Sunday 4 December 2011

Kuala Lumpur


We were up quite early the next day to catch a bus to Kuala Lumpur (KL), arriving around lunchtime. We spent the day getting used to our busier surroundings and then met up with the others in the evening. We liked the vibe of the place straight away, a contrast from the highlands - busy and modern with lots of sky scrapers and technology. I wasn't feeling very well the next day, so we took it fairly easy with a walk around Chinatown (where we were staying) and Little India in the morning before meeting the others at the large, smart shopping mall below the Petronas Towers. We spent the day at the cinema and mall before heading back for a quiet evening. The next day involved a trip up the radio tower at 421 metres for an evening sunset view. It was a bit cloudy at first but at dusk when the city lights illuminated it was a great sight to see.

The next day involved a lot of walking around to see city sights, including KL Bird Park which was really good. We saw lots of species of bird such as parrot, hornbill, peacock, eagle etc. Next stop was the planetarium cinema for a 20 min showing then onto the National Museum which was quite impressive and very informative, especially about the history of our next stop, Melaka.

In the end we decided to stay on an extra day in KL to go up the Petronas twin towers which were temporarily closed, luckily for us opening on 1st December. We arrived ridiculously early to ensure a first-come, first-served ticket to the top where we secured a 9am visit. The towers had been refurbished which was evident as everything was very polished and modern. It was definitely worth staying around for, we enjoyed the experience and views from the 86th floor!

Nicola

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