| Kuala Lumpur!
I came here on a 3 month assignment, that was 14 years ago, I never left.
Any thread on KL will highlight the food, I cannot add to that it is simply fantastic, the choice, the flavours and tastes and the price.
There is a Hop On/Hop Off bus operating at RM 38 which is a comfortable i.e. air conditioned, way of seeing the main attractions of KL.
Taxis are cheap and plentiful, just check the meter is on as previously advised and the LRT system is useful between KL Sentral and KLCC. KL Sentral is the main train station with crossovers to the ERL (Airport Express), LRT and Monorail. In fact a return trip on the monorail, terminal to terminal, is a very cool way to see KL, it follows the main streets at an elevation of about 7 metres.
There are plenty of museums, Natural History, National Museum, Telecomms, Science Centre as well as the Butterfly Park.
If you're into serious music the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra is situated within the Twin Towers complex, known as KLCC. Well worth a visit on a Friday or Saturday evening, or Sunday at 3pm.
There are regular headline visitors to the MPO, Harry Connick Jr did a gig there last Monday.
The Esplanade at KLCC is the place for people watching, take your table at 5pm and watch the world go by while enjoying your beverage of choice, Chinoz or the Dome are in the best position. Later at night move to the Hard Rock and watch some different characters, the glitterati as well as the working girls and look out for those who aren't what they appear to be.
A word of warning, bag snatching is rife, every one has a story to tell of motorcyclists making off with their bag, which means 'bye 'bye to passport, credit cards, hotel key and passport and hello to hassle and frustration.
An interesting day out is take a commuter train (KTMKomuter from KL Sentral) to Port Klang and catch the ferry to Crab Island (Pulau Ketam). The commuter runs every 15 minutes and will drop you at the ferry terminal. Crab Island is built on stilts and survives on the fishing industry, there are plenty of locals willing to guide you and walk you round the Island, highly recommended. Needless to say it is all very cheap.
For a thrill ride take a helicopter from Subang airport and do the tourist trail across mountains lakes and jungle and of course flying around the Petronas Twin Towers and the KL Tower at 500 feet. Been there done that....many times. Will take about about 40 minutes and cost RM 1500.
The temperature is 32°C everyday with humidity at 85%, however when the humidity drops and the sun comes out expect 38°C hence the need for air conditioning.
Hope this helps. |