Eric and I spend the week really exploring the heart of KL by taking a lot of walks through the city.
We go through Chinatown, Little India, the CBD, etc. but it seems no matter which area we’re in, there are always shopping malls to be found.
Malaysians love to shop - or at least hang out in shopping malls because of the free AC (which is a good way to stay out of the heat) – and the quantity and diversity of the malls is mind-blowing!
“Time Square” in central KL is 9 levels of shopping and is probably about 5-6 times larger than the Eaton Centre. It has an amusement park on the 5th level with a full-fledged rollercoaster – complete with loopdy-loops and a corkscrew – that whips around above the heads of all the shoppers.
“Sunway Pyramid” has a gold clad sphinx and pyramid at the entrance and it makes you feel like a true pharaoh upon entry. This mall is also probably just as big as “Times Square” and it has an ice rink inside!! Yes, an ICE RINK!! Eric and I enjoy watching people of all skill levels skating in shorts and sun dresses wearing little stripped gloves.
Besides mall-gazing we do some cultural sightseeing. I’m excited to visit the Petronas Towers and go up to the sky bridge, which is about half-way up the towers.
We also visit the Batu Caves on the outskirts of the city, which house a massive Hindu temple.
We have to walk up 272 steps to reach the top of the temple, but the area is surrounded by monkeys, so we find ourselves “on guard” the entire time... grrr – monkeys.
On one of our last nights in KL, we meet up with Eric’s friend Chris out in the “burbs” and go to an amazing climbing gym called “Camp 5”.
This gym has everything! Natural-style walls, routes over 40 feet high and a huge bouldering area – Eric and I are in heaven!!! We spend a good 4 hours climbing and we meet some cool people and get some great tips for visiting Indonesia.
See blog entry, “Map? What Map?” for further insight to our travelling to and from KL’s “burbs”.
We also have some great meals while in KL.
My favourite is from a little restaurant located just below our hostel, the “Monkee Inn”. The restaurant specializes in claypot pearl noodles, which remind us a lot of beef stroganoff. It has become our default meal when we can’t figure out what else to eat.
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