Kuala Lumpur

The next task was to get to Kuala Lumpur to catch our flight to Bali. The trip was relatively easy - boat, bus, and another bus to KL. It was nice to be back in a big city - our first since Bangkok about a month ago.



The Lonely Plant describes budget accommodations in KL as "grim" so I did not have high hopes. We were in high commando mode getting off the bus as we coordinated our bag and map efforts - it paid off as we were on the move in under a minute from when the bus arrived. We picked a hostel called Le Village, a clean and friendly place with incredibly tiny rooms of which there are many - they really cram them in.



We spent one day pretty much in the internet cafe, doing blog updates, getting exchange rates, and researching Bali. I also spent some time researching the Hong Kong airport as we were going to spend the night there on our way to Bali. Our flight from KL arrived at 9:30 pm and our flight to Bali the next day left at 10 am so it didn't make a lot of sense to travel all the way into Hong Kong and find an expensive room just to have to get up early to get back to the airport the next day. I knew there was a website that detailed all the good places to sleep in airports around the world so I spent a little time doing research.

But, before our night in the HK airport we visited the Petronas Towers - the largest twin towers and the 2nd largest towers in the world. While you can't go all the way up to the 88th floor, you can visit the skybridge on the 41st floor which connects the two towers. The whole set up is very space age looking with lots of shiny metal and sharp angles.





On our way out of the towers we saw a group of limousines, one of which was carrying the King of Cambodia. He's a cute little fellow - looks a bit like Ben Kingsley.

Another favorite was this store I saw while wandering around KL - the Reject Shop. I can only imagine what they sell.