July15,2011
By 4:30 AM, Arrived at Kuala Lumpur near Berjaya Times Mall.
No Time Difference between MY and PH.
*We forgot to change our US Dollars to Malaysian Ringgit
before we left Singapore and around that hour there were no 24-Hour FOREX open.
We walked from Berjaya Times to Bukit Bintang Area and we bumped into Taxi
drivers and asked where we heading? We just politely say No to them. (Another
negative stories I read that some of
Taxi drivers in KL are scammers).
1st stop: Petronas Twin Towers
*Thank God I printed some maps of KL(No Maps at the
Immigration Office at the Border) and we have a little idea where we heading
to. We tried going to KFC, 711 and tried if they will accept dollars and
luckily NO and we never gave up we scouted for any 24-Hour FOREX along Bukit
Bintang and luckily NONE. What’s 24 Hour are the Massage Services and some
those wearing black clothes tried getting our attention (“ You know Who”).So we continue walking
going to Petronas Towers maybe a 1KM walk from Berjaya Times .Just check
Google Map for guidance.
Why were we so early to KL?
We need to catch the opening time and be included to the First 900 walk-in guests allowed for a Day Tour to SkyBridge(41st
and 42st Floors) at Petronas Towers.Check their site here.
-From that long walk and early exercise we reached the Foot of
Petronas Towers (Surreal . She is so Beautiful like Catherine Zeta-Jones from the movie Entrapment)-Asked the security
guard and informed us that the line at the Concierge will be open by 6AM and by 830-900am they will start accepting tourists to visit
Skybridge.(We only took few pictures from our DSLR before it got battery emptied, Thank God I got my Digicam (a lifesaver for us Photo Addicts)
*Again we don’t have any RM (Malaysian Ringgit) available. Banks and
FOREX at Petronas Building will be open by 10AM.We don’t want to give up our
slots for the line (We were part of the 1st 25 guests fell in line
early).My only hope was my Credit Card as a mode of payment. The gates were
open and it’s our turn to pay. Luckily, they accepted it and Secured our Tickets
and we were the 1st batch to visit the SkyBridge. Thank You to my
Credit Card. Indeed,You’re a Life Saver but don’t be an Impulsive Buyer. Hehehe
*At SkyBridge –they’re only allowing 15 to 30 mins (Im sorry
I forgot) to stay at the Bridge per batch.
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| United Colors of Benetton (Tourists) |
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| Behind Petronas Towers |
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| Infront of Petronas |
2nd stop: Menara Kuala Lumpur (KL Tower)
*At Menara Kuala Lumpur –Entrance Fee ( 45 RM )-Observation
Deck Package.Check their site here. We didn’t stay long just did some photo sessions
and bought souvenir shirts from a Filipina vendor. Had some chit-chats etc.
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| Merdeka Square |
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| the Twins |
-Back walking to Jalan P. Ramlee- Had our Lunch at
KFC-Walked to KJ 12 Station of Putra Jaya Line (MRT) to KL Sentral Station-KL
Sentral Station.
3rd Stop: Batu Caves (Hindu Shrine)
*At KL Sentral Station we purchased tickets through KTM
Komuter ( Batu Caves- Pel Klang Route). Check KTM Komuter site here.
*No Entrance Fee/ 200 + steps before reaching the
Cave/ Beware of “Snatching Food Monkeys”.Check Batu Caves link here
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| Inside the Cave (with Natural Light) |
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| Now Descending |
From Batu Cave Station, we alighted at Bank Negara Station
(KTM) and walked towards Merdeka Square(Be careful crossing every street, they’re
right hand drive-exactly opposite to us)
4th Stop: Merdeka Square
*Sightseeing at Indepedence Square/ Largest and Tallest
Flagpole in Malaysia
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| Right Hand Drive |
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| Merdeka Square |
-From Merdeka Square, we took the Train at Masjid Jamek of
Star Line and alighted at Hang Tuah Station and from there we walked to the
area where we got off from Singapore earlier (It is below the Imbi MRT Station
of KL Monorail)
*At that area we tried some street foods and bought some
goodies at 711 for our pasalubongs (of course it should have the “Made in
Malaysia” brand). We also booked our tickets back to Singapore through Super Nice
Express Bus (Pick Up Pt =Jalan Imbi K.L, Alight Pt= Beach Road, Singapore –Fare=
43RM with Free Mineral Water and Spacious Seats)
-Around 6:30PM -7 PM we left Kuala Lumpur and still it’s
Sunny (like 4:30 PM in the Philippines) and we had a Stopover (I don’t know
where? To Eat and Washroom Break) and Exited Malaysia(Bangun Sultan Iskandar
Immigration) and Entered Singapore (The Woodlands Immigration) Again smoothly around
11:30PM- 12:00 AM.
-Back to our Hotel. Dead Tired. Sleep ( Didn’t Push through
to visit their Red Light District and to try their Tiger Beer.Hehehe)
Check Malaysia Tourism site for further information here
Check Malaysia Tourism site for further information here
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