Kuala Lumpur: August 2015
Hello Kuala Lumpur. first ride to our Hotel.
We hung out in Kuala Lumpur for a week. We didn’t know what to expect, but it turned out to be a really cool city! We took the bus from the airport to KL central station where we jumped on the tram to our hotel. We opted for Airbnb in KL, and the building was one of those where half is a hotel and the other half, apartments. It was nice. As soon as we arrived and checked in, we set out for food. At the corner of our hotel was an outdoor restaurant of sorts. We learned it’s only open weekdays, and caters to the local businesses It looked good, so we decided to give it a try. All of the food is lying out in front of you, and you pretty much just pick what you want. There was a guy off to the side barbecuing some sort of meat. It looked like fish, so we inquired. Turned out to be stingray. We gave it a shot, and it was good. Like…to the point where we would eat it again. It was chewy, like steak, but not at all fishy. Interesting.
First meal. sting ray bbq
We didn’t do much in KL. We hopped from one mall to the next, which can be done using interconnected above-ground walkway tunnels. We first walked to the convention center. From here, we could walk around the park outside and have a spectacular view of the Petronas Towers. There is an area of this park that has water and fountains. Children are allowed to play in the water, and since it was hot out, there were plenty of participants.
On one afternoon, we walked to the towers, which also has a mall on the ground level, of course. After walking around, we walked back to the park to view the towers. We sat and relaxed in the shade as the afternoon turned into evening. We took more pictures of the towers, this time illuminated by the lights. Pretty.
View from our hotel. Fireworks!
We could see Chinatown from our window and every night we were there, at around midnight, they would light off fireworks. The fireworks were so close to a nearby hotel, they would actually explode on the windows. We thought it looked kind of dangerous.
The KL City Grand Prix was going on while we were there, which caused chaos more than anything, and made getting on the metro nearly impossible. The track was close to our hotel, so we were blessed with the music of race cars zooming by every few minutes.
F1 Gran Prix
We had a craving for pizza. Good pizza, and found a place that received rave reviews from foreigners and locals alike. A few of the reviews were from Americans, so we thought, maybe we have the same concept of “good pizza.” Not so much. It took us forever to get there, again thanks to the Grand Prix, and while it was better than we’d had in a long time, it was by no means as good as everyone raved. We were disappointed. BUT, on the plus side, we took UBER home. First time outside of the US, and it was just as nice as home. We chose to get dropped off at the mall (of course) to have some dessert before walking home.
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Batu caves. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
We spent two days seeing the sights of the city. One day, we hopped on the metro and took a trip to the Batu Caves. The Batu Caves greet you with a massive statue of Lord Murugan, Hindu god of war. When entering, I was told that I needed to rent a sarong to cover my knees. Apparently, showing your knees is scandalous. Mind you, my shorts can almost cover my knees. I could see other women who had snuck by with skirts on much shorter than my shorts, and while I was talking to the lady, a European guy walks past me with itty-bitty shorts. I pointed and said, “I have to cover half my knee and he doesn’t?” She snapped at me, “He’s a man. You’re a woman.” And there it is folks, the reason I wouldn’t live in many (most?) countries in this world…I’m a woman. Moving on.
Batu caves. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
To reach the caves, you have to climb several stairs. It was hot and tiring and I now had a long skirt to deal with. There were monkeys everywhere. We don’t like monkeys. While everyone else was ooh-ing and ahh-ing a the little critters, we were staying as far away as possible. We didn’t use to have such a strong dislike for monkeys. It grew. Everywhere we went, the monkeys are aggressive, thieving, and disease-ridden. They bite, scratch, and attack without warning. Why anyone would want to get too close to them, is beyond us.
Everything was very colorful and detailed. The caves are huge and have several temples throughout, although, I have to admit, the entrance and the stair climb was much more impressive.
Merdeka Square. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
On our other tourist outing, we walked to Merdeka Square via the central market. Merdeka square is a giant park, and across the street is the Sultan Abdul Samad Building. The building is really beautiful. It used to be a British government building, and today, is a Malaysian government building. On the way home we stopped by the central market, and walked the many isles of souvenirs and just about anything you could ever want or need. As we walked home, we stopped by a theater that was showing a local play explaining the history of Malaysia. It looked really cool, and we were seriously interested in going. Unfortunately, we had to wait two hours, and realized it just wasn’t going to happen. Too bad.
Petronas Towers. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
One thing of note. We were really surprised at the huge ex-pat community there. We saw a program on TV that was talking about how many Aussies retire in KL. I can definitely see the appeal. The city is very western in many ways, and everyone speaks English. Most if not all of our creature comforts can be found, the people are quite nice, and it’s much more affordable. You could almost forget where you were, that is, until you’re told to cover your knees. 🙂
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