Kuala Lumpar 2016 LIVE - All By Myself: Day 3 - HOHO Bus, Chinatown and Mall
 

After initially waking up at 1.30am I managed to fall back to sleep until 8.15am - not bad I thought.

The hotel continues with it "fails". No shower gel, only barely warm water and breakfast didn't turn up. Not that I was too fussed about the later. Curry for breakfast - not really my thing! I get the feeling the hotel is experiencing real teething issues.

Not too bothered though - for the price I paid it is fine :)



I managed to get out by about 9.30am. I took screen shots of how to get to the HOHO bus stop.

As I hadn't had breakfast I stopped at Starbucks - cafe latte and a mississippi mud muffin - 20RM (about 5 euros). The muffin was too sweet even for me but it filled a gap!



I managed to find the bus stop and bought my ticket - 45RM (11 euros). I thought it would be a good way of getting an overview of the city.

I decided yo sit upstairs but in the sir conditioned bit as it was already hot and humid.



I stayed on for the complete tour. First sight was Chinatown.



A very islam inspired design on a skyscraper.



The start of the Indian district.



The Square where the first Malaysian flag was raised after Independence from Britain on 30th August 1957.



The Petronas Towers - they were the tallest building for a while and ate still the tallest twin towers on the world.



I got off after reaching Chinatown again. I didn't like the main street - too many fake things and I just felt uncomfortable.



However I did like Central Market - much more civilised ;)

I was hungry so I went to the food area there and had sweet and sour veggies. It cost 8.50RM - 2 euros. It was delicious.

I got DD a batik birthday card as it is her birthday when I get back.



There are lots of temples around here. There were a couple I would like to revisit - wasn't really properly kitted out today.



I got the monorail back to Bukit Bintang. I came across this incredible Japanese shop - the food hall was amazing. They were even growing their own salads.



There are malls everywhere. Within a 20 minute walk of the hotel there are at least 5!

This is the Pavillion Mall - one of the posher ones.



I came back to the hotel for a bit of a rest. Then decided to head back yo last night's mall for dinner.

The mall had a couple of great Japanese useless items stores - I love these types of shops ;)

I had dinner at Nandos - I think this exists in the UK but there aren't any in France. I had a veggie burger with piripiri fries and coleslaw. It was delicious. It cost 27RM (7 euros).

I headed back to the hotel - I have walked 24,700 steps today - over 17km!

Hopefully will have a good night's sleep ready for tomorrow!

New Photo Added by Melbatb - 30 Oct 16 2:13 PM.

I love the hoho buses, they are a great way to get an idea of what the place is like. It looks very nice, there are some impressive buildings, I bet it looks nice at night.

Wow that's impressive mileage! Food looks great and so cheap. You do need to try the hotel breakfast at least once and report back on curry for breakfast :)

Wow so much walking! Looks like you had a great day, look forward to reading more.

Great start. Wonderful mixture of old and new buildings.

Thats a lot of steps Mel! I think I managed four thousand yesterday lol! You earnt that Nandos!
Temples look amazing, so much culture in one area, fantastic, looking forward to more.

What a truly interesting day. Shame about the minor issues in the hotel. Again your food looks lovely.

Another one who enjoys hoho buses you can get to see so much then go back and have a wander:spin:

Joan :wave:

Those sweet and sour veggies looked amazing! The food is so cheap, and wow, that's a lot of steps!