We spent our last day in Sabah on Mamutik again, snorkeling and enjoying the nice weather. We ended the evening just hanging out at the hotel lounge and enjoying the sunset and a few cocktails.
On Monday morning we headed out to Kuala Lumpur and got to the Le Meridian about 2pm. A very nice five-star hotel, I could have gotten used to that. We spend a while unwinding before braving the metro and finding a place to eat.
Central Market, a shopping area for local craft, and home to Ginger Thai Restaurant is where we went. The food was very good and the price was so reasonable.
After a spicy meal we shopped around the market. I found a really inexpensive (or just honestly cheap) ring to wear on my left hand-for the times I get that not so wanted attention from locals.
Tuesday we did a walking tour of Colonial KL and little India before relaxing at the hotel for the afternoon. KL is interesting, the best part is by far the architecture. The skyline is dominated by minarets and domes, inspired by Moorish and Mogul, and even Colonial architecture. There is a square called Merdeka which is surrounded by government buildings and a large grassy area and fountains, one of the more pleasant areas of KL I have seen thus far.
Despite its charms, the city is horribly noisy with traffic, not a friend to the fellow pedestrian, and very dirty. Chinatown is seedy-knockoffs galore, hawkers galore, Little India comes in second-but the area around the Petronas towers is quite nice-reminiscent of Singapore I suppose.
Wednesday we spent the majority of the day at the Islamic Arts Museum, which was well done, and very enjoyable. It was amazing to see all the lavish décor and extravagance of Sultans through the years-and the different developmental periods of Islamic art.
In the afternoon we enjoyed a cocktail at the Meridian, before parting ways. My parents headed back to Singapore, and I to my hostel, which I can say I am somewhat disappointed with. The location is not the best, right off of the loudest street in KL, very clean, but lacking essentials like insulated walls which keep out sounds. Even though I went out with some new friends last night (German I forgot his name who is from Berlin and half Korean and buying books for his University here, and Frank the German speaking South African) to down a few beers in hopes of sleeping a bit more soundly… Needless to say, I found sleep a hopeless activity, and have decided to just get an early start on the day. I plan to go to the Batu Caves, more details to come.
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