After four days in the quiet and cool Cameron Highlands, exiting the bus station in Kuala Lumpur was a bit of a sensory overload and I was relieved to find my accommodation without any issues. After checking in, I investigated Little India, just north of my guesthouse in Chinatown, before heading back for an early night. During my walk, the city's tallest skyscrapers, the KL Tower and the Petronas Twin Towers regularly came into view and proved useful as navigational aids. The next day, I caught the free bus to Bukit Bintang, (the main area for shopping and nightlife), before heading north to the city's most famous attraction, the Petronas Twin Towers. Despite losing "world's tallest building" status to Taipei 101 in 2004 (now succeeded by the Burj Khalifa), the Petronas Towers remain impressive and attractive.
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