Thursday, May 23, 2013

Kuala Lumpur

Another day of travel yesterday and another day recuperating. Well deserved I should say as we did not arrive at our hostel until around 3am. Being in limbo has become second nature to us in both the smaller and larger pictures. Recovering from a long stretch is a little more challenging though as staying in hostels limits ones freedom to complete tasks. Nap times can be hard to come by due to noise from others, heat, restlessness, etc.

Once we are rested we hope to explore Kuala Lumpur. This city is massive with many attractions. Botanical gardens with butterfly, orchid, and bird sanctuaries, History and Islamic art museums, and markets are all on the radar for visiting and within walking distance of our hostel. The Petronas towers are the second largest buildings in the world and supposed to be an impressive sight; you might say that I expect to Petronas. This will make for a few days of wandering and figuring how this city works.

We also hope to see more of peninsular Malaysia. The oldest jungle in the world is in Malaysia and can be accessed via Taman Negara national park. There are also the Cameron Highlands which hold tea plantations and spectacular scenery. We will see where we end up. Our plans now have to be mindful of time which is a factor we haven't had to deal with much in the past six months. Our grand finale.

2 comments:

  1. Go to the Petronas towers early in the morning! They only let a certain amount up there per day and we missed out. They are also great to view at night from the street. The Batu caves are pretty interesting and a good work out. I cant remember what else we did! I think there was a rollercoaster in one of the shopping centers there like West Edmonton Mall :) Im sure you will enjoy in anyways!

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  2. Your grand finale indeed. Wow. That went fast. I'll miss all the excitement!

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