Let me preface this by saying I’m
not a city person. I don’t like the crammed, dirty streets, the lack of
greenery, and the constant car noise. Despite this, I really enjoyed my time in
the big city of Malaysia. Our first night we just had free time and so a few of
us wandered down the local market near our hotel to find food and then
successfully navigated the elevated train system to make it to a more downtown
area. I call it the times square of KL. We soaked in the atmosphere just
wandering around, and enjoyed having no agenda.
The next morning started out with a
visit to the famous Petronas towers. We got a lot of great pictures outside
them near the fountains, and then we headed to the equally famous KL tower. Usually,
the city is very hazy. We were lucky and happened to visit on a beautiful,
clear day. To take advantage of this, we zoomed up 276 meters to the
observation deck on the 7th tallest communication tower in the
world. It offered spectacular views and gave us an idea of just how massive
Kuala Lumpor really is.
From here, we took taxis to the
Central Market- a tourist haven. There were so
many shops selling so many trinkets
and clothes and knick-knacks. I wasn’t really feeling it. I like to buy unique
local things, preferably made by the person selling it. This was a clear
tourist trap, with slightly inflated prices. So while I enjoyed browsing, I
only bought some postcards to send. One girl and I decided to walk back to our
hotel from there, and passed by Merdeka Square, another tourist attraction.
There wasn’t much there, but we did get a nice pic by the I <3 KL sign.
Again, it was just nice to wander the city a bit.
Group dinner that night was at a
delicious northern Indian food restaurant and then we were free again. The day
had exhausted me, so a few of us went to a nearby restaurant for some lemonade
type drinks and chatter before retiring to the hotel.
Monday
morning we visited Batu Caves- huge tourist attraction and Hindu temple built
around and in a huge cave in Kuala Lumpor. It was really cool, and there was a ginormous statue outside
of it. However, the monkeys around this place were extremely aggressive and
therefore quite frightening. I was okay leaving, but I’m sad we have to return
to non air conditioned rooms and cold showers.
Oh and I have to mention the
breakfast we got at our hotel! Buffett style, with the best western food I’ve
had since coming here. Pancakes (but no syrup), omelets, muffins, pastries,
hash browns, fruit, cereal, toast… wow. Paradise. I stuffed myself both
mornings because who knows when I’ll get that next.
It was a great weekend and I’m
ready to take on the week. I believe that Captain America comes out to theaters
on Thursday so it would be fun to go with my international friends. Instill
some good old ‘Murica love in them. We will see!
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