Going from Japan (the cleanest country in the world) back to Malaysia (pretty raw and rugged) was a bit of a shock to the system. It took me a good hour at the airport to get used to this new situation. But do not worry, I'm fine now!
I got a nice view of Kula Lumpur on the way down:
I also did an express visit of Penang and I finally had the chance to be on the famous bridge:
It is a nice bridge, yep!
Here I am in KL, capital city of Malaysia. I don't know why but I loved the city straight away, it's a mix of modern and cool with traditional and oldschool.
The modern bit is located in the business/shopping area of the city, the Golden Triangle. You have the Petronas Twin Towers, probably the coolest building ever made:
Even better at night time:
With the fountains in the KLCC park nearby:
The KL Tower, you can't miss it:
There are loads of shopping malls too:
But I didn't come all the way to Malaysia to end up at H&M...
The public transport system is also very reliable, efficient and cheap. Forget about rip off taxis, that's what we like! This is the Monorail, get in:
But KL is also a very traditional city with temples and older buildings. You have some for all tastes:
-Chinese:
-Hindu:
-Islamic styled museum of textile:
-Moghul architecture with the Sultan Abdul Samad Building:
If you start venturing out you will also come accross China Town (here Petalling Street):
And Little India:
The city is also packed with Muslim temples, this is the National Mosque, with a European feel to it:
In the North of the city, you can find the Batu Caves, which is an important Hindu shrine.
Shrine:
Big statue of Murugan (40 meter high). On the left you can see the steps to go to the actual caves! It's hot and difficult, the fatties struggle I'm telling you!
When you get up there, there are a temples and statues... You get a nice view of the city:
And there's loads of monkeys, misbehaving, trying to steal anything that smells good:
In other news:
-Rusty jungle!
-Wow it's Christmas soon, it doesn't feel like it when you're wearing shorts!
-Sand drawing at an Hindu wedding!
-Big pole!!! (the biggest pole and flag I've ever seen was in Texas, it was impressively enormous!)
-Graffiti, I haven't seen much of them:
-Houses in the suburbs:
-Mhhhhh food:
Curry mouton with rice & poppadoms on banana sheet... 1 EURO!!!
Back on the fruit tip, papaya party:
-This picture is unedited, true story!
I also went to a jam called Circle Free here. It was fun. be reassured, I still got it
I'm sorry but for once, I will finish on a bad note. For weeks I've heard and read about a fruit called Durian. Some people say it's delicious, some say it's horrible. The general consensus and is that it smells really bad but once it's on your mouth, it can be a pleasant surprise (no dirty joke intended!).
So I decided to try since there are a few stalls selling it next to my place...
The bottom line is... IT HATE IT!!! I couldn't even finish it, I hate wasting food but I just couldn't eat it!
-The stand:
I would put a picture of the actual fruit but I dont want to promote it...
It's a tough life!
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