Day 154 (Fri 8 Dec) - Kuala Lumpur
Got into Kuala Lumpur international airport at 7am local time.
The airport is very, very modern and seems well thought out. Sarb even went so far to say that it felt better than Dubai's.
Whizzed through the formalities and picked up our bags in a flash. Sarb went off to get some Malaysian currency from an atm and soon came back with a wad of what looks like Euros! Bought our rail tickets for the express train and got into Kuala Lumpur some 40 minutes later.
Got a prepaid taxi to our hotel, The Traders, travelling on roads that could be compared to home. Jo had mentioned to Sarb that the hotel was near to the Petronas Towers. We were both a little surprised as to how close though!
The towers are simply awesome. We had breakfast and then headed to the Sky bar on the 33rd floor. We unfortunately had to wait until 12pm for our room to be made ready so we sat in the bar marvelling at the views ( [1], [2] ).
We went to check to see if our room was ready at 12:15pm but were now told it would not be ready until 2pm. Not very happy as both of us are very, very tired. Sat in the gardens until 2 and returned to the check in desk.
Hooray! Our room was finally ready. It is very, very comfortable. We showered and then slept in an incredibly comfy bed till 6pm. The weather had darkened considerably since we arrived helped by the appearance of an electrical storm. Quite a fantastic sight seeing the massive flashes of lightning through the sheets of rain.
At 7ish Sarb went up to the Sky bar. The bar does not have a roof as such. Rain falls directly into the swimming pool and the bar is sorted of located around the edges of the pool under cover. Sarb managed to find a dryish seat and Jo soon joined him ( [1], [2] ).
We had some drinks and gazed out at the city below and around us ( [1], [2]). We went to the hotel restaurant for dinner where Sarb had venison and Jo the lamb. Jo reckons that it is the best lamb she's had. Absolutely fabulous dinner.
We returned to our room quite happy little bunnies and slept soundly.
The airport is very, very modern and seems well thought out. Sarb even went so far to say that it felt better than Dubai's.
Whizzed through the formalities and picked up our bags in a flash. Sarb went off to get some Malaysian currency from an atm and soon came back with a wad of what looks like Euros! Bought our rail tickets for the express train and got into Kuala Lumpur some 40 minutes later.
Got a prepaid taxi to our hotel, The Traders, travelling on roads that could be compared to home. Jo had mentioned to Sarb that the hotel was near to the Petronas Towers. We were both a little surprised as to how close though!
The towers are simply awesome. We had breakfast and then headed to the Sky bar on the 33rd floor. We unfortunately had to wait until 12pm for our room to be made ready so we sat in the bar marvelling at the views ( [1], [2] ).
We went to check to see if our room was ready at 12:15pm but were now told it would not be ready until 2pm. Not very happy as both of us are very, very tired. Sat in the gardens until 2 and returned to the check in desk.
Hooray! Our room was finally ready. It is very, very comfortable. We showered and then slept in an incredibly comfy bed till 6pm. The weather had darkened considerably since we arrived helped by the appearance of an electrical storm. Quite a fantastic sight seeing the massive flashes of lightning through the sheets of rain.
At 7ish Sarb went up to the Sky bar. The bar does not have a roof as such. Rain falls directly into the swimming pool and the bar is sorted of located around the edges of the pool under cover. Sarb managed to find a dryish seat and Jo soon joined him ( [1], [2] ).
We had some drinks and gazed out at the city below and around us ( [1], [2]). We went to the hotel restaurant for dinner where Sarb had venison and Jo the lamb. Jo reckons that it is the best lamb she's had. Absolutely fabulous dinner.
We returned to our room quite happy little bunnies and slept soundly.
posted by Jo and Sarb at
12/08/2006 09:39:00 am
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