Page 1 of 3 123 LastLast
Results 1 to 25 of 75
  1. #1
    Member extras's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Last Online
    24-03-2013 @ 05:45 PM
    Location
    Bangkok
    Posts
    911

    Four days in Kuala Lumpur

    i made a quick trip down to KL a couple of months back for work. was stuck at the exhibition two days, and did the touristy stuff two days.

    flying Air Asia, i arrived in LCC-T. getting into town from there is very easy. there's a counter at the airport. i took the sky bus, which is RM 9.00, it takes 1 hour 15 minutes to KL Sentral.

    Welcome to SkyBus ! - Welcome to SkyBus !



    took taxi from KL Sentral to the Legend hotel where i was staying, which cost RM 10.00



    the Legend hotel is on top of The Mall, lobby is on the 9th floor.









    went down to work just across the street at PWTC



    very convenient to get around as PWTC train station on Star Line is just next to the hotel.

    no "security guard" blowing whistle

    Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

    - Oscar Wilde

  2. #2
    Member extras's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Last Online
    24-03-2013 @ 05:45 PM
    Location
    Bangkok
    Posts
    911
    when i was done with work, i moved to another hotel in a more interesting area, Changkat Bukit Bintang.

    Replica Inn is a little hotel just before the Radius.











    it's clean, cheap, aircon works, location is great as it's just walking distance from Bukit Bintang monorail station. but the single room is very small.


  3. #3
    Member extras's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Last Online
    24-03-2013 @ 05:45 PM
    Location
    Bangkok
    Posts
    911
    free from work at last, so i took the train down to Masjid Jamek station and explored the city.

    Masjid Jamek



    Mahkamah Sesyen Dan Majistret (Sessions & Magistrates Courts)



    Merdeka Square



    Sultan Abdul Samad Building



    National Museum



    St. Mary's Cathedral


  4. #4
    Member extras's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Last Online
    24-03-2013 @ 05:45 PM
    Location
    Bangkok
    Posts
    911
    walking distance from Pasar Seni station, i went to the KL railway station.





    across the street is the railway head office.





    near the railway head office is National Mosque.



    the Chinatown is also near Pasar Seni station.



    Sri Mahamariamman, oldest Hindu temple founded in 1873, is also nearby.



    Chinatown was just getting busy when i got there, didn't find anything interesting so i left.


  5. #5
    Member extras's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Last Online
    24-03-2013 @ 05:45 PM
    Location
    Bangkok
    Posts
    911
    i found Central Market to be a better place to get some souvenir.



    this old town coffee shop do some nice coffee and tea.



    restaurants next to Central Market



    back to Changkat Bukit Bintang, lots of traffic in the evening, but it don't matter when you don't drive.

    after some rest, i went down to the Green Man pub nearby. beer is more expensive. over RM 25.00 for a pint of Kilkenny.



    also, went to see the Petronas Twin Towers at night.


  6. #6
    Member extras's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Last Online
    24-03-2013 @ 05:45 PM
    Location
    Bangkok
    Posts
    911
    last day, i went to the Petronas Twin Towers (KLCC train station) again for Skybridge visit. they don't charge for it, but they hand out limited tickets for each day. no visit on Mondays.

    each group has 15 minutes on the Skybridge. people go line up in a queue early everyday, so it's best to go early. ticket counter opens at 8.30AM.



    skybridge connects the two towers at 41st and 42nd floor.





    after the skybridge visit, i made my way to KL Tower





    ticket for observation deck is RM 20.00, and they provide MP4 player explaining stuff for each point, also little brochures available in several languages.



    you can walk around 360 degree there.



    got a plane to catch, so that was my last destination.


  7. #7
    RIP
    Happyman's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2007
    Last Online
    31-01-2011 @ 09:29 PM
    Location
    Rawai Phuket
    Posts
    6,010
    Nice place - did 4 years there- the skytrain direct from the arrivals to Sentral is the best bet though - a bit more but only 25 mins or so !

  8. #8
    I am in Jail

    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Last Online
    22-11-2011 @ 08:27 AM
    Location
    Christian Country
    Posts
    15,017
    Thanks, Extras. Never been to KL. More Islamic building influence with a great ambience; seems to fit in well with the modern stuff like Petronas -- every time I see those buildings I think of that movie "Entrapment" with Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Looks like most of the signs are in English, so is it like Penang where most everyone speaks three or four languages? Was the food good?

  9. #9
    Member extras's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Last Online
    24-03-2013 @ 05:45 PM
    Location
    Bangkok
    Posts
    911
    ^^ the KLIA Ekspres? don't think they run from LCC-T, though (i didn't arrive in KLIA). the first shift who had been down one day before me told me a local staff suggested i took the sky bus from LCC-T. the express train would of saved a lot of time and pain.
    Last edited by extras; 13-09-2007 at 01:46 AM.

  10. #10
    Member

    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Last Online
    02-11-2013 @ 07:37 PM
    Location
    Udon Thani
    Posts
    280
    Some nice shots there, I liked the picture of the shophouses.
    Singapore used to have hundreds like that, alas most were torn down for redevelopment.

  11. #11
    Member extras's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Last Online
    24-03-2013 @ 05:45 PM
    Location
    Bangkok
    Posts
    911
    ^^ cheers, jet. yeah, i really enjoyed the trip. most people i met spoke passable English, only the older chinese malaysians that seemed to be frightened by the sound of the English language. the food was also good. defo worth a visit, this one.

