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Last year in May, I enjoyed a memorable vacation in Malaysia and Singapore with my family. Our first stop in the tour was the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, a multi-cultural city that thrilled all our senses with its sights, sounds and smell. We took about two days to visit this unique city’s highlights and all of us came to really enjoy it.
Petronas Twin Towers and KLCC park
One of the finest delights of modern architecture, Petronas twin towers have become an icon of Malaysia in the international platform over the years. They were the tallest buildings in the world until Taipei 101 was built in 2004, but they still remain the tallest twin buildings in the world. The structures are visible from everywhere in the city and they form an integral part of KL’s skyline.
Seeing the enormous structures was a great treat to my eyes. The towers feature an upmarket mall, an oceanarium (Aquaria KLCC), a skybridge connecting the two towers and KLCC park, a beautiful park that also features a fountain and light show every evening!
KL tower
Kuala Lumpur communications tower is another major landmark of this cosmopolitan city and is among the tallest communication towers in the world.
The highlight for us was the 360 degrees view from the observation deck that one can reach by an impressively quick elevator ride. We stayed from late afternoon until the evening as the city lights went on, and enjoyed views of the sprawling city in different settings of the day. Something that I really liked were the powerful binoculars in the observation deck which I made a good use of. Besides this, KL tower offers other attractions such as KL tower mini-zoo, revolving restaurant, eco-park and souvenir shopping.
China town and Little India
Malaysia has a sizable community of Chinese and Indian ethnicity, and in the city’s Chinatown and Little India districts, you will find traditional Chinese/Indian shops, street food and religious sites of the respective communities.
These vibrant, colorful districts are great reminders of how multicultural Malaysian society is, although most Malaysians are Muslims.
Merdeka Square
Merdeka Square is an important square in the city as the Malaysian flag was raised here for the very first time here after Malaysia gained its independence from the British. The square holds historical landmarks of Kuala Lumpur such as Sultan Abdul Ahmad building, Kuala Lumpur city gallery and National History Museum. We just made a quick photo stop in the area, but I could have easily spent more, checking out the sites and just walking around. A fun fact, the flagpole that holds the Malaysian flag in the southern end of the square, is the tallest in the world!
Perdana Botanical Gardens
Perdana Botanical Gardens, also known as Bird Gardens, has plenty of attractions for singles and families alike. This large park, located in the heart of the city, is a popular recreational area among KL’s residents. The park is huge with many sections of interest such as KL Bird Park, KL Butterfly Park, Orchid Garden, deer park and many more. It was very relaxing to spend some time in this scenic park, overlooking KL’s skyline, during a hectic schedule of sightseeing.
Overall, we greatly enjoyed Kuala Lumpur. It is a modern city in south east Asia that has many historical districts and sites and most of all, plenty of entertainment opportunities for tourists. The food scene was great and the prices were reasonable too. Shopping seems to be a huge deal here as we could see from the vast presence of shopping centers and malls throughout the city.
One of such malls that we visited, Berjaya Times Square, came with a hotel, twin tower, indoor amusement park and enough shops to keep one busy! I would go back in a heartbeat but maybe for a few more days this time.
// Have you ever been to Kuala Lumpur? Would you like to go?
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KL has such a pretty city skyline view from the tower deck! 🙂
Yes it does! The views from the deck were so impressive 😀
I so miss KL! Thanks for sharing your photos ❤
Thank you, Suvi 🙂
Nice photos, Pooja. I have never had the opportunity to travel to Asia. Even though I find natural structures much more attractive than man-made, all these high-rises exert a certain fascination, and are definitely impressive!
It’s the same with me, Tanja, that I find natural structures more attractive than man-made ones. But if they are extraordinary, then they are a delight to watch! I hope you will travel to Asia some day. It’s so varied, beautiful and colorful 🙂
I’ve been to KL a few times, usually on stopovers to other places (cuz Air Asia hubs through there), and I’ve strangely been missing it this last little while. My fave experience there so far has def gotta be eating on Jalan Alor Food Street – so much variety and energy there!
Oh I think that the food scene there is definitely one of the best in Asia 🙂 It’s good that you live in the neighborhood! 😀
I really want to go to Singapore and was looking into KL since they are so close.. It looks like such a cool city! Did you find it expensive?
It was very affordable.. Even cheaper than Poland or comparable. We took a bus from KL to Singapore too – took us about 5 hours 🙂 I hope you’ll make it there!
Wow! Kula Lumpur seems astonishing and you must have had a great time there. How many days would be enough to see all these highlights?
I found it to be amazing! It took us about 2.5 days 🙂 Bit of a rush but doable.
Looks lovely! 💕 Never been there!
It does, doesn’t it 🙂
I’d love to visit KL and more of Malaysia in general – I’ve only been to the Malaysian part of Borneo. Those aerial views you had from the observation deck are just stunning Pooja 🙂
Hi Shikha. I’ve read some amazing things about Borneo! I’d love to visit that part of Malaysia one day. I think KL and other parts of Malaysia are definitely worth a visit too – so I hope you can make it there one day! 🙂
KL has never been on our list, as it always felt like a big city.. However the China town and little india definitely lok interesting.. Did you visit other places in Malaysia as well?
I thought KL was interesting despite it being a big city.. I really liked it. Yes, I visited Perhentian islands in eastern part of Malaysia and it was so beautiful! Here is the blog post:
https://lostinprettyeurope.wordpress.com/2017/10/13/few-perfect-days-on-perhentian-islands-malaysia/
Thank you! Will check it out
Wonderful pictures and helpful articles! Thank you!
Thank you 🙂
Thank you! 🙂
Been a few years since I visited but you’ve summed it up beautifully! Lovely memories from this place…
Thank you 🙂 KL is a fantastic city isn’t it..