Tallest twin towers in the world.

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We arrived in Kuala Lumpur on the 29/11 - what a place, such a diverse set up from shanty type areas of the city to the business quarter, very similar to London's business quarter. We arrived in KL late afternoon, after checking out some pretty dodgy hostels we found an old theatre that had been converted into a hostel. The place was full of charm, the reception area was huge, then up a really wide staircase and down a sloping staircase took us to the rooms - which had level floors thank goodness! The rooms were windowless which helped us to escape from the madness of the city! We spent the first evening wondering around China Town where you can pick up anything - as long as you don't mind it being fake. You can't walk along the street without being asked to 'come look at my stall, cheap cheap' we thought they were doing an impression of a chicken! China Town is full of great sights and sounds, the eateries tend to be made up of food halls specialising in country by country dishes - mostly Chinese - we went for Indian! The following morning we rose early to queue for a free ride to the sky bridge of the Petronas Twin Towers. 1700 tickets are issued daily on a first come first served basis. We jumped on the Light Rail Transit (LRT) an underground/overground system that took 15min to reach where we needed to go and was cheap as fried rice. On arrival the queue was already 200 people thick, and that was 40 min before the counter opened, we managed to get up first thing which was a bonus - only 14 people can go up at a time. The towers were the tallest structures in the world until 2004, they remain the tallest twin towers in the world. Total height 452 m. The sky bridge is on the 41st and 42nd floor (yes a double decker bridge, built as an evacuation route) it's 170m from the ground and measures 58m in length. The view from the bridge is fantastic, total views of the city around, anything below blurs into insignificance looking like a micro world below. We were lucky to have a clear day making it an unforgettable experience. Once back on ground level we popped next door into the adjoining shopping mall - like stepping back into the UK, first shop we noticed was Marks and Spencer along with Topshop/Man, GAP, Quicksilver etc. The clothes were also UK prices. After our jaunt around the mall we jumped back onto the LRT to do some sightseeing around the city first stop Merdeka Square in the colonial district. It's made up of a huge patch of brown grass, it was full of gazebos for a conference type thing so we couldn't totally experience it. The national museum of history was closed so we skipped that and took a walk past the National Mosque - like a normal Mosque but bigger! Our journey then took us through the extensive lake gardens - really well kept a relaxing and peaceful place. On our way back towards our final stop we took in the architecture of the old KL train station built in 1911 - a large building made up of spires, domes, mararnets and arches. Used as offices now but pleasing to the eye from the exterior. After collecting our bags we made our way to the train station jumping on the KLIA Express train to the airport taking exactly 28 minutes as advertised, marking our exit from Malaysia - next stop Jakarta.

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