The Goldstones - Ross and Mel: Kuala Lumpur

We loved our first day in KL and couldn't wait to see what the city had in store for us on day 2! We decided that this would be the day to try and figure out the public transport system. We wanted to go to the Patronas Towers and when we enquired at our hotel reception, we were told that the train is the best way to get there. Luckily there was a very kind man who was heading to the train station and he offered to show us where it was. We then had to try and purchase some tickets! We asked at information and they showed us where to buy our tokens for our trip. We then had to try and find the correct platform which took asking a few people but luckily we managed to get on the train and go in the right direction!

We left the train station and our next mission was to find the towers. Luckily we looked up, because there they were - just down the road! We didn't really know what to expect, since we didn't do too much research before heading to Kuala Lumpur, and we were super impressed by the absolute beauty of the buildings. For modern, metal structures they are incredibly intricate and so awesome to look at! We made our way to the booking office and booked some tickets to go up the towers. Ross had a great idea of going at sunset, so we reserved tickets for the evening and then we had our day free. We had a bit of a photo shoot in front of the buildings, trying to fit ourselves and the length of the towers into one shot, which is no mean feat!

Since moving to Vietnam, we've become coffee addicts! We only have one cup a day, but it's a good cup. So finding a cup of coffee was the next order of business. There is a huge mall at the base of the towers and, since we were right there, that's where we went. We tried out San Fransico Coffee which was pretty good, probably made better by the friendly staff who served us! While wondering around the mall, we saw Nando's and thought that we absolutely had to take a photo with the sign.

After doing some research, we decided that our next stop would be the Central Park. It turns out that it was right behind the mall we were sitting in, so we just had to stroll outside. We were greeted by an awesome lake with water fountains and an even better view of the towers! The park was beautiful, with lots of green grass, water features and a pool for kiddies to swim in! They also have water fountains with fresh, filtered water for people to drink (is that first world or what??). After wondering through the park we made our way to the ICC, as this is where the aquarium is situated. It was quite pricey so we thought we'd give it a skip since we went to the awesome Cape Town aquarium last January.

We wondered around a bit before deciding that it was most definitely lunch time! We wanted to try out some local cuisine, but we were situated in quite a 'larny' area so there was no street food to be found. Instead, we eventually settled on Subway since they had a really good lunch time deal.

An awesome whale sculpture in the lake.

Fresh water drinking fountain.

After eating our full, we decided to take a walk to the KL tower. This is a very tall tower situated on top of a hill, and it gives you magnificent views of the Petronas Towers. The tower also hosts an aquarium and a revolving restaurant. It was really expensive to go up to the top and, since we were going up the twin towers later, we decided to rather get a smoothie and wait out the impending rain. There was a British chap enjoying a beer and he decided to join us. He proceeded to talk at us for the next hour which helped to speed up time a bit, but left us rather irritated since he was super opinionated (about EVERYTHING) and we just wanted to enjoy our smoothies.

The very steep and windy road up to the tower.

We walked back to the Towers and it was finally time to go up! It's a very slick operation with loads of personnel around telling you what to do. Everyone who has booked a tour for the same time is given a coloured lanyard. This helps to identify the groups so that people don't stay up in the observation decks for longer than allowed. We caught a very big elevator up to the Skybridge which is on the 41st and 42nd floors. This connects the two buildings together and adds support for the structures. The bridge has two levels, the lower storey is the observation deck and the upper part is used for people who work in the buildings - to move between them. It had been raining, so we couldn't get too many nice snaps as the windows were all misted up.

The park where we spent most of our day.

Next, we were lead to another elevator which took us all the way to the top of the tower, to the Observation Deck (360 meters above the ground!). Here we were met with a magnificent view of the city and an absolutely beautiful sunset. We were also able to see the spire of the other tower up close. Here, the raindrops helped us to get some beautiful photos.

The towers look absolutely magical at night. It's hard to believe that they're real. They have a magical glow about them, and are mesmerizing to look at.

For dinner, we went to Bukit Bintang which is a street market featuring local foods. Loads of people online recommended it, and it had a great atmosphere with lanterns above the street and loads of local singers milling around. We had a variety of skewers as well as some grilled pork. However, overall we were very underwhelmed by the food that we ate and the options that we saw on the menus. Maybe it was because we've had similar food in Vietnam that was amazing or maybe we just chose the wrong options. It was also very expensive for what we got. So, we made our way back to our hotel and stopped off at our favourite restaurant for some chicken and the most amazing naan bread we have ever had! This meal was certainly value for money and absolutely delicious.