An easy day, starting with a closer view of the Petronas Towers:
… but didn’t go up – the queues are usually long and we’d had great views of the city last night (which included the towers themselves but, of course, when you’re in ’em, you can’t see ’em!).
Then a walk through the park with unusual trees – at first I thought it was a parasite plant, but I think it’s the tree itself:
And I really liked whale sculpture by the enormous paddling pool:
Crashed out:
… before dinner at a local Indian cafe which is always bursting with customers (thus following our “eat with the locals” approach to fine dining):
And sunset:
An easy day, leaving time to ponder KL. Now, I have to declare an interest at this point: one of my close friends is from there. But I will still give my honest observations, as ever 😉
As with many of the more developed places in Asia, its road systems use the U.S. blueprint, and there’s no hocking or spitting (hooray). And whilst its language is still foreign, using the Latin alphabet means a few words are recognisable and that’s often enough to get you through. But everyone speaks English anyway. And many buildings aren’t just blocks, but are aesthetically pleasing. Plus paved streets, concrete houses, fixed prices and modern transport systems.
But it’s also distinctly Asian: open shops, some unusual eats (to my eyes), no drinking water from taps, not brilliant signage (not that I need much help to get lost) and cheaper prices (but still more expensive than SE Asia).
In other respects it’s an odd mix: sometimes people queue (British) other times they get on the train before anyone’s had a chance to get off (Chinese); public toilets offer both squat and throne versions; sometimes toilet paper provided (western), other times not (eastern).
Overall verdict: approved 🙂