Around the World in 33 Days: Kuala Lumper

I know it’s taking me for ages and a day to post all of my Asian adventures. But real life has been taking all my time up lately. I’m officially a Barista at Starbucks and I’m in love with the job! But more on that later… ugh I’ve got so many “more on that later” posts to catch up on. First Malaysia! 

Kuala Lumpur wasn’t what I was expecting. I knew it was a city but after Bangkok and Siem Reap… Kuala Lumpur was a shock for a different reason.

It reminded me of Manhatten. Tall buildings and noise! Yet it had a different feel. And boy was it hot! I kept to my new routine of showering at night because I would get so sweaty walking the streets. 

So my first day was spent on a wee little nap after my $8 cab ride to my hostel. Then I walked over to the Twin Towers….

And realized that there’s a fancy semi air conditioned walk way from the towers to about two blocks from my hostel. 

It’s crazy because that walkways was 98% of my 20 minute walk to the towers. 

There was a HUGE mall there by the towers. 

And a park….

And Llaollao!!! Aka my favourite food to eat with Ana in Murcia!

I swear that wasn’t my dinner though. Because a 4 minute walk from my hostel was Kuala Lumpur’s food street!!

And yes you guessed it! I ate for less then $2 and it was amazing!

Dim Sung one night…

And a sit down meal the next night…

Lenka had told me I needed to see Batu Caves. By the time if got to KL I was in a penny pinching mode. So I googled the caves. They’re free to go to and it costs like $1.24 round trip to take the train out.

So I did a little bit of city seeing before I caught the train out. 

I got to the Batu Caves...

and just followed the crowd till I saw the Buddha.

I didn’t realize there were soooooo many steps!! 

But the view was lovely from the top and the caves are actually a temple, although the temple was under construction while I was there. 

The caves were still pretty cool though. 

On my walk back from the train station I ended up meandering through a kind of sketchy side of town… and seeing the old and new buildings was pretty and sad.

There were still some cool things to see in Chinatown as well. And I picked up postcards and other treats for my friends!

I had to be up early the next day for my flight to Singapore! 

My final stop before heading home and another big city. and i was hoping the wifi was good in Singapore as well. I'd been growing accustomed to talking to Jimmy nearly everyday. And at one point I'd Facetimed my dad. He'd just gotten an iPhone before I left so when we facetimed for the first time he was floored by the fact that I was on the other side of the world and were were chatting normally.

Despite the internet and easy access to my support back home I had reached that point in my trip where I was excited to be heading home but sad that I’d be unpacking my pack in a few days. 

But also… Christmas was within reach!

Cheers,