Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Asia)

Hi, the 27th in the revised 31 country World tour. The train took me overnight up from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur where in the end you can get to Bangkok, Thailand but because the tickets were sold out I only got as far as Kuala Lumpur but I have plans to go to Bangkok later in the holiday. I got on the overnight train to Kuala Lumpur and the train wasn't the best I have ever seen but had clean sheets and could get you there. Had 4 hours sleep in total due to the bumpy track and after the 9 hour trek I was knackered. I got a train back in the afternoon so I didn't have a bed to sleep so I was bored and tired. Got back to the hotel at 10:30pm after jumping the queue for the taxis outside the station.

Kuala Lumpur was very hot and humid and I really felt the sun come down on me when I was walking around. With sweat pouring off the forehead, aching legs to the point of agony and dehydration setting in I got the metro to the highest twin towers in the World, Petronas Twin Towers. When it comes to building this is only beat by the Taipei 101 in Taiwan. Quite amazing to stand at the bottom and look up and I wanted to go on the walkway in the middle but guess what, the ticket office is closed on a Monday and guess what day it was, Monday. I didn't luck was on my side with not getting the train tickets to Bangkok but I soldiered on. The metro is very good but only goes to certainplaces in Kuala Lumpur and doesn't cover it all like in Tokyo or London.

I found that there was not that much to do in Kuala Lumpur apart from the KL Tower which is the 4th largest tower in the world. I went to the top and saw all of Kuala Lumper in 10 minutes so that was easy. I also got my mum a fridge magnet. I get her one from eachplace I go and she is getting quite a collection. I then went to a restaurant for dinner which was really nice. Walked about a bitmore before giving into the heat and boredom and finally getting the train back to Singapore. Kuala Lumpur is a nice place but with not a lot to do and limited but excellent transport.

Take care.

Robert