Day 34 - Valentine's Day
We spent a few great days in Singapore, days that were quite packed with activities. It was nice to be able to sit on another train for a few hours, and at least I was able to get a little shut eye (Tola has a harder time settling down sometimes). :)
Arriving in Kuala Lumpur brought great surprise to both of us. It proved to be a great city from the start, and we began our stay in Kuala Lumpur by taking the local monorail to the center of the city. Everyone was very friendly and welcoming as we arrived in Malaysia, and Tola and I were both surprised by how at home we felt in Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur is quite small for a Southeast Asian capital, so it was easy to get around on foot (when it wasn't too hot). This allowed for many enjoyable walks along city streets.
As we became comfortable getting around KL, we discovered one of the best "food courts" we have ever been to. :) The average meal was less than three dollars, and it was located in a special part of the city. Our new favorite food court was attached to the Petronas Towers (the famous twin buildings in KL), and it had a wonderful city view. We enjoyed an early Valentine's Day meal together, and then we decided to go check out the cinema. I had been talking about the new movie "Valentine's Day" for weeks, and it had just come to the cinema, so we got in line to buy tickets for the movie. It was the day after opening day, so it sold out before we got to the front of the line; however, a sweet couple came up to us and asked us if we wanted their two tickets (for a cheap price). We were surprised by their generosity as we enjoyed the movie and a lovely evening in KL.
February 14th was a couple of days later, and for some reason we had planned on trying to get tickets for the sky walk between the Petronas Towers. People usually line up early in the morning to get tickets for the walkway because they give them away for free every morning. We hadn't really thought that it would probably be busy because of the Chinese New Year, so we weren't it too much of a hurry to get to the tower. Once we arrived, we discovered that the tickets were all taken for the day. Tola and I were a little bummed because we had wanted to go up the walkway, but we enjoyed the little museum anyway. As we walked around and read information about the Petronas Towers, a lady (one of the workers) came up to us and asked us about our tickets. We told her that we didn't have tickets, and after we told her, she took us to the side and told us that we could still go up the towers. We were excited and surprised again by another small blessing of the weekend!
After a wonderful afternoon filled with little surprises throughout the day, we ended Valentine's Day by enjoying a delicious meal at a lovely restaurant. Our time in Kuala Lumpur has been wonderful so far. We will be spending a few more days here, and then we will be meeting Antti during the middle of the week.
Arriving in Kuala Lumpur brought great surprise to both of us. It proved to be a great city from the start, and we began our stay in Kuala Lumpur by taking the local monorail to the center of the city. Everyone was very friendly and welcoming as we arrived in Malaysia, and Tola and I were both surprised by how at home we felt in Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur is quite small for a Southeast Asian capital, so it was easy to get around on foot (when it wasn't too hot). This allowed for many enjoyable walks along city streets.
As we became comfortable getting around KL, we discovered one of the best "food courts" we have ever been to. :) The average meal was less than three dollars, and it was located in a special part of the city. Our new favorite food court was attached to the Petronas Towers (the famous twin buildings in KL), and it had a wonderful city view. We enjoyed an early Valentine's Day meal together, and then we decided to go check out the cinema. I had been talking about the new movie "Valentine's Day" for weeks, and it had just come to the cinema, so we got in line to buy tickets for the movie. It was the day after opening day, so it sold out before we got to the front of the line; however, a sweet couple came up to us and asked us if we wanted their two tickets (for a cheap price). We were surprised by their generosity as we enjoyed the movie and a lovely evening in KL.
February 14th was a couple of days later, and for some reason we had planned on trying to get tickets for the sky walk between the Petronas Towers. People usually line up early in the morning to get tickets for the walkway because they give them away for free every morning. We hadn't really thought that it would probably be busy because of the Chinese New Year, so we weren't it too much of a hurry to get to the tower. Once we arrived, we discovered that the tickets were all taken for the day. Tola and I were a little bummed because we had wanted to go up the walkway, but we enjoyed the little museum anyway. As we walked around and read information about the Petronas Towers, a lady (one of the workers) came up to us and asked us about our tickets. We told her that we didn't have tickets, and after we told her, she took us to the side and told us that we could still go up the towers. We were excited and surprised again by another small blessing of the weekend!
After a wonderful afternoon filled with little surprises throughout the day, we ended Valentine's Day by enjoying a delicious meal at a lovely restaurant. Our time in Kuala Lumpur has been wonderful so far. We will be spending a few more days here, and then we will be meeting Antti during the middle of the week.
Seems like you're having great luck or maybe Malaysian people are just nice. Hope your enjoying the beach life on the east coast!
You shared that everyone was friendly in KL. But I thought that KF was the friendliest city.