Day 28 - Kuala Lumpur

We were quite late getting out as we spend some time after breakfast doing a bit of packing.  We then caught the monorail to the KL Tower, another iconic sight on the KL skyline.  What the map doesnt show you is that the entrance is situated high on a hill and we had to walk up loads of steps and slopes to get there.  



KL Tower grounds


After we had finished looking around we saw the Hop On Hop Off bus so we bought a day ticket and spent the next hour being driven through the KL traffic jams.  It was quite interesting and we saw some sights that we wouldnt have otherwise seen.  We sat upstairs in the open air part and it was quite pleasant especially when the bus was moving.  It started raining lightly at first which was really nice but as it got heavier all the passengers moved to the back, covered area. 

Hop on Hop off bus


The bus runs on 2 routes, City and Garden.  We had been on the City so decided to also do the Garden route afterwards.  This took us to more sights that we hadnt seen and didnt know about so it was a good way to see the city without getting hot and sticky.

Houses above shops

Kl Railway Station building

Little India

Passing through the high rise buildings

High rise buildings

Train at National Museum

Orchid  Garden

Banking building

Textile museum

Poppy street lighting

Just after we got off the bus it had become very dark and within a few minutes it started raining heavily.  We went for a cold drink and then made our way back to the hotel.  It was then I realised how well everything is designed against the rain and sun.  We managed to get back to the monorail station almost completely undercover.  The canopies in front of the shops overlap each other and those of the stations.  When we got off the train we were able to get almost back to the hotel under cover with just about 10m without cover but by now the rain had almost stopped. 


We ate at the hotel and went to La La Port.  We were looking for a neck fan which many Malaysians use to keep cool in the hot climate.  We didnt find any but there is always the airport tomorrow or ebay.  We did see a Japanese style toilet in a DiY store with heated seat and in built bidet. 


We had a final drink at the German bar before going back to the hotel and doing final packing.



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