Kuala Lumpur: the garden city of lights
January 1, 2007. It was drizzling when we landed at Kuala Lumpur airport on new year's day. We walked into the arrivals hall and saw a man in mandarin hotel uniform holding a card with Fil's name on it. We waved at him and he promptly took our luggage and led us out to a limousine. The driver gave us the usual welcome greeting, offered us cold towels and bottled water before driving off. The ride from the airport took 45 minutes...ang layo ha!
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| view from our hotel room |
We had a quick meal and took photographs of Petronas from the fountain area. Except for its height, it struck me as ordinary (like 2 giant corns standing hehehe....) but soon it was dark and in an instant, the surroundings changed: definitely the Petronas is best photographed at night!
Sadly we were not able to check out the other night spots 'coz we were saving our energy for the Angkor Wat tour the next day.
January 4, 2007. Got back from Siem Reap, Cambodia. Same scenario as last time: man holding a name card, cold towels, bottled water, limousine ride, hotel room with a view of the Petronas.
This time we visited Menara Kuala Lumpur, the world's 4th tallest telecommunication tower. For 20 ringgit each, we soared 276 meters and stepped inside the observation deck which offered a spectacular view of the city draped in colourful lights. And because Menara Kuala Lumpur is located atop a hill, we were even "looking down" at the Petronas.
Living up to its name "Garden City of Lights," KL definitely has all the glitter, glitz and glamour of an international modern city.
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