KL KL KL

Kuala Lumpar (KL), the capital of Malaysia. This place is mint! After a few days here, I feel I can safely declare that. Lots to do, sights to see, food to eat and bargains to be bartered.

Malaysia just celebrated their 50th national anniversary (on the 31st of August) and they all are pretty proud about it. Having been in British hands for a considerable length of time pre-WWII and then in Japanese occupation throughout the war, it seems they were stoked when then got themselves to themselves in 1957, which is reflected in the huge number of flags on display throughout the country.

The Merdeka Square (or Independence Square) was where the countries independence was declared and nowadays it is surrounded by museum, galleries and monuments celebrating that fact.

KL's iconic Petronas Twin-Towers are, without doubt, the cities most famous landmark, spectacularly lit up at night with an almost fluorescent white light. They also starred in the film "Entrapment" featuring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Sean Connery. It was rubbish, but the towers are great.

View from the 170m high bridge between the 2 towers at the 41st floor. It took a staggering 160,000 tons of concrete for each tower. I could go on about other stats and facts, but will only bore. But did you know that the first western company to invest in war-torn Germany post-WWII was McDonalds? Not really relevant at all here though.