曾经也在那健身房隔壁

经营一家酒店和餐馆

但是目前已关闭

也不确定他们的计划是什么

我们去了那家烘焙店 – Bake Culture

买了5个面包免费送了1个

原本计划上去楼上的咖啡厅吃的

但是我们得回去拿洗好的衣物

面包的味道不错

但是跟其他店比起来

这些面包的价格比较贵

如果你想喝奶茶的话

在隔壁也有家贡茶

Chun Wu welcomes you

once you step into the shop😃

当你踏入那家店

就会看见吴尊欢迎你😃

One of the popular bread

Buttermilk Polo Crumble

其中一个出名的面包

奶酪菠萝包

In the afternoon,

we walked to the Fitness Zone gym to have a look

If we were the hotel guest

then we would be able to use the gym

but as mentioned above

the hotel is currently closed

so we were unable to enter the gym

下午的时候，

我们步行到Fitness Zone健身房去看看

如果我们是酒店客人的话

我们便可以使用那个健身房

但是像上面所说的

目前酒店是关闭的

所以我们无法进入健身房

This picture was taken from the internet

此图片来自网络

Later on,

we went to Kampung Ayer

Negotiated with a boatman,

he agreed to bring us around
for a one-hour tour with a price of $30

(It’s better to get a local people

or a person who can speak Malay with you

cos the local may not understand English)

The boatman brought us to see the monkeys

but unfortunately

the monkeys were so far away

and we could not take a picture

Then, he brought us to see the fire station,

police station and schools in the water village

It was cool to know that their firemen

would use a boat to travel during emergency

之后，

我们去了艾尔水村

跟一位船夫商议后，

他同意以$30的价格

带我们游览1小时

（最好带着一位本地人

或是一位可以说马来话的人

因为当地人未必听得懂英文）

那位船夫带我们去看了猴子

但很不幸的是

猴子们在好远的地方

我们根本拍不了照

然后，他还带了我们去看看水村的

消防局，警察局和学校

他们的救火员

在紧急时候是开船救火的哦

Sungai Kebun Bridge

双溪哥本大桥

The fire station

消防局

We got dropped off at the Yayasan Boat Jetty

and we had some food at

the food court in the shopping mall
Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah

We tried one of the local food – Ayam Penyet (chicken)

and ordered the one with salted egg sauce

it was so tasty and I wish I can have it again

我们在Yayasan码头下船
然后在购物商场里的美食阁吃
Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah
我们尝试了一个本地食物 - Ayam Penyet (鸡)
而且点的是配着咸蛋酱的
味道很棒，我真想再吃一次

The view of the food court was so great tho

美食阁所看到的风景很赞哦

Then,
we visited the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque

it stated that non-Muslims are not allowed to enter

while there is religious activity in progress

so we were not able to see the indoor decoration

However, there was something to see
at the waterfront area
接着，
我们参观了奥马尔·阿里·赛义夫丁苏丹清真寺
那里写说非回教徒不被允许在
宗教活动进行时进入
所以我们无法看见室内装潢
但是，在滨水区
是有东西可以看的

There is also an eco-park around

named Makhota Jubli Emas Park

Some locals are selling things there

like kites, bubble wands and drinks

We bought ourselves a kite with only $5

and enjoyed flying the kite up high in the sky 😃
那里也有一个生态公园
名叫Makhota Jubli Emas Park
有一些本地人会在那里卖东西
比如风筝，泡泡棒和饮料
我们买了一个只需5块的风筝
然后很享受地放着在高空飞翔的风筝😃

When the sky turned dark

we had our dinner at Kaizen Sushi

the best Japanese restaurant in Brunei

their menu has many selections

and the food tastes really good

price is reasonable as well

We recommended!

当夜幕低垂时
我们在Kaizen Sushi享用晚餐
文莱最好的日本餐厅
他们的菜单有很多选项
食物的味道也很好
价格更是合理
我们推荐！

After dinner

we walked around the park again

to see the night view
吃完晚餐后
我们在公园那带走走
看看夜晚的风景

Later on,
a local man recommended us the Brunei local rice
called "Nasi Katok"

As per Wikitravel-
Katok is actually "ketuk" in the Malay language, and it means knock.
There is a story behind the name Nasi Katok.
It was begun by a couple of teenagers who were feeling
very hungry after a midnight practice.
They went to a place where they normally bought their food.
This place was actually a residential house,
which offered Nasi bungkus (a pack of rice with chicken and egg)
even in the middle of the night.
At any time you could just Katok (knock) on their door,
and the owner will come up with fresh hot Nasi Katok.
And that's how it became Nasi Katok.

After tasting the rice,
I would say it is the same as Nasi Lemak
which is the popular rice dish in Malaysia
接着，
一位本地叔叔介绍我们文莱当地的饭
名叫“Nasi Katok"

根据维基旅游-
Katok是马来语的"ketuk"，意思是敲
Nasi Katok的背后是有一个故事的
它起源于几位在夜晚练习以后
非常饥饿的青年
他们去到他们通常买食物的地方
这个地方是一个住宅
那住宅就算在半夜
都会卖Nasi bungkus (一包有鸡肉和蛋的饭)
你随时Katok(敲)他们的门
屋主就会带着新鲜的Nasi Katok过来
那就是Nasi Katok的由来

在尝试了这个饭以后，
我觉得它就相当于Nasi Lemak
一道在马来西亚很出名的饭

That's all for Day 1

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第一天就这样

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