Another full day of exploring in KL.

We picked up the hop on bus mid-morning and headed on to the city tour taking in the array of high rise buildings that dominates the skyline wherever you go in the city. The city appears to be in a constant state of flux, with new buildings going up and new neighbourhoods in the sky being created.

Our destination of choice today was the iconic Petronas Towers, once the highest building in the world only to be surpassed by Taipei 101. The towers are interlinked and stand at 88 storeys in height. Sadly due to it being the end of Ramadan and a 3 day national holiday called Eid al-Fitr, we weren’t able to go up – a v big relief for Andy!!!

Instead we had ‘professional’ photos taken in front by the host of locals with their techy iPhones.

Some much needed greenery amongst the sea of skyscrapers, the KLCC park is a beautiful lake and green space where you can find shade and hide from the 35c heat.

We plan to head out tonight to Petaling Street to experience restaurants and food stalls offering local produce – curry noodles is Andy’s favourite.

We have a couple more days in Bukit Bintang, we are moving to stay at the famous old Majestic Hotel in Pusat Bandaraya, a colonial styled residence with old schooled charm.

After boarding the bus again we returned to a few locations we visited yesterday, before getting off to take a wander along the river on the Colonial Trail.

This part of KL highlights the ongoing emergence of new developments into the former old part of the city. It’s going to look so different again in another 5-10yrs!

The River of Life walk took us past some of the older temples and mosques that sit close to Klang River and the Sultan Abdul Samad buildings.

Along the river there are a number of buildings that appear to have been selected for ‘controlled’ graffiti. The paintings are very intricate and colourful and really lift these old and in some cases redundant colonial buildings.

After finishing our bus tour, we had a wander around the main retail centre on our way to the Pavilion, a retail Mecca with every prestige retailer represented. Crossing the road is a real experience, with the crowds converging as the lights turn green – it’s a race to get across before the traffic starts again.

The Malaysians love to shop, hence there are many mega malls everywhere and with Eid’s arrival the locals head out to buy something new in readiness for their holiday.

After a busy day, we decided to retire to the roof top pool on the 43rd floor for some tanning and R&R.

It’s definitely tough at the top. Andy is starting to get accustomed to being so high up, although he insists on sitting well away from the edge, much to the amusement of the locals and staff at the hotel.

This evening we popped up to the POW WOW, the top floor where complimentary drinks and snacks are on offer from 6pm. What a find, it’s essentially a free dinner with drinks. Surprise, surprise the only people up there were us and a French couple who kept checking if everything was truly complimentary! After a beer, gin & tonic and a glass of vino we decided to call it quits and put off our night plans until tomorrow.

Another v enjoyable day, made even more special by meeting our bartender Sean, a Malaysian with Chinese heritage who talked us through life in the country and what we should be seeing and doing whilst in KL.