We started the day off with a leisurely stroll on the motorway. Here’s a fun fact: motorways are much less fun when you don’t have a tonne of steel for protection – we felt quite exposed along that footpath! We were heading towards Kuala Lumpur’s famed Lake Garden which is walking distance from KL Sentral Station, as long as you’re not bothered by a little risk. With insurance papers clenched firmly in hand, we emerged safely from this human-sized game of Frogger.
After checking out the planetarium, some local wildlife and visiting the unimaginatively named ‘Deer Cage’ we decided we’d soaked up enough of the picturesque surrounds and headed to Chinatown.
Unlike the clean, upper class shopping centres we’d been frequenting until now, I found the dingy, bustling marketplace of Petaling Street to be more my style. I walked in and immediately bought two t-shirts. The others engaged Bargain Hunter Mode™ and quickly followed suit. I was once again able to flex my haggling muscle and use some of the tips and tricks I learned last year in Mauritius.
There were many bargains.
Once we’d bought more than we could sensibly carry we headed back to the hotel and pondered the Dinner Question™. I’m not sure if it was a lack of motivation to leave our 5 star accommodation or perhaps we were drunk off our new found sense of wealth and power (an excellent exchange rate will do that to even the most staunch travellers) but we decided to order a sumptuous feast from Room Service. We laughed heartily as we spent the last of our Ringgits on cheeseburgers and too many onion rings. We enjoyed the moment to its fullest, but there was one thought at the back of everyone’s mind. This was the last night of our Marvellous Malaysian Adventure.
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