Kuala Lumpur Discovery - A soul of a twin
Kuala Lumpur Discovery - A soul of a twin ♠️-♠️
A city of diversity & multiracial
城市猎人~ 第一集
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (KL) city is not the biggest and busiest city in the world, yet it proudly outshines others with its value for fun ! You can find the 3 key treasures in this humble city - affordable, flavorful & Shopaholic.
Road to local delights takes you to the full insight of Kuala Lumpur city attractions. Kuala Lumpur is a vibrant city with a lot of cultural diversity. Walking into the core of the city, you will realize that every moment seems so enjoyed with surprises. You can rest assured that all your travel agendas can be wonderfully fulfilled. From awesome food delicacies, crazy shopping experience, breathaking mother nature, colourful cultures, and the amazing night life, you will find all of them unbelievably delightful. That's why Malaysia a truly Asia 😀
1. KL ECO PARK
A forest surrounded by concrete jungle. It's hard to believe that there is a reserved forest within Kuala Lumpur city centre.
This forest is somehow not known by many locals due to it's too low profile and tend to be neglected by many busy working adults. However, this forest is just right within a walking vicinity from the major shopping malls like pavillion, the weld and KLCC.
The most exciting is the giant canopy walk in the park. This could be probably the longest canopy in Malaysia. There are in total 6 sections overseeing the natural greenery as well as KL tower. It uniquely contrast the both scenery - City/Forest. You would never believe that the entrace is FREE!!!!
Location: Lot 240, Jalan Raja Chulan, KL
Operating hours: 7am - 7pm daily
Entrance: Free
2. Botanical Graden / Lake Garden / Taman Botani Perdana
Spend one of the weekend here to enjoy the cool breeze in the forest of the city. There are many sub-parks within it like deer park, herbal park, bamboo house, lakeside, and many more.
It's an ideal place for family bonding, jogging, couple dating & kiddies play park. It's really well maintained and a lot of beautiful giant trees are rooted here. It's an excellent spot for wedding photo shooting too.
A long the trails, there many labels to define the source and functions of all the exotic plants. Very educational. FREE entrace too.
Location: Taman Tasik Perdana KL
Operating Hours
1. Perdana Botanical Garden : 8.30am - 5pm
2. Deer Park : 8.30am - 6pm
3. Lake Garden Park : Full Day
Entrance : Free
3. Planetarium Negara
Not far from the botanical gardens, you can pay a visit to this planetarium centre too. In fact, it's on the way from the botanical gardens.
Not only kids will enjoy the cool in-house facilities and even adult will find the most interesting information about the astronomy.
It triggers your brains imagination about milky way, galaxy and even universe above us. We may have no chance to travel outer space, but this place will give you an overview about this mysterious entity.
You may also purchase ticket for screen show. Very fascinating. Be seated on the leaning chair and watching a full oval screen. It provides you a 4D effect and seems like you're travelling through the galaxy. Superb experience.
Location : 53 Jalan Perdana, Tasik Perdana
Operating Hours : 9am - 4.30pm
Theatre : 10am - 4pm ( show interval - every hour) except Friday - no show from 1pm - 2pm due to praying time.
Entrance : Exhibition ( free) ,
Theatre :
4. Telekom museum
This museum well illustrates the evolution of telephones. It exhibits all kinds of telephones from the very first model to the most advanced ones. It implies that the technology has been evolving hastily without you and me realizing it. The telecommunication brings all of us together and connecting us to the world networks.
You'll never believe that telephone can be one of the most gorgeous invention which effectively replace the traditional pigeon letter sending.
Let's have a full insight of telephone by visiting this educational centre.
Location : Jalan Raja Chula
Entrace: As per above enclosed
Operating Hours : 9am - 5pm daily ( Closed on Public Holiday)
5. Museum Istana Negeara
A museum showing the past royal residence. It's gorgeously beautiful. I'm sure you will be lost in this mansion as they're just too huge and spacious. All the in-house amenities are just like a maze. No camera is allowed indoor.
Location : Jalan Istana, Istana negara
Operating hours: 9am - 5pm
Entrance :
Malaysian : RM 5.00 adult, RM 2.00 children, Senior RM 3.00
Foreigner: RM 10.00, Children: RM 5.00
6. Museum Galeria Sri Perdana
Our ex and current prime minister Tun Mahatir past residence located in Jalan damansara. This used to be the Sri Perdana dwelling, but it's no longer in use. Current Sri Perdana residence is centered in putrajaya. This is open for public visitation now. The exhibition shows the interior of the house and it looks very elegance. Our first man deserves this comfort living as he'd contributed too much to our country.
