Brisdale Kuala Lumpur

... my new southafrican friend (damn i can't remember his name) to have a look through the city. we have been walking around the hole day - through little china, little india, the golden triangle and and and... until it started raining... so now i am planning my next routes :) <br><br>my first impression of asia is great - apart from the typical tropical heat and humed air (smells just like holiday) the people are so friendly and communicative. if you ask for the way, it ...

... of the taxi it had come to £2, so I didn't bother brining it up with him. <br><br>Well, our proposed trip to all these attractions was in vein when we realised that none of them accepted card payments, there was no cash machine, and we only had 36 Ringott. So we ended up going to an Orchid Garden (with no orchids in it), a planetarium (with no show or star simulator as it was being fixed which was probably why it was free), and to the lake gardens where we hired a ...

... looking out for some of the animals that come out at night. There are tigers and tapirs here, but they're quite elusive apparently and we weren't lucky enough to spot any. We did see an owl, some flying foxes, and my favourite was the leopard cat. 10 minutes into the journey the heavens opened and we were sitting in the back of the open topped car! We got SOAKED. <br><br>There are quite a lot of treks to do here which can last up to 9 days. I'm ...

... we got it for MYR 75. If you donot specify budget cab - you may end up getting a Merc at MYR 200 for the same trip. The check-in time at all hotels in KL (and Singapore) is at 2:00 PM and our flight to KL landed at 8:00 am !!! The hotel staff were kind enough to allow us check-in at 9:30 am at no extra charge. Just be polite to the front desk.. That's it.<br><br>Day 1<br>After 'freshening' up we decided to have good food. A place called Leboh Ampang (two bus stops away from the ...

... store - i was out of reading books. The hawkers stalls were out o it was the biggest mission trying to make it through the crowd without being pulled in by the locals. It was then dinner and back to our room to plan tomorrow. I think we are going to get up extremely early and walk to the patronas towers so we can get tickets to do the tour. Our roommate Cassandra is also going to join us. Will let you know how it goes tomorrow.<br>

... that this is actually a one way street and Ive just passed my guesthouse....<br><br>you would think that I would turn at the next street or keep going and try to find a way back around wouldnt you??? completely logical decision... do I do so??? no.... I decide that Im going to slam on the breaks and do a U turn in the middle of the one way street to get back to my guesthouse!!! <br><br>I made it half way ...

... building design.<br><br>The last night in town we did some market shopping and then had some more Chinese Food at the open air restaurants of China Town. Like clockwork the little old flashlight salesman was back again. Jay tried to explain the logic in not trying to sell a flashlight to someone who has said no 6 times already. No avail he was back again 10 mins later. Ahh the joys of travel.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>

... I wanted to sleep late so I wouldn't have to spend more time in this city. I just wanted to get out of Kuala Lumpur and back to my home in Bali! I wouldn't feel as bad for missing out on a few more sightseeing things to do if I slept in rather than just be lazy around the hostel. I went to bed after everyone in the hostel was already fast asleep. I was walking to my shared bunk-bed room and a rat blocked the doorway. It took me 10 minutes of standing there frozen to ...

... by a gentleman who said he worked there and he offered to show us the different temples and he also said he was a singer and would sing for us at the top. There are 272 steps to the top and you are to touch the first step and the last step and walk barefoot to the top. He took us to the various temples and had the priest say blessings for us. We found the flower wreaths were given to you as a blessing after one of the priest gave us one. We went to the very top ...