Malaysia
Salamat Datang – Welcome (to Kuala Lumpur) we went down the gangplank
not knowing what to expect from this day’s trip, three busloads of cruise
passengers went on the same trip. Each bus had a guide and received
information in English.
After about an hour's ride from the harbor Port Kelan, we entered the
City of Kuala Lumpur the countries capital.
A surprisingly modern city of domes, minarets and spacious tree lined
avenues.
It was very quiet in the bus, only the expert guide, Suzie spoke, she
passed along so much information about the City and the Country, that at
times it became difficult to remember.
Malaysia a country for most of us on this trip an unknown and exotic place.
Slowly the bus merged with the bustling traffic of the City of two million
and brought us to the various sites such as: the National Museum, Lake
Gardens, National Monument, the National Mosque, the Old Railway Station,
Independence Square, the beautiful Sultan Abdul Samad Building, Petronas
Towers, the central Market and last but not least China Town.
The money used here is the Malaysian “Ringgit”. However the dollar is
accepted everywhere we went.
The National Museum was to my taste a bit disappointing, the Lake Gardens
were exquisite, beautiful laid out and well taken care off.
The Old Railway Station, dates from 1897, an architectural master piece of
the past when building such a structure was the pride of all that worked on
it.
The Petronas Towers were the tallest buildings in the world for six years,
until Taipei 101 was completed in 2004. The height of the towers is
measured to the top of their structural components such as spires, but do
not include antennas. Spires are considered actual integral parts of the
architectural design of buildings, to which changes would substantially
change the appearance and design of the building, whereas antennas may
be added or removed without such consequences of changing the structure
of the building.
The Petronas Towers still remain the tallest twin buildings in the world
Lunch was served in the beautiful "Seri Melayu" restaurant.
A self-service buffet with various kinds of Malaysian dishes, and
delicacies as we were told were laid out for our taste buds to try. More
than once we returned to take some more or other rare food item, which
tasted quite good.
The temperature was a cool 34 degrees Centigrade, the humidity 90%,
besides being wet and sticky we also were tired from the terrible heat,
which caused most of us to fall asleep on the way back to the ship.
All in all I must say that all of us were pleasantly surprised at the
cleanliness, the most beautiful parks and greenery, the politeness, and the
buildings & technology. Around 5 o’clock our tour bus brought us back to
the harbor, we had to go through security checks as usual and went on
board of the “Crystal Serenity” At 8 in the evening, while comfortably
seated in the dining room, munching on some of the finest dishes on board,
the Crystal Serenity removed itself from the pier.
not knowing what to expect from this day’s trip, three busloads of cruise
passengers went on the same trip. Each bus had a guide and received
information in English.
After about an hour's ride from the harbor Port Kelan, we entered the
City of Kuala Lumpur the countries capital.
A surprisingly modern city of domes, minarets and spacious tree lined
avenues.
It was very quiet in the bus, only the expert guide, Suzie spoke, she
passed along so much information about the City and the Country, that at
times it became difficult to remember.
Malaysia a country for most of us on this trip an unknown and exotic place.
Slowly the bus merged with the bustling traffic of the City of two million
and brought us to the various sites such as: the National Museum, Lake
Gardens, National Monument, the National Mosque, the Old Railway Station,
Independence Square, the beautiful Sultan Abdul Samad Building, Petronas
Towers, the central Market and last but not least China Town.
The money used here is the Malaysian “Ringgit”. However the dollar is
accepted everywhere we went.
The National Museum was to my taste a bit disappointing, the Lake Gardens
were exquisite, beautiful laid out and well taken care off.
The Old Railway Station, dates from 1897, an architectural master piece of
the past when building such a structure was the pride of all that worked on
it.
The Petronas Towers were the tallest buildings in the world for six years,
until Taipei 101 was completed in 2004. The height of the towers is
measured to the top of their structural components such as spires, but do
not include antennas. Spires are considered actual integral parts of the
architectural design of buildings, to which changes would substantially
change the appearance and design of the building, whereas antennas may
be added or removed without such consequences of changing the structure
of the building.
The Petronas Towers still remain the tallest twin buildings in the world
Lunch was served in the beautiful "Seri Melayu" restaurant.
A self-service buffet with various kinds of Malaysian dishes, and
delicacies as we were told were laid out for our taste buds to try. More
than once we returned to take some more or other rare food item, which
tasted quite good.
The temperature was a cool 34 degrees Centigrade, the humidity 90%,
besides being wet and sticky we also were tired from the terrible heat,
which caused most of us to fall asleep on the way back to the ship.
All in all I must say that all of us were pleasantly surprised at the
cleanliness, the most beautiful parks and greenery, the politeness, and the
buildings & technology. Around 5 o’clock our tour bus brought us back to
the harbor, we had to go through security checks as usual and went on
board of the “Crystal Serenity” At 8 in the evening, while comfortably
seated in the dining room, munching on some of the finest dishes on board,
the Crystal Serenity removed itself from the pier.
New construction National Museum Museum garden City view
Gardens National Mosque Railway Station Clock Tower
National Monument Cleaning Monument Lake Gardens
Views from Kuala Lumpur
Petronas Towers Street view Downtown Market
Main Street Toll Booths Lunch Time City center
Crystal serenity Cruise
