KL
We arrived in KL at the main bus station and headed across the city using the MRT and monorail to reach Orange Pekoe guesthouse which was in China Town.
The guesthouse was a nice place with private bathroom outside the room and a kitchen area for preparing breakfast and drinks. Once settled, we headed out to the local night markets to search for food (we've got arriving in a new place down to a fine art- cross town on varying modes of transport, check in to guesthouse then head out for food).
Jalan Alor is massive with loads of outdoor and indoor restaurants to choose from. Each stall had someone wanting you to read their menu/eat at their place. So we took our time and saw what was on offer before making our final decision to eat. Once dinner was done Andy spotted a local sweet shop where everything had a tester! So we spent a bit of time in there trying dried fruits, sour fruit, sweet fruits, fruits in fish sauce and jelly sweets.
The next day took us to the Petronas Towers- but not to go up them... We thought that we might as well get our Yellow Fever jabs in Malaysia rather than wait til Oz. So we went to the Petronas Towers Medical Centre to see if we could get the jabs whilst we were in town. From our guesthouse there was a convenient (and air conditioned!) walkway which took us directly there in 15mins. The clinic was in the massive shopping mall which surrounds the base of the Towers, so it took us a while to figure where it was. Once in we booked an appointment for the following day. We'd planned to head up the towers in a few days time so we set off to explore a little. We ventured into the park and came across a chess board... So whilst the midday sun was hanging out we took shade and I created an impromptu chess set with some cardboard (yes, should've been a Blue Peter presenter). Much to Andys dismay, Around 30mins later I got Andy in check mate and won the game! Hazah, as Mr DiDonato would say :) We then headed up to the KL tower, another viewing platform for the city. We didn't go all the way to the top but got some good views of the city from where we were at. Sweaty and KL'd out we ventured back to Orange Pekoe.
Dinner was at a local mall food court. We'd been told that in Malaysia and Singapore there were local food courts in a lot of the big malls where locals would head to eat. It was brilliant! Like any street market but clean, orderly, under a roof and no rats or roaches running between your feet! After food we had a look around the mall and stumbled across a big Batman 75th anniversary exhibition.
Up early the next day as we wanted to squeeze in some sights before getting our yellow fever jabs. So we jumped on the monorail to the old central market. We looked around the old Art Deco building and were just about to venture off to China Town when Andys all terrain flips (as he calls them) flip flops, finally flopped. So we headed back to the guesthouse to retrieve the new ones he'd only bought a few days before for when these ones died. It was as if he knew...!
Back to the Petronas Towers Clinic and we waited for around an hour or so for our 1pm appointment (still like home!). In and out within less than 5mins and we'd been vaccinated and given our certificates for proof of jab. We then hopped on the train across town (via some crossing of massive roads!) to the Islamic Arts Museum.
That evening I'd booked us into 'Dining in the Dark' for dinner. This was a surprise for Andy and selfishly me too! We made our way to the mystery venue and were greeted in a reception area where we sat and played a few games blindfolded to get to grips with our dining ok the dark experience. Dining in the dark, meant dining in pitch black, literally not able to see your hand in front of your face,whilst being served by a blind waiter who could easily find his way through the restaurant with our food!
We met our waiter and he took us and two others to our table. We had to essentially do a walking conga to our table. No blindfolds for us, just pitch black! There would be a starter, main and pudding plus drinks (which we had to order in advance). We didn't know what the food would be, but we just let them know if there was something we really didn't like. Needless to say it was a fun couple of hours, our waiter would clean away our plates and let us know the best order to eat our food. We really enjoyed all the food and each course was made up of 3 or 4 different smaller dishes. Once we'd eaten our meal it was time to head back into the light and have our menu revealed to us. We'd not been too bad at guessing what we were eating and luckily we liked everything.
For our final day in town we headed out to the Batu Caves. Just outside of the City the caves are a holy shrine for Hindus and are visited by pilgrims and tourists alike. You're greeted by a giant gold statue of Murugan (Hindu Deity) and a staircase with a few hundred steps. Once at the top you're in the caves and can explore a little. The caves themselves are really smelly and not very well looked after but are a sight to see nonetheless. As you head down the stairs there are lots of macaques waiting to pounce on tourists who may be carrying food or any other items they can snatch.
