The lively capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
was built by Chinese tin prospectors in the mid-1800s. They had come here in
search of a fortune, and found it by clearing wide swaths of jungle for a new
mining town. Since then, the city of KL, as the locals call it, has grown into
a stunning mix of colonial, Moorish, Tudor, neo-Gothic and Grecian-Spanish
architecture. The two-story shop-houses of Old Market Square, with storefronts
below and residences above, reveal the lives of merchants. The magnificent
Petronas Towers are the centerpiece of this fascinating city; the side-by-side
twin spires resemble a pair of rockets, connected by a two-story sky bridge
that spans the 41st and 42nd floors.
This is well and good, but we did not go there.
We opted out of the included tour and took a shuttle bus to the mall. We were
here three years ago, so if you are interested in Kuala Lumpur, you can check
thy 2015 World Cruise Blog. It was overcast the day we went and today it is
rainy.
The mall looks like our mall, but we did take a
couple of pictures of the dock, the preverbal ambulance and the dancers that
greeted us as we exited the terminal.
Well, that is about it. Tomorrow we are in
Georgetown, Malaysia and are going to do a trishaw ride in the morning. Should
be interesting.
A few facts. Today is day 102, March 27, 2018.
We have a total of 141 days on the cruise. We will stay two extra days in
London and be returning on 5/7/18.
As of March 25th, we had sailed
25,781 nautical miles.
As of today, we have walked 365.1 miles.
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