Ladang Galloway

First observations are that we are not in Singapore anymore. There is trash and the buildings are in poor condition in port area.

As we get closer to the city of Kuala Lumpur there is less trash and much newer buildings. My impression is that Mayalasia is trying hard to catch up with Singapore but is a long way away.

Interestingly, Malaysia has more land and natural resources than Singapore.

Our first stop was a photo shop at the Blue Mosque. This mosque is large enough to hold 24,000 people. Construction began in 1984 and it was completed in 1988. This was just a photo stop. We did not go inside the mosque.

Next was the national monument.

We then drove to Independence Square. This is where Malaysia celebrated its independence from Britain on August 31, 1957 by lowering the British flag and raising the Malaysian Flag.

We walked to the oldest mosque at confluence of two river which is how Kuala Lumpur got its name. Kuala Lumpur means "muddy confluence" in Malay; Kuala is the point where two rivers join or an estuary, and lumpur means "mud". By this time, I was dripping wet with sweat. My eyelids were even sweating. I am definitely putting Lashify to the test!

After way too short of a drive in the air-conditioned bus, we arrived at the Skytower. This tower is very similar to the Space Needle. The Sky Tower is 421 Meters tall and gives a 360 degree view of Kuala Lumpur.

From the Sky Tower we were able to see the Merdeka 118 (second tallest building in the world), the Petronas Twin Towers (tallest twin towers in the world), and the all of Kuala Lumpur. I was surprised to see that, similar to Singapore. Kuala Lumpur has designated a lot of land to green space.

Finally, it was time for lunch. We had a buffet lunch at a hotel which was nothing special.

After lunch, we drive to a photo stop for us to take pictures of the Petronas Twin Towers. These buildings are clad with stainless steel. They are very impressive buildings which are surrounded with exclusive, high-end shops.

Finally, our last stop was a craft market. We briefly walked around the craft market. Nothing struck our fancy so we went to the bus early for the ride back to the ship.

My impression of Kuala Lumpur:

It is has one foot in Singapore and one foot in Indonesia.

Kuala Lumpur is a much cleaner city than the first impression that I initially got from the area around the port.

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