  12. #12
    Member extras's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Last Online
    24-03-2013 @ 05:45 PM
    Location
    Bangkok
    Posts
    911
    ^^ cheers, udonite. interesting place it is.

  13. #13
    Thailand Expat
    Join Date
    Jan 2006
    Last Online
    @
    Posts
    59,983
    malaysian food is usually pretty rubbish!

    did ya make it to the Beach BAr??

  14. #14
    If It's Hot, It's Here
    sharon's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2005
    Last Online
    15-06-2011 @ 05:39 PM
    Location
    Orange
    Posts
    1,452
    Quote Originally Posted by extras
    also, went to see the Petronas Twin Towers at night.
    Wow... this picture is brilliants! I took a lot of pictures of this stuff but most of them turned out really shite.

    Thanks for sharing.

  15. #15
    If It's Hot, It's Here
    sharon's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2005
    Last Online
    15-06-2011 @ 05:39 PM
    Location
    Orange
    Posts
    1,452
    Quote Originally Posted by kingwilly
    malaysian food is usually pretty rubbish!
    I disagree on this, I quite liked them.

  16. #16
    Member
    machman's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2007
    Last Online
    09-03-2021 @ 11:00 AM
    Posts
    182
    Great pics mate! Brought back some happy memories, KL was my first destination when I arrived in S E Asia. Oh for those care free days!

  17. #17
    Thailand Expat
    ceburat's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Last Online
    30-08-2011 @ 09:42 AM
    Posts
    1,473
    Comparing KL to BKK or Thailand in general. Whic is the most expensive overall to live in for a period of time such as a few months?

    Is the food there similar to the muslim food that you get in BKK?

    On arrival, how much time do you get on your visa?

    Great thread and great photos. Thank you

  18. #18
    Member extras's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Last Online
    24-03-2013 @ 05:45 PM
    Location
    Bangkok
    Posts
    911
    cheers all.

    Quote Originally Posted by kingwilly
    did ya make it to the Beach BAr??
    some dodgy place innit no, didn't make it there. i was being a boring tourist.

    Quote Originally Posted by sharon
    I took a lot of pictures of this stuff but most of them turned out really shite.
    i took at least 25 pics of the Twins. glad to see a couple of them turn out good.

    Quote Originally Posted by ceburat
    Comparing KL to BKK or Thailand in general. Whic is the most expensive overall to live in for a period of time such as a few months? Is the food there similar to the muslim food that you get in BKK? On arrival, how much time do you get on your visa?
    i've been told there was some decent apartment outside the triangle that wasn't too expensive. my mate lived there 8 years ago, and he paid bht 25k for a three bedroom apartment. getting around is rather easy and cheap (on monorail and skytrain). taxi drivers can be tossers though as many of them won't turn on the metre, and ask for flat (and outrageous) rate.

    i didn't find the food so bad as i tended to go for familiar looking chinese stuff.

    i got a 30 day visa exempt stamp. british passport holders got 3 months, though.

  19. #19
    Thailand Expat

    Join Date
    May 2007
    Last Online
    @
    Location
    Ratsima
    Posts
    3,717
    Nice thread, nice photos.

    I haven't been to KL in 30 years.

    There used to be a great old hotel by the train station. Has that been ripped down as well?

  20. #20
    Thailand Expat terry57's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Last Online
    07-12-2022 @ 03:12 PM
    Posts
    26,746
    great piccys. i like malaysia and KL in general. the food is great as far as i'm concerned.

  21. #21
    Member extras's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Last Online
    24-03-2013 @ 05:45 PM
    Location
    Bangkok
    Posts
    911
    cheers BH and torrance.

    Quote Originally Posted by buad hai
    There used to be a great old hotel by the train station. Has that been ripped down as well?
    hmm... i don't recall seeing any hotel around there.

  22. #22
    Not a Mod. Begbie's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2006
    Last Online
    @
    Location
    Lagrangian Point
    Posts
    11,367
    Quote Originally Posted by sharon View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by kingwilly
    malaysian food is usually pretty rubbish!
    I disagree on this, I quite liked them.
    I agree with Mr T. Three types of food Malay, rendang and old fish, boring after a couple of days, Chinese, bland, Indian ok but very oily. Never been impressed by the food in KL.

  23. #23
    Thailand Expat
    astasinim's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Last Online
    21-07-2019 @ 04:40 PM
    Location
    Yorkshire
    Posts
    4,067
    Great pics of the toewers

  24. #24
    I'm in Jail
    Butterfly's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2006
    Last Online
    12-06-2021 @ 11:13 PM
    Posts
    39,832
    I might do a VISA run there next year, I haven't been there for over 5 years, their Skytrain downtown wasn't even finished back then

    KL is a small city and very easy to go around because traffic is light (compared to Bangkok) so taking a taxi you can go everywhere in town for less than 100 THB

    Also a lot of good value hotels downtown, Food is ok (it's mostly like South Thailand)

    Partying was a bit of a problem outside the happy hours

  25. #25
    I am in Jail
    stroller's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2006
    Last Online
    12-03-2019 @ 09:53 AM
    Location
    out of range
    Posts
    23,025
    Nice pics and report.
    Where are the girlie-bars, though?

Page 1 of 3 123 LastLast

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •