Greetings from Kuala Lumpur
Trip Start
Feb 14, 2005
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Trip End
May 06, 2005
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
Friday, April 8, 2005
Our first stop was to the Chinatown district to eat some street food and browse around for some imitation brand accessories. Peter's favorite is the beef satay dipped in peanut sauce. I don't really want to know what is ACTUALLY in the stick, but I know it is not all beef. Although the shopping is not at good as Bangkok, it is still very fun. There are many, many tourists here; it is nice just to walk along the crowded alleys and listen to shoppers bargain, bargain, bargain.
The highlight of KL is, of course, the Petronas Twin Tower. This was built by an American architect, with the Prime Minister weaving in some Muslim themes. Visitors can only go up to the middle of the Tower, but we did not mind since the view was really grand. Compared to the Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai and Tapei 101, this building was the only building that had a metal detector to screen the visitors. We also saw an informative video on how the Petronas (did you know that this is an oil company? i guess the name gives it away, but i truly did not know this fact.) was built and the record breaking news that led to the completion of this building. Best of all, it was free to go up. At night, the Petronas shined the sky and we stood in awe of its beauty. The shopping center inside the Petronas is also world class.
I treated myself to a spa treatment at Suria KLCC. I try to get a massage from every country we visit so I can compare the different styles. I had a body exfoliation, then massage, and a facial, all for 50 USD! If only I can get this back home, I would do this every week!
