KUALA LUMPUR

5th March KUALA LUMPUR

SORRY, STILL NO PHOTOS!!!!!

This morning we sailed into Port Kelang to a purpose built cruise terminal, before joining our coach for a 1.1/2hour drive into Kuala Lumpur. The weather was extremely hot and humid and we were drinking copious amounts of water throughout the day. Our first stop was the National Museum where we saw examples of Malaysian life from the remote jungle kampongs to the splendour of the Sultan’s court. From here we drove to the National Monument (see picture) dedicated to World War II soldiers situated within the Lake Gardens Park with impressive brass sculptures and one of the largest free standing sculptures in the world.

After the calm and the tranquillity of the Lake Garden Park we drove into the traffic jams in the centre of Kuala Lumpur to view the famous Petrona Twin Towers, before stopping at a five star hotel for a traditional Malay buffet luncheon (very nice).

Only too soon we rejoined the traffic jams and fought our way to the base of the KL Tower for panoramic views over the city. At this point Doreen looked up the tower and decided she would do some retail therapy around the base and let Geoff go up the tower for photos. The lift to the top took 58 seconds but the views were spectacular. See photos. For comparison the CN Tower, Toronto, is 553 metres and the KL Tower is 421 metres.

Our day concluded with a brief stop at the entrance to the Grand Palace where Doreen made friends with the guard on duty. After a brief stop at yet another local craft centre we drove back to our air-conditioned ship!!! All in all a very unexpected, interesting and enjoyable day.