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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Kuala Lumpur 2009 - Day 2
Dawn broke over yet another day in the capital of the Federation of Malaysia.
We had a relaxing start for once, since we had not much planned for the day. Breakfast was at the hotel's buffet breakfast, which had a wide variety of good food, such as Japanese cuisine and dim sum. We basically had a heavy breakfast with the intention of skipping lunch (which we did).
After breakfast we headed out to see the sights. We started off by taking the LRT to the KL Tower, getting slightly lost during the walk there. The KL tower is one of the tallest in the world, apparently.
We ascended the KL Tower and were treated to a nice view of the city, reminiscent of the time I ascended the Space Needle in Seattle. The lobby also featured some intricate crystal structures embedded in the ceiling.
Some side activities we did included visiting this mini-zoo featuring some really exotic animals and doing a circuit in a horse-drawn carriage. This was relaxing, as compared to certain Egyptian carriages which act like F1 vehicles.
We next wanted to visit the planetarium in the lake gardens, and cabbed there for a slightly expensive price. Our hopes were dashed by the weather and the long walk, however, so we returned to KLCC to shop around (buying nothing) and relax in the hotel room playing Settlers of Catan.
We had dinner at KFC in KLCC before going for the night's concert. This one was even better than the previous one, featuring just Igudesman and Joo's amazing performances (my favourite would have to be either the credit card-activated piano or the Rondo Alla Turka).
After the concert, we proceeded for an autograph session and scored an even more impressive coup - an interview with the stars themselves! The interview was recorded and can probably be found in the videos section. Suffice to say, we left KLCC very happy people.
We proceeded to the Skybar to relax, enjoy the view and watch the lights of KL go off. At this point, it was 12 midnight, so the rest will be in the next post.
Till then.
Posted by Aaron