On Saturday we made a bus trip down south of Kuala Lumpur to Malacca. A very interesting old town with periods of Portuguese, Dutch and English colonization. We didn’t get to as many picturesque spots as previous days, but the town had a very chill atmosphere, and a river walk. I likened it to the San Antonio of Malaysia. With a couple hour bus trip each way, this made for a full 12 hour day trip, with us wandering around in the heat of day again, and getting home after dark and tired. Well worth it though!
Speaking of 12 hour days, Kuala Lumpur is only 217 miles from the equator (6008 miles from North Pole, 6443 miles from South Pole). So all year long, you get almost exactly 12 hours of light, and 12 hours of dark. Now, that’s a convenient consistency regardless, but especially in a predominantly Muslim country where prayer is expected around sunrise and sunset – you can maintain a consistent schedule. Contrast this with a place like Seattle, where summer days are really long, and winter days are really short. Just some Andrew random thought for the day.
Anyhow, back to travel. Today (Sunday) we had a very metropolitan day. Visiting the city center (KLCC) with stops at the Eco Park (with free canopy walk), the Petronas towers, and KLCC park. Also a quick shout out to the Syrian restaurant we stopped by for lunch, and had some amazing shish taouk.
Enough talky-talk, here’s pictures. Sara doesn’t have any new Instagram pics up, so here’s a Google album from our time in Kuala Lumpur
And the final thoughts…
- Tomorrow we travel to Penang / Georgetown.
- Really enjoyed Kuala Lumpur – 4 very different experiences (all good) over 4 days.
- I’m especially chatty today, eh?
- Irish + Scandinavian genes don’t work well with heat. Not that I’m talking about anybody I’m traveling with…😉
I’m loving your posts/pictures – keep em’ coming!
Heh, I like the screen name you chose!