Then there was three...
As after our quick break from saying goodbye to all the Cuddys & co in El Nido, we were meeting back up with Sean in KL. Straight to BackHome Hostel where we were staying for our short two night stay in the Malaysian capital. We were all pretty impressed with the hostel, and were greeted with a traditional Malay breakfast of bright green coconut pancakes and intensely strong coffee. Off to a good start!
After settling in we quickly set off, Sean having arrived a week or so earlier acted as a bit of a tour guide - first stop was a walk through Chinatown:
And on to what turns out are a dime a dozen in KL - a luxury shopping mall. They're everywhere, and a few of them connected to each other by air conditioned walkways (which we made use of given it was 30+ degrees and very humid).
We of course stumbled upon the Petronas Towers a couple of times during our stay - the tallest twin towers in the world (cheers Wikipedia). Not too shabby!
Night time was setting in, so after a cheap dinner at a local food court (€2 for dinner, sorted), we head back for the hostel - some street art and a drink on the way back rounded off our first night together in Malaysia.
Making your way up the colourful steps you come across plenty of cheeky monkeys who waste no time trying to look in your bag/pockets for any food you might have. Bastards.
The caves themselves are pretty impressive, though the monkeys are the best part. Still bastards though.
That was only the start of our night out, as we had skipped dinner in lieu of making it to the happy hour of the rooftop bar - so needing something to line our stomachs afterwards we made our way to Jalan Alor, and found a top notch Arabic restaurant open late. Sean looking absolutely delighted here they offer Shisha too:
T'was unreal, and the night didn't stop there, as we headed down the night market street to see what else there was on offer. Sean decided it'd be a good time to try Durian - the stinky fruit we've seen but avoided up until now. Stu also tried some - slimy intense onion would be the best way to describe it. No way to end a night though, so to top the night off we all grabbed a can and decided a last minute foot massage wouldn't be a bad idea. Tough life:
And that's that, our first stop in Malaysia wrapped up. Two nights was all we had, so a quick stop and a quick write up to reflect that. We're whizzing around Malaysia to see a few different places - first impressions though are pretty good. Food is particularly cheap and anything we've eaten so far has been far nicer than we would've expected. Good signs and hopefully it continues!
Big love,
Dani & Stu.
As after our quick break from saying goodbye to all the Cuddys & co in El Nido, we were meeting back up with Sean in KL. Straight to BackHome Hostel where we were staying for our short two night stay in the Malaysian capital. We were all pretty impressed with the hostel, and were greeted with a traditional Malay breakfast of bright green coconut pancakes and intensely strong coffee. Off to a good start!
After settling in we quickly set off, Sean having arrived a week or so earlier acted as a bit of a tour guide - first stop was a walk through Chinatown:
And on to what turns out are a dime a dozen in KL - a luxury shopping mall. They're everywhere, and a few of them connected to each other by air conditioned walkways (which we made use of given it was 30+ degrees and very humid).
We of course stumbled upon the Petronas Towers a couple of times during our stay - the tallest twin towers in the world (cheers Wikipedia). Not too shabby!
Night time was setting in, so after a cheap dinner at a local food court (€2 for dinner, sorted), we head back for the hostel - some street art and a drink on the way back rounded off our first night together in Malaysia.
We were up early the next day anyway, as we had picked out one activity we wanted to do while in KL - head to the Batu Caves:
Making your way up the colourful steps you come across plenty of cheeky monkeys who waste no time trying to look in your bag/pockets for any food you might have. Bastards.
The caves themselves are pretty impressive, though the monkeys are the best part. Still bastards though.
Another on the bucket list for KL is a visit to a rooftop bar, so on we went to the Heli Lounge - ladies night so Dani was getting free drinks and all. Not too shabby.
That was only the start of our night out, as we had skipped dinner in lieu of making it to the happy hour of the rooftop bar - so needing something to line our stomachs afterwards we made our way to Jalan Alor, and found a top notch Arabic restaurant open late. Sean looking absolutely delighted here they offer Shisha too:
T'was unreal, and the night didn't stop there, as we headed down the night market street to see what else there was on offer. Sean decided it'd be a good time to try Durian - the stinky fruit we've seen but avoided up until now. Stu also tried some - slimy intense onion would be the best way to describe it. No way to end a night though, so to top the night off we all grabbed a can and decided a last minute foot massage wouldn't be a bad idea. Tough life:
Big love,
Dani & Stu.
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