Kuala Lumpur Vacation (Day 1)
I recently took a short vacation to Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia and home of the imposing Petronas Towers, a design classic and until recently the world’s tallest building. In my previous trips to various parts of Malaysia, I’ve bypassed Kuala Lumpur but had never been to this capital city before. This time I decided to go Kuala Lumpur to do the touristy thing on a free-and-easy self-planned trip.
To and fro the Kuala Lumpur International airport or Low Cost Carrier Terminal to the city center, the journey brought us passed the Sepang F1 circuit, home of motorsport in Malaysia.
About 45mins of railway and cab travelling brought me into the Bukit Bintang neighbourhood where the hotel I’m staying is located.
Bukit Bintang is a very touristy area with lots of hotels and mega malls, so naturally the stuffs there are quite pricey.
Amidst this buzzing metropolis where towering skyscrapers and ultra-modern shopping malls and hotels resided along with historical buildings and street hawker stalls, a peculiar observation that left a deep first impression was that despite having a well connected network of monorail and light rail that ply most of the city, the roads of KL city appears to be jam-packed every hour of the day.
Coming up in the next post will be my visit to Chinatown and Kuala Lumpur City Center (KLCC). Stay tune!
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