My
second time in Kuala Lumpur.
This time, with my Mom. Our journey began in Singapore, after staying there for four days; we
flew to Kuala Lumpur
for another four days. Flying time is
less than an hour. Our lunch was served
upon gaining altitude and a few minutes after we were descending. It was a short trip and we were in Kuala Lumpur just in
time. Immigration here is slower
compared to Singapore,
and because we are at the Low Cost Terminal, there are no train connections to
the city. This airport is actually
located in Sepang, more than an hour drive from Kuala Lumpur. There are many buses outside the airport which
will take you to KL Sentral. If you’re
taking AirAsia, better buy skybus tickets online as it is cheaper, around RM 7
as compared to RM 9 when walk-in. However
there are other bus companies that offer RM 8 fares but I prefer the Skybus,
Air Asia’s official bus service because it gets full easily so you’ll depart
faster compared to other buses that will have longer waiting time.
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| Lunch on board Air Asia |
For
this trip, we stayed for 3 nights at D’ Oriental Inn Hotel located along the
famous Petaling street in Chinatown. The nearest LRT Station is Pasar Seni, from
there, it’s just more or less than five minutes walk. The hotel is quite old and a bit hard to find
because when we arrived, the entire street was turned into a shopping haven. Lots of people and we couldn’t seem to find a
place to walk our luggage. We had a long walk because we alighted at Plaza
Rakyat Station instead of Pasar Seni. The
hotel staffs were friendly and always smiling.
The buffet breakfast ensures a full tummy before leaving for a tour.
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| Hotel Facade |
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| Buffet Breakfast |
We
thought that prices within Chinatown are cheaper like Chinatowns found
elsewhere, however, in Kuala Lumpur,
they tend to overprice the items, some wont give you discount even if you asked
but will tend to lower it once you begin to leave the store. During our entire stay, we were only able to
buy one item in Chinatown, surprisingly; we
bought cheaper and better items at the skyway terminal building going to
Genting Highlands.
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| The Famous Petaling Street |
For
sightseeing, I brought my Mom to the usual places like Batu
Caves, Genting
Highlands, Petronas Towers,
Bukit Bintang, and some other Places in Plaza Rakyat for great bargains.
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| Batu Caves |
My
Mom wasn’t able to see what’s inside Batu
Cave because she didn’t have
the energy to climb its 272 steps. Instead,
we just took photos around and went straight to Genting Highlands. We booked the 2 PM bus schedule so we can eat
Lunch before getting there. It was less
than an hour ride to the Skyway station and another 15 minutes at the cable
car. My Mom thought it was just a short
ride but was shocked as we get higher and higher. It was not as cold when I first went there
last October but it is still generally cool. From Genting, we went to the Petronas Towers
to take pictures and later on ate inside the Suria KLCC Mall between the twin
towers. After our sumptuous dinner, we
went back to our hotel and rest.
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| Cable Car to Genting Highlands |
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| The Petronas Towers |
For
a more serious shopping, we went to Bukit Bintang the next day.
I wasn’t able to visit this during my last
trip due to limited time.
This place
reminds me of Orchard Road,
lots of designer brand boutiques lined up the
streets.
There are also several malls
from which you can find better priced items.
For
electronic gadgets, try visiting Low
Yat Plaza,
it is a huge mall dedicated for mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras,
etc.
For high-end shopping or simply just to
stroll, try Pavillion Mall.
Here, you
can find JCO Donuts.
It is my favorite
donuts because of its flavor collections which are not too sweet.
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| Along Bukit Bintang |
For
general shopping, try Mydin found in Plaza Rakyat. This store is like Singapore’s Mustafa Centre, however
this one is not open 24 hours. From here
you can buy Malaysia
souvenir shirts for only RM 7 (Around 2 USD). Local and international chocolates can also be
bought here at the best price. Breads
and pastries are also available here, so for all your needs during your stay,
you may visit this store and you can buy lots of stuff.
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| Inside Pavilion Mall |
There
are lots of places to eat in Kuala Lumpur;
most of them are very affordable. One
thing I like in Kuala Lumpur
are the prices, whether it may be food or transportation, it is always easy on
the budget. I really want to go back in Malaysia to visit other regions; however I’d
like to give other countries in Southeast Asia
a try first.
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