We landed in KL in the budget airport, and were treated to a long queue in the immigration line. After clearing that we were on our way.
We arrived at KL Sentral train station, which is more like a bazaar or market. Only difference is that they have a Kenny Rogers Roasters. Yes it still exists! Cosmo Kramer would be salavating. Anyways,we hauled our bags around smelly constructions sites onto the LRT, and finally to our hotel. The streets of KL are not made for pedestrians-the sidewalks are narrow and broken, motorcycles are everywhere, there are open air sewers, and is dirty in most places.One thing is for sure, we were not in Singapore anymore!
Once we got to our hotel, the Anggun, we were greeted with a cool minty towel, and a
cold tea. It was exactly what we needed. After settling in, we headed out to a nice Thai restaurant up the road before heading out to Chinatown. The markets on Petaling are bustling, filled with merchants trying to get your attention. If you want pirated movies, brand name knockoffs or cheap souvenirs- this is your place.
At night, we headed out to the Petronas Twin Towers, hoping to get to the top but we missed going up by 10 minutes. Instead, I took a couple of snapshots, and we headed back to the hotel by foot. Bad idea! It was hot at night, and we were already tired and dehydrated. We misread the map and headed in the wrong direction. As soon as I saw the highway, I knew we were lost but we regrouped and used my iphone as a compass and started up again.
Halfway back to the hotel, people were still questioning where we were and we started snapping at each i other.I had a migraine and was frustrated, and was acting annoyed. Andrea spit water at me, and by instinct I spit back. Not my finest hour but Linda (Andreas Aunt) was laughing so hard she almost had an accident. I promptly apologized, grabbed some fluids a 7/11, and we finished the rest of the trek with no issues.
Next episode: Into the Highlands....
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