Back on the train to the city and we rested ourselves (again) to a manhattan fish market lunch- insert yum noise here :)
Then back to guesthouse via the worlds largest gumball machine and a random game in which if you've spent enough money in the shops you enter a glass box and try and open a safe with lots of keys...
We then, finally headed up the Petronas Towers for our sunset view of KL. Once we'd photographed the city from the inside we headed outside for a night t-shirt photoshoot :)
Next day we were up early ready to head to KL airport for our flight across to West Malaysia also known as Borneo! Before that we thought we'd share Andy's weight loss regime with you - namely for Rob n Baz
We arrived in KL at the main bus station and headed across the city using the MRT and monorail to reach Orange Pekoe guesthouse which was in China Town.
The guesthouse was a nice place with private bathroom outside the room and a kitchen area for preparing breakfast and drinks. Once settled, we headed out to the local night markets to search for food (we've got arriving in a new place down to a fine art- cross town on varying modes of transport, check in to guesthouse then head out for food).
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| Ready for some KL night market action |
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| First supper in KL |
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| You can have anything on a stick at this stall |
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| Like a kid in a sweet shop... Oh he is in a sweet shop |
Jalan Alor is massive with loads of outdoor and indoor restaurants to choose from. Each stall had someone wanting you to read their menu/eat at their place. So we took our time and saw what was on offer before making our final decision to eat. Once dinner was done Andy spotted a local sweet shop where everything had a tester! So we spent a bit of time in there trying dried fruits, sour fruit, sweet fruits, fruits in fish sauce and jelly sweets.
The next day took us to the Petronas Towers- but not to go up them... We thought that we might as well get our Yellow Fever jabs in Malaysia rather than wait til Oz. So we went to the Petronas Towers Medical Centre to see if we could get the jabs whilst we were in town. From our guesthouse there was a convenient (and air conditioned!) walkway which took us directly there in 15mins. The clinic was in the massive shopping mall which surrounds the base of the Towers, so it took us a while to figure where it was. Once in we booked an appointment for the following day. We'd planned to head up the towers in a few days time so we set off to explore a little. We ventured into the park and came across a chess board... So whilst the midday sun was hanging out we took shade and I created an impromptu chess set with some cardboard (yes, should've been a Blue Peter presenter). Much to Andys dismay, Around 30mins later I got Andy in check mate and won the game! Hazah, as Mr DiDonato would say :) We then headed up to the KL tower, another viewing platform for the city. We didn't go all the way to the top but got some good views of the city from where we were at. Sweaty and KL'd out we ventured back to Orange Pekoe.
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| Ah, they are as tall as they look on TV |
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| KL park, we sized it up as a running venue |
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| Great choice, run scheduled in for the next morning |
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| Homemade chess by KL's answer to Kirstie Alsopp |
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| Ah ha, he lost to a girl... and one who doesn't really know how to play chess |
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| KL viewing tower |
Dinner was at a local mall food court. We'd been told that in Malaysia and Singapore there were local food courts in a lot of the big malls where locals would head to eat. It was brilliant! Like any street market but clean, orderly, under a roof and no rats or roaches running between your feet! After food we had a look around the mall and stumbled across a big Batman 75th anniversary exhibition.
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| First glance inside a Malaysia style shopping centre food court |
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| Batman exhibition in the shopping centre |
Up early the next day as we wanted to squeeze in some sights before getting our yellow fever jabs. So we jumped on the monorail to the old central market. We looked around the old Art Deco building and were just about to venture off to China Town when Andys all terrain flips (as he calls them) flip flops, finally flopped. So we headed back to the guesthouse to retrieve the new ones he'd only bought a few days before for when these ones died. It was as if he knew...!