Location : Jalan Terengganu, Bukit Persekutuan.
Entrance: Free
Operating hours : 9am - 5pm
Except Friday : 9am - 12pm / 3pm - 5pm
(Closed on Monday)
7. Muzium Negara ( National Museum)
You may reroute to muzium negara after visiting the above 2 museums. They are located just in the same row of tourist spots.
Muzium Negara is a trademark of Kuala Lumpur city. The most eye catching is the architecture of the building exterior. It stands out as a most distinctive design in this modernised city. Although surrounding are all the enormous and gigantic towers, this museum is still maintained as a low rise with traditional style and characteristic. It houses many invaluable histories of Malaysia whereby most of the Malaysians may not be aware that our nation was once having a lot of memorably legendary footprint. This all legends allow us to live harmonically and peacefully today.
Love our country by knowing it's evolution before anything else.
Location : Jalan muzium Malaysia, Jalan damansara, Tasik Perdana.
Entrance:
Malaysian: Adult- RM 2.00, Children/ Student(12 years old and below) - Free
Non Malaysian- RM 5.00, Children - RM 2.00
Operating hours : 9am - 6pm
8. Sri mahamariamman temple
This Hindu temple is very eye catching with its distinctive architecture. It's located in Jln Tun H.S Lee near China town. Founded in 1873. The most outstanding is the triangle shape tower about 20 meter height. The tower is featured with all the godling sculpture. It's more than thousands of them. It's a very outstanding architecture in good old days.
Location : Jalan Tun HS Lee
Cost : RM 0.20 cent for depositing your shoes
9. Batu caves
Everyone knows about batu caves. 272 steps to reach the peak of the cave. It's a heavenly fabulous caves with a lot of legendary. Come and discover this miracles. Mind you steps. It's quite steep. Recently, all the steps are coloufully painted. It makes every of your step filled with excitement and happiness!
Entrance : Free
Rent the attire for improper dress code : RM 5.00
Parking : RM 2.00
10. Aquaria KLCC Kuala Lumpur (KLCC)
Have been living in KL for few decades, this was my first visit to aquaria KLCC. It's indeed a very educational trail about the underwater world. Although it's not as spacious as other Aquarium, there are many interesting sections which impressively deliver the messages of underwater lives.
From experiencing the touch pool which you can contact with some fishes like stingrays, small sharks and etc as well as the nursery, exotic fish species, colourful design of pilar shaped water tank, and many more.
Bringing your kids along, let them visualizing this real underwater world, turning their fictional little mermaid world to a real experience.
Location: Kuala Lumpur Conventional Centre
Operating hours : 10am - 8pm
Entrance:
MyKad adult: RM49
Child (3-12 yo): RM39 Senior (60 yo and above): RM39
Non Malaysian
Adult - RM 63.00
Child - RM 52.00
11. Pusat Sains Centre ( National Science Centre)7
Visited this place no. of years ago. Returned for 2nd time after they've refurbished their building with colourful plate glasses. Seeing from far, the building looks like a cloroful spaceship.
My 2nd visit was really pleasurable. More attractions have been set up and added to the centre.
There are several sections with different exhibitions. They classify the exhibition based on their scientific nature such as chemistry, Physics and Biology.
Every exhibition comes with array of interesting experimental games to further unleash the science essence as well as promoting a better awareness and understanding to every civilian.
Indeed, they're just too innovative and you will be able to explore tons of scientific beauty in this place.
The most exciting part is the newly featured theme park called *SURVIVE THE BUNKER*. You've to purchase separate entrace ticket for this theme. Basically it's a horror house and you've to enter to a very dark room and explore the way out from it.
Camera is not allowed in the room, hence you've to experience it yourself with this chilling trail and try to overcome your fear.
Seriously, the trail is very horrifying & you've to really make sure that you're brave enough to deal with the icons and figurines in there. Part of the trail requires you to hike up to a small hanging bridge, it seems like you're venturing into a dark forest. Very interesting.
SECTION 1 - SCIENCE EXHIBITION
SECTION 2 - SURVIVE THE BUNKER
Location : Persiaran bukit kiara, bukit damansara.
Entrance :
Adult: RM 6.00 ( same rates for local and foreigners)
Children : RM 3.00
Survive the bunker
Entrance
Adult ( Malaysian) : RM 4.00
Adult ( Non- Malaysian) : RM 8.00
Children (Malaysian) ( 7 -12 yo) : RM 2.00
Children ( Non - Malaysian) (7-12yo) : RM 4.00
12. Textile museum
This museum exhibits the evolution of the textile business as well as the process & origin of fabric. You may find it very interesting through realizing the intelligence of humanity which utilizing all sort of technologies to turn a plain fabric to a various colourful design.
