Petronas Towers, once the highest buildings in the world
A modern mosque in KL
Old Railway Station / Kuala Lumpur
Streets decorated for the Chinese New Year
Read the sign above the dog!! (only in Asia :))
Horse shoe shaped Chinese gravestones
A traditional Maleka house
No, the temple is not on fire, just lots of incense burning
Oldest mosque in Malaysia. It was quite weird seeing mosques in far-east Asian style.
Street Scene / Maleka
Kuala Lumpur greets me with monsoon rains and great humidity. When the cheapest ticket I found out of India was to Malaysia, I didn't know it was the monsoon season here. Although not lasting for too long, you have to endure heavy rains at least once, sometimes twice a day. As a friend over here put it nicely, when the rain comes it's the coffee time of the day, because there's nothing you can do but seek shelter at the nearest enclosed place and sip on your coffee. Even though it effects my travel plans, I'm happy to experience3 the monsoon rains.
I decided to give the couchsurfing site another shot in Malaysia after a not so pleasant first experience in India. I made arrangements to stay at two different houses and spent four days in the first house and two days in the second house during my visit in Kuala Lumpur. Both of my visits were fun and pleasant. While staying in a family environment and enjoying home cooked meals in the first house, I was hosted by younger people who showed me sides of KL I hadn't seen at the second house. I will keep using this site when I get a chance.
Kuala Lumpur is a highly developed, modern city. It's no different than any western city except for all the Malay, Chinese and Indian people surrounding you. After centuries of immigration from China and India, these minorities now form 40% of the population and their demands for social equalities as citizens occupy the political scene here in Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur, being a very livable city, is not all that interesting for a traveller, but has been a pleasant stop for me thanks to the experiences I had through couch surfing. Malaysia has many other parts to explore but I decided to cross over to Indonesia and return to Malaysia towards the end of my journey. I arrived in Maleka to take a ferry that would bring me to Sumatra island of Indonesia. After spending a few days in Maleka exploring the interesting architecture including the oldest mosque and temples of the country, I'm leaving this highly touristic city for Indonesia where I'm planning on spending a month in...
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