Keeping busy in KL!
December 13, 2007
The Petronas Towers
The KLCC shopping mall - where the MRT to the Petronas Towers terminates and not as impressive as the Siam Paragon in Bangkok, but it did have a much larger Christmas Tree. (Be warned: you are not allowed to sit on the floor to take a photo of the giant Christmas tree without being 'moved on' by the unsympathetic security personnel!)
The Petronas Towers - the tallest building in the world between 1998 and 2004 and famous for its Skybridge that links both of its towers.
The Petronas Towers
The KL Bird Park - the "worlds largest walk-in free-flight aviary" according to the brochure and who am I to argue!? The predominant bird appeared to be peacocks, who were everywhere. My personal favourites were the giant crane and the flamingos.
The architecture - with the exception of the steel and glass monolithic skyscrapers that dominate the KL skyline, the city has many interesting buildings. Churches, mosques, temples, train stations, fountains, spires and monuments. (Okay, so I was bored! However, the old KL Train Station built in 1911 and the buildings surrounding the Merdeka Square were extremely, er, interesting! I was struggling by this point.)
The night market - "Selamat! Selamet my friend. Just take a look! Wallet? Watch? DVD? Just take a look my friend!"
The food - with its large Indian and Chinese communities the food in KL was excellent, plentiful and cheap. The highlight being a large plate of Buriani rice with curried potatoes, green beans, a salad, a poppadom and a bowl of soup for less than the equivalent of £2.
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The Petronas Towers
The Petronas Towers
The Petronas Towers
The Petronas Towers
The view the Skybridge
The view the Skybridge
The view the Skybridge
The night market
The National Mosques spire
KL Bird Park
KL Bird Park
KL Bird Park
KL Bird Park
KL Bird Park
KL Bird Park
KL Bird Park
KL Bird Park
A fine hostel that will get better.
Located about five minutes walk from the Puda Raya Bus Station and surrounded by fast-food outlets plus street vendors on the pavement directly outside, the Hostel Red Dragon is a fine hostel that offers individual rooms and the more traditional shared rooms.
I paid RM30 per night for a clean, basic single room with a fan and a writing desk!
The shared toilets and showers were immaculate with more being renovated during my stay.
The communal area had a large screen TV playing movies all day long, plus there were plenty of comfortable chairs and a wide selection of books in the bookcase. The hostel also has a large internet room with plenty of PCs.
However, it can be noisy at night.
I paid RM30 per night for a clean, basic single room with a fan and a writing desk!
The shared toilets and showers were immaculate with more being renovated during my stay.
The communal area had a large screen TV playing movies all day long, plus there were plenty of comfortable chairs and a wide selection of books in the bookcase. The hostel also has a large internet room with plenty of PCs.
However, it can be noisy at night.
