Kuala Lumpur

Today was a relatively quiet day for us.  We went for a walk through one of the shopping malls before catching the LRT (metro) down to Chinatown.  While the LRT was crowded it was nothing compared to the chaos on the streets - trying to cross the road is dangerous as few of the pedestrian lights seem to work.

 

 KL is a city of contrasts with lots of skyscrapers and modern buildings and then you turn the corner and find old shopfronts and houses. Across the road from the hotel they are constructing a new high rise building and nestled behind it and opposite Petronas Towers is a small two storey house!

 

 

 

We took the free GO KL purple line bus which gave us a fantastic orientation of the area around Chinatown. Jalan Petaling (one of the main streets in Chinatown) was packed with lots of stalls selling fake brand name bags, jewellery etc and reminded us very much of what Penang was like.

We also went across and had a look at the central market which was full of clothing and  souvenir shops before heading back to the hotel.

This afternoon we have been sitting watching the rain - seems to rain about 3.30 every day as we found out yesterday when we got caught out in it! The skyline is fantastic to watch and I haven't got sick of looking at the Petronas Towers yet. Tonight we are hoping to go and photograph some of the Hari Raya Haji signs providing the rain has cleared!