Over the past times few years, travelling became i of my passion. I cause got learned a lot from thence many experiences I've encountered. I beloved discovering thence many things I'm non aware of, amazed past times all the beautiful places as well as the landmarks they are proud of, as well as appreciate every unmarried instant inwards each goal I am with.
My trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was a challenging i every bit I went to the province for a solo trip for the rattling get-go time. Originally, nosotros are supposed to hold upwardly five travelling together, but for some unexpected situations, the other 4 backed out of the trip.
I departed from the Clark International Airport inwards Pampanga. This is my get-go flying from this aerodrome non the common existence inwards NAIA inwards Pasay. I booked a flying amongst AirAsia from Clark when they had a spot sale amongst a rattling depression circular trip airfare. Read more: Trip to Kuala Lumpur via Clark Airport
The airplane landed at KLIA2 past times the hr of 5:00 PM. There is no fourth dimension divergence betwixt Manila as well as Kuala Lumpur. From the gate nosotros were disembarked, nosotros even thence involve to walk to acquire to the immigration on principal building.
Upon reaching the immigration, at that spot are few people ahead of the queue thence the procedure is fast as well as easy. I only handed my passport to the immigration officer, as well as cause got my finger prints scanned, thence I cause got my passport back. After passing the immigration, I passed through the duty gratis area, thence to the baggage reclaim as well as in conclusion depository fiscal establishment fit earlier the arrival hall. Read: Arriving at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA2)
I headed to the KL Ekspres Terminal to acquire to KL Sentral, which houses the principal railway station of Kuala Lumpur. Once arrived inwards KL Sentral, it is rattling convenient to hop on a KTM Komuter, LRT, Monorail or fifty-fifty taxi, to acquire to your chosen destination.
Ticket Machines
When riding trains (KTM Komuter, LRT, Monorail), yous involve to secure a magnetic token at the ticketing machines at each stations.
The machines are user friendly as well as graphical thence it is slow to use.
- Choose your preferred language, Malay or English
- Select the goal (Note: Know which business yous volition take)
- Insert notes or coins
- Get the magnetic token
- Get the change
Where I stayed?
I booked my three nights accommodation at Hotel Cathay Town Inn located at Petaling Street nigh Pasar Seni Station as well as the Central Market. It is inside the expanse of Cathay Town where black markets are open. I booked a touchstone room for three nights for RM180 (RM60/night) where I booked 2 months inwards advance online. Payment has to hold upwardly settled upon arrival.
Upon arriving the hotel, the staff confirmed my reservation as well as paid the accommodation. They issued a receipt together amongst the room key. Good affair they cause got a elevator going upwardly stair every bit the room assigned to me was at the fifth level.
Meeting amongst a High School Friend
When I'm even thence at Clark Airport, a high schoolhouse friend who is working inwards Kuala Lumpur sent me a message as well as wants to come across me upwardly inwards KL. I'm thence glad coming together him as well as his married adult woman who is also working inwards KL. That was around 7PM, nosotros had a brusk acquire together strolling around the metropolis amongst their auto where they brought me to the Petronas Twin Towers as well as cause got snacks at Old Town White Coffee.
It was a brusk but thence prissy coming together amongst them. That same black I was scheduled to locomote to Singapore past times 11PM as well as they brought me to KL Sentral prepare station.
Places I Visited inwards Kuala Lumpur
The twenty-four hours later I arrived dorsum to Kuala Lumpur from Singapore, I started to navigate the city. Pasar Seni Station is the saltation off betoken from the hotel where I am staying as well as KL Sentral is my base of operations station to anywhere inwards the city.
First off is the Batu Caves. From KL Sentral, I bought a ticket to the Batu Caves via KTM Komuter trains. Frequency of locomote is every xxx minutes. While waiting for the prepare to arrive, I met a woman bring upwardly as well as immature adult woman Filipinos travelling together as well as I joined them to the Batu caves.
Batu Caves is a limestone loma that has a serial of caves as well as temples located inwards Gombak, Sengalor, Malaysia. It is said to hold upwardly i of the most pop Hindu shrines exterior India.
Batu Caves is a house of worship for Hindus as well as is ascent well-nigh 100 meters higher upwardly the ground. To achieve the top, visitors involve to climb a steep 272 steps. I tried to achieve the top as well as it was rattling tiring but amazing persuasion of the metropolis tin hold upwardly seen.
Outside the cave as well as on the correct side of the steps is a 42.7-meter statue of Lord Murugan which is said taken three years to build as well as is the tallest Lord Murugan statue inwards the world.
The site is also known for its numerous macaque monkeys which visitors fed - sometimes involuntarily. These monkeys may also pose a biting adventure to tourists every bit they tin hold upwardly quite territorial.
My side past times side goal was the Merdeka Square (Independence Square). The expanse is said to hold upwardly the common venue for the annual Merdeka Parade as well as it is oft used every bit the location for political rallies every bit good every bit other events.
Surrounding the foursquare are many buildings of historical involvement as well as beside is the Sultan Abdul Samad Building which is currently the component subdivision of the Ministry of Information, Communication as well as Culture of Malaysia.
There is also a 95-meter flag pole which is said to hold upwardly i of the tallest inwards the world. The foursquare is accessible inside walking distance from Masjid Jamek LRT Station.
Another attraction inside the Independence Square are the Textile Museum as well as the City Gallery.
Close the Independence Square is the Masjid Jamek which is i of the oldest mosque inwards Kuala Lumpur as well as is located at the conjunction of 2 rivers, Klang as well as Gombak.
After walking around the Independence Square, I conk on to Suria Mall located inwards KLCC, inside the vicinity of the famous Petronas Towers. The mall was likewise large as well as crowded amongst tourists as well as Malaysian locale shoppers.
The mall offers vi levels of specialty shops, cafés, eateries, flick theatres as well as themed restaurants. From international designer brands to local stylish made-to-measure clothes, accessories as well as habitation furnishing, Suria KLCC is a shopaholic’s paradise.
The in conclusion goal I've visited inwards Kuala Lumpur was the Berjaya Time Square, a 48-storey twin tower, hotel, condominium, indoor entertainment park, as well as shopping middle complex located inwards Bukit Bintang.
The in conclusion goal I've visited inwards Kuala Lumpur was the Berjaya Time Square, a 48-storey twin tower, hotel, condominium, indoor entertainment park, as well as shopping middle complex located inwards Bukit Bintang.
The mall tin hold upwardly reached past times the Kuala Lumpur's Monorail through Imbi Station which is linked past times a footbridge.
Berjaya Times Square is i of the largest shopping malls inwards the city. With over 900 retail outlets, 1,200 units of luxury living, 65 dining outlets, ix screens of blockbuster magic, the country’s get-go IMAX 3D Theatre sense as well as Malaysia’s largest indoor subject commons consummate amongst the longest indoor multiinverted roller-coaster inwards Asia Pacific, Times Square offers a total leisure experience.
If yous are a shopaholic, a i whole twenty-four hours may non hold upwardly plenty to explore the entire mall every bit it is extremely big.
If yous are a shopaholic, a i whole twenty-four hours may non hold upwardly plenty to explore the entire mall every bit it is extremely big.
After a twenty-four hours amongst a lot of walk as well as transportation transfers, I felt thence rattling tired but total of fun as well as exciting experiences. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 1-day tour of the metropolis is definitely non plenty to explore everything. I volition definitely comeback to regard to a greater extent than of Kuala Lumpur.
Read more: Places to Visit inwards Kuala Lumpur