Kuala Lumpur was a tough place to visit. We braved mugginess and the unrelenting threat of thunderstorms and ventured on a day-long walkabout. Half-way into our adventure, I doubted our sanity. By the end of it, I was proud of surviving it.
Looking through these pictures reminds me how challenging that day was. The skies looked sickly grey, the distant objects seemed hazy and out of focus. That was the reality of KL. I guess, in a while anyone gets used to it, but a newcomer undoubtedly would have a hard time adjusting to a Malaysia capital’s normality.
Our walkabout started near famous Petronas Towers at KL City Centre Park and snaked through the Little India to Merdeka Square. On the way, we took many memorable Kuala Lumpur photos from the ancient cemetery guarded by a huge lizard to an explosion of brightly colored fabrics in little India to the old colonial streets busy with everyday life.
Petronas Towers were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 and remain the tallest twin towers in the world
Captivating view of the Petronas Towers
Petronas Towers is an iconic landmark of Kuala Lumpur
Petronas Towers at night
The KL City Centre Park
Kampung Baru Muslim Cemetery is one of KL’s oldest Muslim burial grounds
Kampung Baru Muslim Cemetery (also known as the Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery)
Leaving the city centre
Kuala Lumpur Tower viewed through the ruins – my favorite photo that captured the intricate intersection of old and new in KL
The graffiti on the wall states: Vandalism connecting people.
Is this the biggest phone in the world? The Telekom Museum
The old city, away from the city center
It’s all about mutton there
Jalan Melayu, the shopping district
Jalan Masjid India (the Little India)
The Little India
Sultan Abdul Samad Building
The Sultan Abdul Samad Building: the side view
Merdeka Square. A 95-metre flagpole, one of the tallest in the world
Merdeka Square was under renovation during our visit
This fountain was built in 1897
The Textile Museum
Sun rays painted this building golden
It was just a week before F1 race
On a way to the airport we passed the Sepang International Circuit
