After 7.3hours sleep in the renta-room, there was no other way to kill 12hours in Brunei, other than going on a tour bus, a little overpriced @ £27 for a 4hour tour bus around the city. There was no other way I was going to pack so much into this short amount of time and I am collected another stamp on my passport Brunei is a pretty impressive country, there is no tax, education & the health service is completely free and fuel only costs £0.22, cheaper than water! The only downfall with Brunei is that it lacked character, it seemed to be just another big city, with big buildings and mosques but with few people. I have experienced it in other countries, where everything seems to be built for the hordes of people, when there just aren’t that many people there. After the 4hour tour I came out with good photos and a better understanding of the country…

Brunei Dollor 2.229 to £1

The country is ruled by one man, the 29th Sultan of Brunei “Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah” when he became the sultan, he was carried about in this through the streets of Brunei.

Some other artwork at the Sultan Museum.

Short Boat trip into the water village “Kampong Ayer”, one of the largest water villages in the world with over 39,000 people living there.

“Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque” – The mosque stands at 52m (171ft) high and can be seen from virtually anywhere in Bandar Seri Begawan. FACT!!

The Royal Place (where the Sultan & his family live) they stop the traffic in the road when one of them enters.

Our tour guide, I’m sure he kills vampires by night time with ninja stars and a sword!

“Jame’Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque” another one of Brunei’s mosques. There is a strong reference to “29″ there are 29 of everything (steps, towers, domes, fountains) to symbolise the 29th Sultan of Brunei.

It was back to the airport 2hours before departing for England. Stamped in and stamped out…