The bright lights of KL

Had 2 days in which to explore KL and this was probably just about right, as with most of Malaysia, KL is very Westernised and hi-tech.

A visit to KL wouldn't be complete without a trip to the Petronas Towers and the KL Tower, the Petronas Towers are set amongst a fancy shopping mall with all of your favourite designer boutiques and Starbucks a plenty. In fairness to KL it seems to do top-notch shopping malls better than we can. The KL tower boasts wonderful views of the city so a trip at sunset was a must, sadly the dirty glass on the outside of the viewing deck made good pictures almost impossible.

A trip to Chinatown followed the next day & having done Singapore Chinatown the day before there are only so many fake Rolexs and knock off Premier League jerseys that you can stomach before everything becomes much of a muchness. I did however purchase a garish pair of swimming shorts that may go see-through when wet.. you (the loyal reader) will have to wait until Rob gets out before they can be snapped on the islands!

I thought I would end with a quick observation of Malaysia, from what I have seen so far in both Western and Borneo, Malaysian are obsessed with 2 Western products; firstly Premier League football; it seems to cross genders, women as much as men can be seen in football colours and there isn't the macho image of football that we have over here. Secondly, and most bizzarely, is their love of KFC.. the Colonel is cleaning up here! There are the standard MacDs and the occasional BK but the Malays love their KFC, so much so that this was our 'packed lunch' following the rafting in Borneo. In fact Kenny Rogers has his own Rooster joint in KL Chinatown in an attempt to muscle in on the Colonel's territory.

Next stop is Cameron-Highlands for a wee bit of trekking and walking round tea plantations/strawberry farms and apparently Butterfly Gardens!!woo hoo

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written by  Michael Russell on March 13, 2009 from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
from the travel blog: Escape from Blighty
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