Cititel Mid Valley Hotel Kuala Lumpur

... into traveling which is nice!

My first real bit of site seeing was the Batu Caves, a short bus journey north of KL. The caves are a site of pilgramage from Hindus and there were some really beautiful statues around them. The downside to them was that the caves themselves were littered with rubbish everywhere. The monkeys, on the up side, seemed to love the rubbish, which made the trip a whole lot more entertaining, until one of the monkeys started ...

... of the majestic twin towers, KL tower, Bukit Bintang, Royal palace and the like.
Day2
After breakfast we boarded the hop-on bus and this time got down at Bukit Bintang (Stop 6). That's a trendy place with lots of Malls. we window shopped and boarded the hop-on bus and got down at KL Sentral (the hub of all trains in KL). We bought tickets at KLIA Transit counter to go to Putrajaya - the seat of Malaysian Govt. Beautifully planned city. The ticket cost around MYR 47 for ...

... dilapidated ethnic wards all around.

Yup, that's what KL pretty much is. It's another Houston, minus the Hispanics, whites, and blacks. But with the same types of dirty segregated ghettos and cement. It's a nightmare to walk around in because the sidewalks are mainly occupied by food stalls and forget about being comfortable if you're a blonde walking around. Never in my life have I received such nasty stares as I have here. Italy's catcalls are ...

Stepped off the plane, convinced that the engines were still running as this blast of hot air hit my face while thunder clattered in the sky above...but no, the engines were off and the plane at a standstill...this is Malaysian heat and it's HOT!!

Can't quite get over the heat, or the fact that EVERYONE is sporting swine flu masks as if the plague has struck Malaysia!! Even more so though, I can't believe just how friendly the locals are...puts us westerners ...

... up on the tv, it might be my fault.

So, where was next on our hit list, well it was the Capital Kuala Lumpur. It was just a couple of hours, further up the west coast, but no luxury coach this time! First impressions, busy, busy, busy! We had already chosen our preferred hotel based on online reviews, so headed straight there avoiding all the touts. It was a good pick, with really friendly staff and a good location. Having already explained the issue with trying to eat ...

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The n you realize the reality that hundreds of fish are sucking off dead skin from your feet - a bit hard to relax to that thought.












They finished off with a 10 min shoulder and arm massage, performed by dudes with forearms the size of an oil barrel.

Believe it or not, this was more relaxing than the fish portion. Go figure.

... if you are sitting at the front; on 'Colorado Splash' you just go down a very very tall slide on a two seater boat; and the 'Grand Canyon River Rapids' was quite tame, but fun none the less. The 2 roller coasters in in wild wild west section ('Buffalo Bill' and 'the Butch Cassidy Trail') were pretty lame, and we only went on those once. Next was the 'World of Adventure' section, and the 'Lost City of Gold' roller coaster was actually quite fun! We ...

... in a giant dish of bubbling satay sauce in the middle of your table - just delicious! We also checked out a shoe-makers in Chinatown where they still make the traditional teeny tiny shoes for bound feet, that Chinese women traditionally wore as a sign of beauty. Next to them Dave's feet looked huge, and even my size 3's were wayyy too big! Next up is Singapore, hope you like the photos, watch this space for the next entry :0) D & B xx

Woke early if i wanted to queue for the Petronas Twin Towers tickets which give out 1400 free tickets at 8.30am on a first come first served basis. I started my 45 minute or so walk and when i got there, there was already an hour queue for a ticket. When i eventually got to the front i found out that my high view time would be at 12.30pm. So i had 3 hours to kill in its huge shopping center with its ...