13. River of life
This is the newly introduced attraction in Kuala Lumpur. Government has allocated the funds to beautify this river and turned it into a tourist attraction. The river has been cleaned & fenced up and a walkway has been built along the river.
Artificial smoke will be released in river side to cover up the whole river bank. It seems like a magical river appearing in the foggy clouds.
14. Merdeka square
After visiting river of life, the walkway will lead you to this colonial building. Merdeka square is the place where Malaysia declared independence. It's a historical place recording a lot of past events. The unique architecture stands out as a most distinctive building in the centre of the city. Its bricky colour seems so classically gorgeous, yet it's somehow referred as *blood and bandages* - red bricks with white plastered arches and banding.
15. Central market
Despite you're local or foreigner, you're welcome to this central market to shop for your souvenirs. There are many limited edition hand crafted & decorative items to meet all sort of collectors' preference.
You will find the best piece of master arts here as well as a lot of precious artifacts which comes with priceless value . This place will releash all your artistic talents and leave you visual effects that arts is limitless and beyond the edge.
16. High tea @ Grand Hyatt
Having high tea at 38 floors seems so nobly born. While enjoying your German quiche, finest French pastries and a cup of pure and decent english tea, you could also have a panaroma view of the iconic skyscrapers. Let's experience the embracing of the twin tower, trapped in the middle of all the giant towers, sniffing the iron city smells from the sky deck of a 5 star hotel. You'll find it worthwhile to be a noblesse even though just for a couple of hours.
Location : Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur (38 floors)
Cost :
Weekday high tea ( RM 80 per set)
Weekend high tea ( RM 140 per set)
Suggest to share. Quite a big portion
17. Chinatown ( Petaling street)
This is the place where our ancestors (Chinese Representative) landed right before our independence. Walking through this nostalgic street and trails, a sudden black & white scene appearing in my mind and seems like flashing back to the past era where all Chinese was running the tin business here, a very lively & busy place with all sort of business activities conducted here.
Imagining there is no advance technologies, the only transportation is trishaw and horsecar. The bygone days and scene are no longer seen today. All of this shops have been converted to a urbanized cafes and restaurants.
Left behind only the memory behind the wrinkled forehead of the old folks.
Exploring this place and try visualizing the most plain living lifestyle of the bygone days. It's fantastic!
18. Lost in Chinatown
When you're in Chinatown, do visit this little museum uniquely called LOST IN CHINATOWN. The setup of the museum is like a maze and it gives you a full insight of Malaysia and the specialties of being in Malaysia.
Very interesting museum and you tend to be lost in the museum due to the confusing maze setup. Whilst you're finding your way out, you will be able to gain a full knowledge of Chinatown history as well as the legendary.
It's amazing and also a very perfect spot to feast your camera craves.
Location : 22 Jalan Petaling ( inside chinatown)
Operating Hours : 10am - 10pm daily
Contact: 012-2081182
19. Ghostly Backlane (鬼仔巷）
This is one of the new Instagramable attraction near Chinatown. Generally, it's a narrow backlane being refurbished and transfomed into a vintage old street with some murals on the wall.
This street looks so archaic and enigmatic especially with those big foot tree rooted on the wall, the aged building faded in its colour, and the entire street has returned to the original earth tone. The entrance to the backlane is featured with a wooden curved bridge which the tourists have to cross it before entering into the backlane. It adds extra sense of mystery.
Address : Lorong Panggung (beside Ho Kaw Kopitiam)
Food trails
You would find plenty of decent foods with indescribly great taste around Kuala Lumpur. Ranging from cuisine standard to street food hawker, all of them are trying to impress your tastebuds with their saporous . I can't name all of them, otherwise it will be an endless list. Follow the below for the highlight :-
1. BERYL'S Cafe
Closeby to the Kwai Chai Hong, there is an urbanised beryl's coffee shop. BERYL'S is the local chocolate brand of Malaysia, and this is the first coffee shop named after local chocolate brand beryl's. Of course, all the in-house dessert and pastry are made by beryl's chocolate as a key ingredient. Some are so toothsome and it's definitely good place for an afternoon tea too. The ambience is superb as it's converted from an old house. The interior is using modern-classic design and also an ideal chill-out place for the hipster.
