The buzz of the alarm clock woke us at 6am for our flight to Kuala Lumpur. We had booked the hotel car to drop us at the airport. We think it was the hotel owner's car but it cost the same as a tuk tuk, which was great.
We made sure we arrived early as it was an international flight, however, the check in desk was a little behind schedule opening. We are travelling light with hand luggage only. At each airport we have to fine tune the weight of our bags, so as not to have to put them in the hold!
There was a problem with flying through Bangkok airspace due to military restrictions. It delayed our take off by about an hour. We landed at KL and caught the bus straight to the city. On the bus our peace and quiet was bought to an end, when the global text notification kept interrupting ... Every bus, train, boat and tuk tuk journey all over Asia, someone has had this same tune on their phone. It's even more popular than Coca Cola and David Beckham!
A short walk and a few asks brought us to our hostel, right in the centre on Chinatown. Our first impression ... KL is HUGE!
So far we have asked directions and were offered to sit and join the kind man whilst he 'Googled' a route for us. We ate amazing food at a little restaurant and the friendly man on the next table chatted to us. He gave us some travel advice and bought us a 'welcome to Malaysia' ice tea! Next, we visited a beautiful Hindu temple. Some of the local Hindu worshipers called us over to a table. They issued us a banana leaf each, filled it with incredible food and a dessert - for free - as a welcome to their temple! We have only been in Malaysia for about 3 hours and have received the most incredible hospitality. Having come from Laos, there could not be a greater contrast! WOW ...
Tonight we have been exploring. KL is beautifully decorated for the Chinese new year with pretty lights. There are many bars, restaurants and shopping centres all over the city. We have been to see the famous Petronas Towers, the symbol of KL. They are soooo impressive all lit up! See for yourself ...
We made sure we arrived early as it was an international flight, however, the check in desk was a little behind schedule opening. We are travelling light with hand luggage only. At each airport we have to fine tune the weight of our bags, so as not to have to put them in the hold!
There was a problem with flying through Bangkok airspace due to military restrictions. It delayed our take off by about an hour. We landed at KL and caught the bus straight to the city. On the bus our peace and quiet was bought to an end, when the global text notification kept interrupting ... Every bus, train, boat and tuk tuk journey all over Asia, someone has had this same tune on their phone. It's even more popular than Coca Cola and David Beckham!
A short walk and a few asks brought us to our hostel, right in the centre on Chinatown. Our first impression ... KL is HUGE!
So far we have asked directions and were offered to sit and join the kind man whilst he 'Googled' a route for us. We ate amazing food at a little restaurant and the friendly man on the next table chatted to us. He gave us some travel advice and bought us a 'welcome to Malaysia' ice tea! Next, we visited a beautiful Hindu temple. Some of the local Hindu worshipers called us over to a table. They issued us a banana leaf each, filled it with incredible food and a dessert - for free - as a welcome to their temple! We have only been in Malaysia for about 3 hours and have received the most incredible hospitality. Having come from Laos, there could not be a greater contrast! WOW ...
Tonight we have been exploring. KL is beautifully decorated for the Chinese new year with pretty lights. There are many bars, restaurants and shopping centres all over the city. We have been to see the famous Petronas Towers, the symbol of KL. They are soooo impressive all lit up! See for yourself ...
