First stop was Petaling street where a large market runs end to end. We couldn't find what we were looking for at the right price so we continued our journey. We found a nice little museum of the world's China towns and we were surprised how many cities have them. We then visited a colourful Chinese role and a famous Hindu role.
When we last visited KL our hostel was in Chinatown and we happened to wander past. We also remembered an Indian restaurant on the corner and couldnt resist a quick stop for lunch. Central market was our next stop, where we did manage to negotiate a good price for some trousers.
Afterwards we visited the KL City Museum, watched a light show on a huge model of KL and admired the spectacular buildings of Medeka Square.
We strolled the streets of KL enjoying the mix and diversity of the big city before deciding to head back to our base. What we didn't really consider was that it was time to finish work for most people ... Rush hour! There were queues for the LRT we waited in line. There was a train in the station packed with people. We did notice a few people from the queues try to wriggle their way into small gaps on the train. It was our train, so we followed suit. The train eventually left but it was slow for some reason, probably due to the weight of people on it! We eventually got a seat with one stop to go.
A short walk back to where we were staying, a short rest we headed back out for dinner. A special treat in an area called Sri Petaling - a special hot pot meal called a 'steamboat'! You have a gas burner on your table for cooking and a huge pot of stock bubbling away. You then order from the menu; meat, vegetables, virtually anything you can eat! You then cook it in the hot pot. It was an amazing experience! We stayed out late chatting and laughing together.
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