KL is a place that successfully feeds all sorts of needs and desires - a great consumerist centre with its malls, home to thousands of restaurants and a melting pot for different cultures and religions.
After a good night's sleep, I popped into the KLCC (Kuala Lumpur City Centre) to have breakfast. I thought the easy option would be to go to the Food Court there - but oh boy, with so many stalls just HOW do you decide WHICH option to go for? I was just mesmerised by the choices open to me from just about every cuisine imaginable - the photo album will give you an idea of the dilemma that faced me. In the end I settled for some heavenly smoked salmon sandwiches from the Norwegian Sandwich Centre, washed down with a couple of nice cups of tea.
En route back to the hotel, I stopped off for a refreshing pineapple milk shake at the milk bar next to the hotel. Delicious! After stocking up with some bottled water and fruit juice at the nearby hawkers stalls it was back to the hotel to wait for the girls who were taking me out… for more food. This time Adde and Hanie picked me up and we made our way to meet Jesse and her good friend, Albert Spwong at the Restauran Tupia Tupia (it means squirrel in Malay). Again, a superb meal at this traditional Malay restaurant with great company. Yet another meal in what has become known as the Malaysian Munching Marathon!;-)
A couple or so hours later, we were on our way to Putrajaya, the new-ish administrative centre of Malaysia (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putrajaya for a detailed description). We booked a book cruise to take us round the complex, this was excellent value and very informative. This stunning and extremely impressive development is just over ten years old, testimony to former prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, the visionary leader credited with the modernisation of Malaysia. For anyone who believes Malaysia is a third world country, this development should dispel those thoughts or at least signal the country's intention to climb up the world rankings. Unfortunately we didn't have time to go into the stunning mosque nearby (built in a Persian style) as we were running out of time, although we did pop into the café for more food, lol, before driving around Putrajaya where, coincidentally, a big fun run was taking place with radio and TV there for the event.
Then a drive back through the traffic jam nightmare that is KL, although I enjoyed the buzz of the place, it's got to be the most happening place I've ever visited. Some superbly aggressive driving from the girls to get through.
Hanie wanted to take us to a renowned satay restaurant, the "Restoran O Mulia". We were lucky to get in as they prepare the satay some hours ahead and once it's gone it's gone and we were among the last to be served - the satay is cooked on open barbecues and, although the service was painfully slow, the food was gorgeous and well worth waiting for.
Another incredible day, thanks ladies! Mwah xxx
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