Arrived in KL at dawn and taxi-ed through traffic to hotel. Renewed vigour (after little sleep on flight) managed to keep us going to sightsee the local gardens and huge shopping mall beneath the towers, then happy hour cocktails and sleep.
Our hotel room is on 30th floor overlooking the Petronas Towers, with mountains in the distance - great view.
On Thursday, we walked in blazing heat to Chinatown and saw another side of KL to the glitzy city centre. This city is decidedly pedestrian unfriendly with lumpy broken pavements (where they exist at all). The car is king and the traffic heavy and manic. Cars, trucks and motorbikes parked at random on walkways so that you have to negotiate around them.
The hyped up Petaling Street and Chinatown were a sea of stalls selling cheap fake designer clothes, shoes, bags and jewellery. No food stalls which I found disappointing. Still an experience we wouldn't have wanted to miss.
Malaysia continues to be a favourite, it's diverse cultures seem to mix together with ease. We have been woken by call to prayer from the mosque that is dwarfed in the gardens beneath the towers.
We now have to while-away Friday until our late flight out. An interesting area to hang out, we're glad we have the gardens and we probably won't walk too far today - temperatures have you dripping in seconds. What a shock it will be to be back in England, especially as its so cold there at the moment.
Our hotel room is on 30th floor overlooking the Petronas Towers, with mountains in the distance - great view.
On Thursday, we walked in blazing heat to Chinatown and saw another side of KL to the glitzy city centre. This city is decidedly pedestrian unfriendly with lumpy broken pavements (where they exist at all). The car is king and the traffic heavy and manic. Cars, trucks and motorbikes parked at random on walkways so that you have to negotiate around them.
The hyped up Petaling Street and Chinatown were a sea of stalls selling cheap fake designer clothes, shoes, bags and jewellery. No food stalls which I found disappointing. Still an experience we wouldn't have wanted to miss.
Malaysia continues to be a favourite, it's diverse cultures seem to mix together with ease. We have been woken by call to prayer from the mosque that is dwarfed in the gardens beneath the towers.
We now have to while-away Friday until our late flight out. An interesting area to hang out, we're glad we have the gardens and we probably won't walk too far today - temperatures have you dripping in seconds. What a shock it will be to be back in England, especially as its so cold there at the moment.
Welcome home - what an adventure safely negotiated (apart from the hole in your wallet) - well done.
ReplyDeletePucker up Sara - it's going to be big cuddle time next Monday - Pete will have to wait a while.
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think Pete might pass on that, eh?!
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