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30 Oct 16, 02:45 PM |
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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!
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30 Oct 16, 03:13 PM |
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New Photo Added by Melbatb - 30 Oct 16 2:13 PM.
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30 Oct 16, 04:43 PM |
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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.
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31 Oct 16, 03:24 PM |
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It was a good idea - but it doubled back on itself so much I still have no idea where things are
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30 Oct 16, 08:17 PM |
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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
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31 Oct 16, 03:25 PM |
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30 Oct 16, 10:09 PM |
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Wow so much walking! Looks like you had a great day, look forward to reading more.
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31 Oct 16, 03:26 PM |
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Thanks Laura! I managed even more today. How I am houng to manage tomorrow at FRIN and the Batu Caves I don't know!
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31 Oct 16, 08:15 AM |
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Great start. Wonderful mixture of old and new buildings.
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31 Oct 16, 08:22 AM |
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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.
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