Kuala Lumpur

Our time in Malaysia was short and we spent all of it in Kuala Lumpur. This was mostly because we will be back to Malaysia sometime in the near future. The modernization of KL with the Petronas Towers and other skyscrapers, the extreme cultural diversity, and of course the shopping (more so for Donna, not so much for Matt) makes it a city of interest, but not really somewhere where we wanted to spend a lot of time. I guess if you worked there it would be a great place to live, but for traveling a few days in KL, your bank account is hurting and it’s time to move on.

There is a huge Arab, Indian and Chinese population throughout the city. Historically this has been a problem politically for Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia in general; however, it’s interesting to see so many people from different cultures live and work together. This also means great food everywhere from Lebanese to Malay, from Sushi boats to Pizza Hut literally every genre is available. In terms of sights the biggest attraction are the Petronas Towers in the evening. Other than that we completed a lot of errands before we left to Yogyakarta, Indonesia.