Apart from the fact I kept wanting to pronounce it "Koala Loompah", KL was a way for me to get to Borneo. With no real time to see Malaysia, my cough and I got on a bus from Singapore and travelled for 5 and a half hours to the capital. Just a little less Western than Singapore, it was founded by the Chinese according to one tour guide.
I stayed in Reggae Mansion, but at no point did I hear any reggae. I went to the Petronas Twin Towers with a woman I met know the restaurant. On the top floor they have binoculars and I could see into people's apartments. I wonder if these people know? It was very regimented: 10 minutes on the bridge on the 41st floor; 20 minutes on the 86th floor. I bought another snowglobe (1 in each country so far).
We sat outside talking for a while, and then went into the shopping center and had food and did some shopping. One beer on the rooftop before bed was plenty for me.
The next day I had booked a half day tour to Batu Caves. At 8.30 one of the staffers came to wake me up, telling me I had to go downstairs. I was confused, and when I got there the receptionist phoned the tour operator who told me to be outside for 1.45. I was half asleep and hoped I'd heard her right.
I had. After a few bus swaps, we had William and Simon, our driver and guide respectively, take us out of the city centre.
We stopped at two places before the Batu caves: the Royal Selangor factory, and a Batik outlet.
Royal Selangor was founded 1885 and makes pewter. We saw some of the original pieces and learned how the name and hallmark had changed over time. Then we saw how they made stuff - a woman making pewter tankard handles in less than 20 seconds. All the hand made finishing and polishing, such an interesting tour.
The Batik outlet not so much. I didn't want to buy anything (I did buy a miniature tankard at Royal Selangor), and I think we spent more time there because William was on the phone trying to organise a new van. At RS it kept stalling with the AC on, so we'd had to drive with the windows open.
Finally, at Batu Caves, I climbed the 272 steps to the top caves. Simon said there are 9 caves but only 3 are accessible. The dark cave tour had sold out so there was no exploring that. The second caves had temples in, and chants and prayers echoed around. It was cool inside. The monkeys didn't come up this far.
I was disappointed that the two lads doing exactly what they shouldn't be and feeding and taunting the monkeys were Scousers. Start repping guys!
At the bottom I got asked for a photo with a man by his wife. They were Vietnamese. And one of the Filipino girls on my tour asked for a photo with me because I am "so beautiful ". Perhaps the word white translates to beautiful? Because I am undeniably white, but beautiful I would question.
And that was KL. I went to bed really early, and got up at 6 to get a taxi to the airport. I'll be back there for one night before HK.
I stayed in Reggae Mansion, but at no point did I hear any reggae. I went to the Petronas Twin Towers with a woman I met know the restaurant. On the top floor they have binoculars and I could see into people's apartments. I wonder if these people know? It was very regimented: 10 minutes on the bridge on the 41st floor; 20 minutes on the 86th floor. I bought another snowglobe (1 in each country so far).
We sat outside talking for a while, and then went into the shopping center and had food and did some shopping. One beer on the rooftop before bed was plenty for me.
The next day I had booked a half day tour to Batu Caves. At 8.30 one of the staffers came to wake me up, telling me I had to go downstairs. I was confused, and when I got there the receptionist phoned the tour operator who told me to be outside for 1.45. I was half asleep and hoped I'd heard her right.
I had. After a few bus swaps, we had William and Simon, our driver and guide respectively, take us out of the city centre.
We stopped at two places before the Batu caves: the Royal Selangor factory, and a Batik outlet.
Royal Selangor was founded 1885 and makes pewter. We saw some of the original pieces and learned how the name and hallmark had changed over time. Then we saw how they made stuff - a woman making pewter tankard handles in less than 20 seconds. All the hand made finishing and polishing, such an interesting tour.
The Batik outlet not so much. I didn't want to buy anything (I did buy a miniature tankard at Royal Selangor), and I think we spent more time there because William was on the phone trying to organise a new van. At RS it kept stalling with the AC on, so we'd had to drive with the windows open.
Finally, at Batu Caves, I climbed the 272 steps to the top caves. Simon said there are 9 caves but only 3 are accessible. The dark cave tour had sold out so there was no exploring that. The second caves had temples in, and chants and prayers echoed around. It was cool inside. The monkeys didn't come up this far.
I was disappointed that the two lads doing exactly what they shouldn't be and feeding and taunting the monkeys were Scousers. Start repping guys!
At the bottom I got asked for a photo with a man by his wife. They were Vietnamese. And one of the Filipino girls on my tour asked for a photo with me because I am "so beautiful ". Perhaps the word white translates to beautiful? Because I am undeniably white, but beautiful I would question.
And that was KL. I went to bed really early, and got up at 6 to get a taxi to the airport. I'll be back there for one night before HK.
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