Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The second week of my work trip was in Malaysia. We spent the weekend and the first 3 weekdays in Kuala Lumpur and the last 2 days in Penang. KL surprised me with its modern vibes. Getting around was a breeze with Uber, which was way cheaper and more convenient than taxis. On the first day we managed to see a lot. We started with Batu caves, which is a holy Hindu place.

There's an impressive statue at the entrance to the caves. The stairs look intimidating, but it wasn't that bad. Only 272 steps. — There’s an impressive statue at the entrance to the caves. The stairs look intimidating, but it wasn’t that bad. Only 272 steps.

The caves are infested with monkeys ready to steal any food they see.

They encourage all visitors to carry a brick or a bucket of sand to the top of the stairs to help with the construction of the temple inside the caves

Next we uber-ed to KL Tower and the neighboring Eco Park.

There are two glass rooms protruding from the tower

The ceiling by the elevator going up the tower is really pretty!

KL tower from Eco park. Very random, but I saw this guy with a man bun and a yellow shirt the next day again!

On our way to Sri Mahamariamman Hindu Temple we were caught in a torrential rain. We waited under cover for about half an hour for the rain to stop, but then we gave up and walked the last 5 minutes to the temple.

Sri Mahamariamman Temple in the middle of the city

We ended the day at the night market at Jalan Alor, which according to one of our Uber drivers, is for tourists only. That may be true, but the wings were pretty good.

The next day included more drinking and happy hours than sight seeing, which was fine with me because I was pretty tired and sore from the day before 🙂 Before spending a significant amount of time in the various bars at St. Regis hotel, we managed to see Petronas Towers and the Central Market. We bought tickets ahead of time for a tour of the Petronas Towers.