Cable car ride
Wildfox
Anthony Swanston
Thu 11 Aug 2016 03:55
Langkawi
boasts the steepest cable car in the world with part of the climb being at 45
degrees. (I suppose part of the descent
must be at 45 degrees as well). Although
it is low season here there are lots of Arab tourists as it is cooler here. It is funny watching the women taking selfies
wearing a full burka. I mean, it could
be anybody, couldn’t it?
There is a
lot of queuing to get on the cable car but there is not so much to see apart
from a bird’s eye view of Telaga Marina. The 'photos are a bit fuzzy as the gondola windows are made of Perspex.
I went for
my annual medical check up today. ECG,
blood pressure etc. Walked in off the
street with no appointment to a doctor’s practice. Receptionist apologises “Sorry, you will have
to wait 15 minutes”. I look at my bill
on leaving. For the ECG they charged me
four pounds…