Malaysia - Punch Line (16.02.2014)

HERE IS THE SUMMARY OF MY SPENDING IN MALAYSIA

HERE IS THE SUMMARY OF MY BOAT AND BUS TRAVEL IN MALAYSIA

From George Town to Singapore.

FEW MALAY WORDS

It's not necessary. All speak English :)

I LIKED

- The culinary, cultural and landscape diversity
- The kindness of people
- The quality of accommodation and welcome
- My new friends: Marcos from Argentina & Bob from Scotland

I DIDN'T LIKE

- Nothing

Malaysia - Malacca / Melaka (16.02.2014)

Malacca/Melaka (UNESCO World Heritage) is the capital of the Malacca state.
It's located in the southern region of the Malaysian Peninsula.
Its harbour is one of the oldest in Malaysia (founded around 1400).
It was successively colonized by Portuguese, Dutch and British.

It's touristy like George Town but a little bit more quiet.

I did the Malacca Dutch Heritage Trail (Dutch Square, St Paul's Hill, Porta De Santiago, ...).

I met again my Scotish friend (Bob) who I had met before in Cameron Highlands.

We went few times to the restaurant to enjoy the "Nyonya" food which combines Chinese, Malay and other influences ("Laksa", "Nasi Lemak", ...).

The last day, just before the sunset, we did the Melaka River Cruise.

Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur (12.02.2014)

Kuala Lumpur is a nice city. I really enjoyed it.
I stayed 4 days and 5 nights.
My accommodation was in the city center next to the Central Market (Pasar Seni district).

I met again my Argentinian friend (Marcos) who I had met before in George Town (Malaysia).

First day
In the morning, we went by taxi to Sepang International Circuit to watch the MotoGP pre-season testing. It's was nice but too noisy (earplugs required) :)
In the evening, we walked from Central Market to KLCC district to see the Petronas Twins Towers and the surroundings.

Second day
In the morning, we went by train to Batu Caves. A famous Hindu temple where the Tamil community celebrate every year the Hindu festival called "Thaipusam".
At the end of the afternoon, we went to the KL Tower by walk. We wanted to go to the observatory desk to see the city from above during the sunset. But half of the observatory desk was closed due to renovation and the price was not justified to go to the open desk (99MYR about 22€).

Third day
I took some rest and I walked in Petaling street (Chinatown) where you can find all the fakes you want.
At the end of the afternoon, I met again my Malaysian friend (Indrraaj) who I had met before in Luang Prabang (Laos). He showed me few KL districts and we went to the most popular electronic mall center in KL (BB Plaza). After that, he invited me to eat in Little India district.

Fourth day
For my last day in KL, I just walked around. I went to Masjid Jamek, Merdeka Square, National Mosque, Deer park, ... .