Friday, April 4, 2008

Kuala Lumpur and Petronas Towers










^ Pictures from Petronas Towers, both from ground level as well as from the cross-walk. The cross-walk is only about 40% of the way up the towers. I don't believe there is any higher observation deck, just offices.









^ Pictures from lunch. Notice in one place the Koranic verses that are on the wall. Then I took a few snaps of the inside of the place where I ate. Tara had taken the boys to more of a known quantity, a western chain restaurant.

Then you have a picture of my sumptuous meal itself. It was really good, despite the appearance. Note the ashtray. It's still wide open for smokers in Malaysia and India. But not Singapore.....

Also, notice the dried cuttlefish (squid) from Argentina, it's in the box. Finally, take note of the soda - it had bits of aloe plant in it. Again, surprisingly good after you get past the cognitive objections.






^ Finally, being in a Muslim place on Fridays around 1 pm means witnessing the mass exodus to Jumma prayers. This is the Islamic sabbath, if you will. We were walking by the national mosque of Malaysia, and there was a carnival atmosphere of sorts, with people eating and buying items from an outdoor bazaar right before going into the mosque.


Overall, a really nice visit to Kuala Lumpur!