The harbor of Port Klang serves as the entry for Kuala Lumpur. We have been in KL many times on previous cruises, so upon the recommendation of friends, Hilda and Jarmo, we decided to visit the newly built capitol city of Putrajaya. While Kuala Lumpur is the financial capitol of the country, the governmental functions are being transferred to the new city designed just for that purpose. Not everyone is sold on the idea like some of the princes and the powerful Sultan who prefer to live elsewhere. But Putrajaya is a well planned city set in beautiful surroundings incorporating both traditional and modern architectural design--somewhat like Washington, D.C. We had a fairly empty bus as there were about 15 no-shows for the tour. Since most of the tours are complimentary, there are some passengers who
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