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KL and Putrajaya

Posted by Stuart at 10:18 PM on October 18, 2003

Forgetting our cameras last night in Putrajaya was unforgivable, so after touring around KL a bit (visiting the Petronas towers again and a walking tour of sites in downtown KL and Chinatown) we headed back to Putrajaya.

We arrived right at sunset and started snapping pictures like crazy as the sun went down. It truly is an amazing "city" -- the Prime Minister's offices, the mosque, the two very modern suspension bridges over the man-made lake, the huge convention center that looks like an alien spaceship. They all looked beautiful in the daylight and even more beautiful lit up at night.

One of the promadades on the lake next to the mosque has a food court and a small outlet mall. We ate dinner there, looking across the lake at a bridge called "Vision 2020" (as in "It is Malaysia's vision to be a developed country by the year 2020"). If the new capital is any indication, they will make it easily.

We have really enjoyed our time in KL. I have heard mixed reviews from friends who have visited. Some have liked it, some have hated it. Piyawat and I are both in the former category. It is clean, has great public transportation, has a lot of interesting (exotic to me) culture, good food, not too expensive, and very beautiful public spaces.

In fact, we have enjoyed it so much, we are staying one extra night. But to truely enjoy the stay, we are changing hotels and splurging on a four-star. I am looking forward to lounging by the pool tomorrow afternoon...