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Although the shoddy Malaysian time keeping was frustrating at Butterworth station, it did mean that we arrived in KL at a more sociable hour (8am rather than 6am). We proceeded to Chinatown, where we found a room in a Young Women's Christian Association hostel. As you'd expect, Rosa and the girls were well catered for, with plenty of bathrooms to go around; us men, however had to make do with the solitary bathroom at the end of the hall and like it.
The city centre is very impressive, with the Petronas Towers and the KL Tower being the main landmarks; it was also a good feeling to be back among civillisation in a capital city with proper transport links - the dubious taxis were getting none of our hard earned cash this time.
A trip up the Petronas Towers, the tallest buildings in the world from 1996 to 2003, standing at 490m each, was a particular favourite; especially since it was free and we got to see a 3D film on the making of the towers, incorporating a ridiculous pair of 3D glasses (which can be seen in their glory in the photo album). The KL Tower tour also afforded us fantastic views of the skyline, although this costed a little but was still well worth it.
After seeing the big names KL has to offer, we decided a film was in order in the evening; 10,000BC seemed to be the best choice of the english language films and so we settled back to enjoy our first full film of the trip, for just a mere 1.50 pounds each (these Malaysian prices are amazing, possibly even cheaper than Thailand due to there being fewer tourists).
Our second and final day in the city saw us starting out with lunch in the Central Market, where we found a great food market serving all the Malayan and Chinese favourites for the usual pittance. We then moved on to sample Little India and Merderka Square, before finding time to buy a new camera in one of the numerous shopping malls for just 75 pounds, bargain of the trip.
On that note we found time for one final Malayan meal before heading for the train station and our night train to Singapore. Predictably, though, the Malaysian time keeping meant that the train was delayed by the customary two hours.
Kev
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