Yes! we are back in TBYS. This time, we'll feature Kuala Lumpur, home of the iconic Petronas twin towers. It's a one day tour with our friend Franie, who joined us in discovering this incredible mega city.
We booked online our KKKL bus ticket that was scheduled on 11:30 PM. The pickup point we chose was in Tampines, just beside the Tampines mrt station and the skateboard park. For the drop off point, it's in KL's chinatown.
KKKL bus is very comfortable and the seats are not that too close to each other. We were able to sleep all through out our travel that took almost 5 hours.
We arrived in KL chinatown around 4AM. Almost all establishments are still closed in the are. Luckily, just across the drop off point is the 24 hour Mcdonalds. Lo and behold, it was full pack of travelers also waiting for the sun to come up. We had our breakfast and stayed there till 5:30AM and rode a cab to our first destination in KL, its no other than the Petronas twin towers.
We arrived in Petronas towers almost 6AM. It was still pretty dark then. We were so mesmerized by the beauty of the twin towers. With a height of 1483 ft and elaborately designed architecture, no wonder it is one of the most iconic structure in the world. It currently hold the title of the world's tallest twin towers.
The best time to go see the twin towers is around 7PM as all of the building's lighting are on. We just went there first because we are just too excited to see it. We stayed there for 1 hour before we went to Batu Caves.
The best way to go to Batu caves is by mrt and commuter train. Just beside the Suria KLCC mall, the mall part of Petronas twin towers, is the KLCC mrt station. From KLCC station, you alight in KL Sentral station and transfer to KTM Port Klang line going to Batu Caves.
The sun is still not shining bright when we arrived in Batu Caves which is perfect because we need to climb the 272 steps stairs to reach the cave. It's a lot of steps so be sure to bring your drinking water and towel!
The Cathedral cave is the biggest among the three main caves. It has a very high ceiling with beautiful rock formation. There are also many monkeys roaming around the caves.
Our next stop is Merkdeka Square. From KL Sentral station, we rode a cab to reach there. You can also take lrt and alight in Masjid Jamek station and walk 10 minutes to reach the site.
Its no wonder why Merdeka Square is said to be one of KL's landmark. It's just where you can find some of the historical landmarks of KL pack into one place.
Sultan Abdul Samad Building is a 1897 year old structure. It is very well maintained. It's distinct feature is it is almost constructed entirely with peach colored bricks with shiny copper cupolas and a 41 meter high clock tower. The structure covers the entire block of the street making it the most distinct landmark of Merdeka Square. Just in front of Sultan Abdul Samad Building is the world's tallest flagpole standing at 95 meter high.
On the other side is the Royal Selangor Club, a British Tudor inspired structure built in 1884. Also near is the Cathedral of St. Mary, built in 1894, it is considered as one of the oldest Anglican churches in Malaysia.
Our next stop is in KL's chinatown and we rode a cab to reach there. We went to Petaling street, it is the most famous street in KL's chinatown where you could haggle for the price of stuffs and souvenirs you want to buy. If you also want to try some local food, there are also plenty of restaurant in this area that offers Hokkien Mee and curry noodles.
Truly, we had a blast in our one day tour in KL. Gigantic modern skyscrapers, well preserved historic buildings, glittering lights of the city, lush greenery of parks and our wonderful experience are the things that we'll surely miss on this Garden City of Lights, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Join us again on our next travel in TBYS...
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