MALAYSIA

We've been to Kuala Lumpur before but this time it's been exclusively Malaysia.

We had booked a 2 BHK apartment at genting Highland . 

 

We flew through Colombo, Sri Lanka to our destination - Kuala Lumpur.

We took a bus to Awana bus station and from there we availed the facility of a free shuttle to Awana genting Highlands golf and country resort.

Getting to all the places we visited in and around Kuala Lumpur was possible only by bus or taxi, but the cool and pleasant atmosphere at our hill station resort made up for it.

On the day we reached we only had the evening left so we checked out the mall at our bus station. food .

Next day we decided to go to genting .

A cable car takes you to the top of the mountain from the bus terminal.

 An inclusive stop at chin swee station is part of the ticket.we got off at chin swee first.There are small caves and a path to enlightenment . A huge statue of Buddha and a tower in the temple giving amazing views of the countryside below. We could view our resort below and the bus terminal surrounded by thick foliage of trees covered by clouds.

 

On going up further we reached genting. 

It's a huge place meant for entertainment and leisure. It has a snow world, huge casinos , fancy restaurants , movie theaters and an arena of stars( meant to be a theater for musical performances).

Snehal n me, both of us actually got lost at the casino.

It was my birthday. We had lunch at the resort with the view of the valley and clouds and then we decided late that we would go to Batu caves. We took a bus to gombak and from there a taxi to the Batu caves.

The huge statue greeted us from afar standing at the entrance. 

And in the words that I had read somewhere we had to climb the "stairway to heaven" to get to the Hindu temples inside the cave. The cave was big enough for the temples inside which reminds you of the Hindu past of Malaysia. The first temple in the cave has beautiful peacocks on its outer walls colored with bright color. As per the Hindu rituals we cannot enter a temple with shoes which is followed here.

Inside The caves

From the Outside

 

On the next day after that we visited Kuala Lumpur. We took a bus to kl sentral and from there a train to klcc which takes u to the Petronas towers. The twin towers are so tall that it is difficult to fit them in the frame. There are people actually charging for the use of lens required to fit the towers in your pictures.

In the evening we took a walk at klcc park. The park offers views of the twin towers since they are located next to it.

Petronas Towers

Next comes our day trip to melacca. We got up early and went to the airport and from there a bus to tsb and from there a taxi to melacca. 

Melaka has churches painted in red and tuk tuks taking you through cobbled streets. It was influenced by a history of Dutch and Portuguese who ruled here.

We took the river cruise as it took us to the mouth of the river we got to see the river front across the river.

 

Then we went to the church in the main Street.

From there to Baba nyonya museum.

Baba means man and nyonya means lady. It was a house of a Chinese wed Malaysian couple. The house was converted to a museum and thus you get to see what a traditional house looked like from the inside. It gives you a peek into the house of a local and is informative about their traditions , customs and lives. 

We then head to Saint Paul's church . It is on a small hill and you can see the sea on the horizon from the top. The body of a saint now buried in Goa was first temporarily buried before being transferred to Goa.

View from the church

 

The next day was Snehals birthday and it was filled with special experiences.

We roamed around at little India which was all geared up for the deepawali, and had lunch at aariya bhavan.

We saw the acquarium at klcc. We saw a huge tortoise and sharks in the water tunnel. Deadly fishes from over the world in the acquarium and an otter playing in the water.

 

Then we took a taxi to Kuala Selangor .

There we first went to see silver monkeys. These are cute harmless silver monkeys you can feed, pet and play with them. They were there in abundance , happily posing for an autograph. Also the view from the location is a bonus.

 

SILVER MONKEYS

From there to a small jetty which takes a ferry to the end of the river where they feed eagles and seagulls. The birds actually followed the ferry to the end where they were fed with chicken thrown in the water . Obviously there was a crowd of birds fighting for the feed.

EAGLES

SEA GULLS

 

 

Once it was a little bit darker the ferry took us in the opposite direction to view fireflies In the mangroves . There are so many fireflies lighting up the banks of the river lined with mangroves that it feels like they are natural lights blinking away. It's so unbelievable till you notice them flying  here and there when you look hard enough.

The day after that we shopped at padini and brands outlet and then a leisurely day spent packing and lazing around.

The next day we flew to Langkawi. We Were staying at the berjaya Langkawi resort. The room had a view of the ocean.

 We  reached around afternoon so we had the evening for sightseeing. We took a taxi which is the only possible way to get around, to the eagle square and then to the Langkawi wildlife park and bird paradise. It was a lot of unexpected fun.

 

We saw a cassowary for the first time .

Huge ostriches, emus, white and blue peacocks, flamingos and grey cranes. The birds are so close and you can feed them as per instructions. I actually fed some birds. Also there were pythons you can take pictures with.

 

On our last day we went to the the top of the mountain with the bridge by cable car. You get a view of the island from the top.

 

 Also part of the ticket a dome theatre movie is free where you feel you are on a roller coaster, and a 3d place where you can take pictures .

 

We end the trip with a dinner at a Thai restaurant located in the ocean ( one of the restaurants at our resort). We had a red scrumptious red Thai curry with rice.

 

So then it was a good bye to Malaysia and a trip of fun .