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| Andy's thinking of returning back to school... He's found a course he'd be good at |
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| Waiting for the mono rail |
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| To the central market... |
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| Massive mosque |
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| Not so 'all terrain' flip flops, these flips have flopped! See what I did there.. |
Back to the Petronas Towers Clinic and we waited for around an hour or so for our 1pm appointment (still like home!). In and out within less than 5mins and we'd been vaccinated and given our certificates for proof of jab. We then hopped on the train across town (via some crossing of massive roads!) to the Islamic Arts Museum.
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| Nervous wait to see the nurse |
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| Ta-dah, new super flip flops. Just what the Dr ordered |
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| The sad face shows the cost of a yellow fever jab! Not even a lollypop or sticker as a reward- just an invoice |
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| Mini massive mosque at the Islamic Arts Museum |
That evening I'd booked us into 'Dining in the Dark' for dinner. This was a surprise for Andy and selfishly me too! We made our way to the mystery venue and were greeted in a reception area where we sat and played a few games blindfolded to get to grips with our dining ok the dark experience. Dining in the dark, meant dining in pitch black, literally not able to see your hand in front of your face,whilst being served by a blind waiter who could easily find his way through the restaurant with our food!
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| In the light at dining in the dark |
We met our waiter and he took us and two others to our table. We had to essentially do a walking conga to our table. No blindfolds for us, just pitch black! There would be a starter, main and pudding plus drinks (which we had to order in advance). We didn't know what the food would be, but we just let them know if there was something we really didn't like. Needless to say it was a fun couple of hours, our waiter would clean away our plates and let us know the best order to eat our food. We really enjoyed all the food and each course was made up of 3 or 4 different smaller dishes. Once we'd eaten our meal it was time to head back into the light and have our menu revealed to us. We'd not been too bad at guessing what we were eating and luckily we liked everything.
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| Ah, so this dining in the dark experience looks pretty easy |
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| Blindfold on |
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| But just to play a few games, it's taken off once we enter our pitch black dining venue |
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| Once we'd eaten, all was revealed including some more adventurous combinations! |
For our final day in town we headed out to the Batu Caves. Just outside of the City the caves are a holy shrine for Hindus and are visited by pilgrims and tourists alike. You're greeted by a giant gold statue of Murugan (Hindu Deity) and a staircase with a few hundred steps. Once at the top you're in the caves and can explore a little. The caves themselves are really smelly and not very well looked after but are a sight to see nonetheless. As you head down the stairs there are lots of macaques waiting to pounce on tourists who may be carrying food or any other items they can snatch.
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| Hanuman - the monkey god. |
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| Think Andy has spotted something? |
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| Phew top of the stairs, that was a long climb |
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| Of course, obligatory monkeys |
Back on the train to the city and we rested ourselves (again) to a manhattan fish market lunch- insert yum noise here :)
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| Tasty lunch courtesy of Manhattan Fish Market, Andy had chicken |
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| and I had fish |
Then back to guesthouse via the worlds largest gumball machine and a random game in which if you've spent enough money in the shops you enter a glass box and try and open a safe with lots of keys...
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| Bit like the crystal maze, but for Malaysians who'd already been able to spend loads of money in the shopping centre |
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| Great gumballs... I could be in the Famous Five |
We then, finally headed up the Petronas Towers for our sunset view of KL. Once we'd photographed the city from the inside we headed outside for a night t-shirt photoshoot :)
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| And finally, after looking up at the towers... the view from the top |
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| and all the way down to the bottom |
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| In the middle of the Petronas Towers on the skybridge |
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| Sun is starting to set and KL skyline starts to light up |
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| Busy city |
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| Even the towers themselves get lit up, imagine the 'leccy bill |
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| Shudder... Dosa's still give me the sweats after the Delhi Belly incident, Emma M this one's for you |
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| Another great t-shirt shot |
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| For us both |
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| We took a lot more photos than this, don't worry for those of who want to see it at all angles |
Next day we were up early ready to head to KL airport for our flight across to West Malaysia also known as Borneo! Before that we thought we'd share Andy's weight loss regime with you - namely for Rob n Baz
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| Andy's weight loss secret revealed... This tea and... |
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| and these! Equals a skinny Andy (for now) |
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