1. 乡音馆 petaling street heritage house
This is a very unique restuarant with archaic design and theme. It seems like a typical Chinese eating place yet featured with modern-vintage decoration. A lot of oldest and long lost household equipments are displayed in -house. It somehow triggers some missing memories from the old folks.
There is a small museum at 2nd floor exhibiting all the antiquity. It looks like a time travel corner. There is a mock stage used to perform the Chinese cultural show in old era. Very interesting.
Foodwise, try the drunken pork rib, red vinasse misua, Hakka thunder rice.
The specialty is the serving utensils are so oriented classic. They're using the cock printed bowl, traditional metal mug for your beverage. What a nostalgia.
Location : 196 Jalan Tun HS Lee
Cost : RM 10 - RM 20
Highlight : Drunken Rib, Res Vinasse Misua
Museum : free entrace
Biz hours : 11am - 9pm. Close on Monday
2. Madras Lane Yong Tau Foo ( 中华巷)
More than a few decades food stall located in the middle of a wet market at Madras Lane. This is the regular favourite place for a lot of locals. Variety of fried ingredients with fresh fish paste stuffing will tend to entice you non-stop filling up your tray without having noticed that it's almost overflowing.
Besides Yong Tau Foo, you may also try other foods as highlighted below :-
Curry Noodles - Flavorful curry soup with strong fragrance of Santan. Topped with tofu puff, sizeable cockles, long bean and etc. Scrumptious.
Chee Cheong Fun - Very authentic home made sauce blend in with the slippery flat noodles.
3. Guan Kee Wan Tan Noodles 冠记云吞面
This is one of my favourite noodles located in China town. It's a century old shop run by few generation. I do like the basic yellow egg noodle topped with mild scorched BBQ pork served with small bowl of soup with 3 pieces savoury dumpling. Very impressive.
Location: Opposite O Loi Ya. An old shop in China town.
Cost : RM 7 - RM 8.00.
Business hours : 10am - 10pm ( Open 7 days)
4. Beef noodles ( 新九如)
This is another of my favourite restaurant selling authentic beef noodles. This is the only restaurant will make me crave for it anytime and any day. Sometimes I'll purposely drive there to have a bowl of hot and luscious beef noodles soup before i head back to work. The beef meat is very tender, springy and soft. After cooked in the finest essence soup for hours, the meat fully absorb the flavours of the soup stock. When you insert the whole peice of meat into your month, it tastes like a chewy tenderloin and the succulent juice from the meat texture gradually filled up your mouth. It's very satisfying. It's usually served with a bowl of noodles and I prefer dried one. The noodles is topped with savoury mince beef. Although the noodles looks plain, I would assure you that it tastes even much better than those with overloads of black sauce.
The plain noodles will be mixed with the soup essence before it's drained for the excess soup. Hence it's really scrumptious!
Location : 7a Jln Tun Tan Cheng Lock, opposite kota raya. Need to walk further down towards pasar seni station.
Cost : RM 8 - 10.00
5. Burger station
This burger stall is located along the road side near the edge of Jalan Sultan. It's quite difficult to notice him as it's somehow covered up by some shop banners. I strongly recommend this as the burger is unbelievably yummy. The signature is DING DONG means the combination of patty wrapped with egg.
The patty is very thick, fresh and juicy. It's pan grilled with house sauce recipe, a few drips of special soy sauce, aromatic pepper, wrapped with an egg and spread with few type of appetizing dressings, mayonnaise & etc. Every bite is so pleasurable as it's completed with assortment of relishes, the combination is just perfect and toothsome.
Imagining the sauce squeezed out from the centre of bun and every morsel is melting ing your mouth with well complement of salads & sauces. You'll be finger-licking goods.
Location : Opposite purple cane tea house near jln sultan
Highlight : Ding Dong Burger
Cost : RM 3 - 5.00
6. Soybean/Tofu paste in China town
Smooth and sliperry paste is the slogan of this stall located in the core of chinatown. Walk into chinatown street and you would notice it in the cross junction of the Chinatown.
After a greasy meal, come to have a bowl of tofu paste of soybean as a mouth watering. Full bean fragrance and it's just like freshly ground.
Location: cross junction of chinatown
Cost :
Tofu paste : RM 1.60 per bowl
Soy bean : RM 1.60 per cup, bottled : RM 2.50
7. Longan Drinks
In a hot sunny day, lets have a refreshing drinks to reboost your energy. This longan drinks stall is located opposite of the soybean stall. This beverage business has been run for few generation. Must try when you're here.
Location: Opposite Kim Lian Kee fried noodles
Cost : RM 2.00 per cup
8. SIMPLY Crispy Curry Puff
This curry puff has been selling here for century. I prefer it's crunchy skin texture as well as the richness of the filling. It's stuffed with savoury potatoes, eggs. Very yummy.
Location: backlane beside the O Loi Ya dried meat
Cost : RM 1.80 per piece.
9. Cafe old market square
If you're craving for some Hainan style breakfast or lunch, this will be the ideal spot for your choice. Special highlight is their nasi lemak, toast and some local foods like mee rojak, chicken chop and etc. Personally I like their nasi lemak, the savoury sambal, fried crispy chicken marinated with home recipe spices, coconut steamed rice, egg.... etc. The scent of the nasi lemak can be sensed upon stepping into the cafe. Every spoonful of fragrance of coconut rice dipped with a little sambal sauce plus a shredded a crispy chicken meat, everything is rumbling in your mouth. So fantastic.
Location : 2 Medan Pasar, City Centre
Business hours: 7am to 6pm ( closed on Sat & Sun)
10. Ali, Muthu & Ah Hock
By looking at the restaurant name, you'll be able to judge that this cafe comprises of 3 races delicacies. Ranging from Malay Foods- Nasi Lemak, Mee Rebus, Lontong... Chinese Style - Fried Kuey Teow, Hor Fun soup, Laksa... Indian Food- Roti Bakar and etc
Hence, this will be a multiracial cafe, and you'll find all races of Malaysian dining in here harmonically and with United stance.
I do like their nasi lemak. Their house recipe chicken well complement the coconut rice. The best is the fried chicken comes with a lot of crisps and crumbs, it add extra yummy to your nasi lemak serving.
Let's invite your friends from all races to experience this MAMAK yet with air condition delight.
A city of diversity & multiracial
城市猎人~ 第一集
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (KL) city is not the biggest and busiest city in the world, yet it proudly outshines others with its value for fun ! You can find the 3 key treasures in this humble city - affordable, flavorful & Shopaholic.
Road to local delights takes you to the full insight of Kuala Lumpur city attractions. Kuala Lumpur is a vibrant city with a lot of cultural diversity. Walking into the core of the city, you will realize that every moment seems so enjoyed with surprises. You can rest assured that all your travel agendas can be wonderfully fulfilled. From awesome food delicacies, crazy shopping experience, breathaking mother nature, colourful cultures, and the amazing night life, you will find all of them unbelievably delightful. That's why Malaysia a truly Asia 😀
1. KL ECO PARK
A forest surrounded by concrete jungle. It's hard to believe that there is a reserved forest within Kuala Lumpur city centre.
This forest is somehow not known by many locals due to it's too low profile and tend to be neglected by many busy working adults. However, this forest is just right within a walking vicinity from the major shopping malls like pavillion, the weld and KLCC.
The most exciting is the giant canopy walk in the park. This could be probably the longest canopy in Malaysia. There are in total 6 sections overseeing the natural greenery as well as KL tower. It uniquely contrast the both scenery - City/Forest. You would never believe that the entrace is FREE!!!!
Location: Lot 240, Jalan Raja Chulan, KL
Operating hours: 7am - 7pm daily
Entrance: Free
2. Botanical Graden / Lake Garden / Taman Botani Perdana
Spend one of the weekend here to enjoy the cool breeze in the forest of the city. There are many sub-parks within it like deer park, herbal park, bamboo house, lakeside, and many more.
It's an ideal place for family bonding, jogging, couple dating & kiddies play park. It's really well maintained and a lot of beautiful giant trees are rooted here. It's an excellent spot for wedding photo shooting too.
A long the trails, there many labels to define the source and functions of all the exotic plants. Very educational. FREE entrace too.
Location: Taman Tasik Perdana KL
Operating Hours
1. Perdana Botanical Garden : 8.30am - 5pm
2. Deer Park : 8.30am - 6pm
3. Lake Garden Park : Full Day
Entrance : Free
3. Planetarium Negara
Not far from the botanical gardens, you can pay a visit to this planetarium centre too. In fact, it's on the way from the botanical gardens.
Not only kids will enjoy the cool in-house facilities and even adult will find the most interesting information about the astronomy.
It triggers your brains imagination about milky way, galaxy and even universe above us. We may have no chance to travel outer space, but this place will give you an overview about this mysterious entity.
You may also purchase ticket for screen show. Very fascinating. Be seated on the leaning chair and watching a full oval screen. It provides you a 4D effect and seems like you're travelling through the galaxy. Superb experience.
Location : 53 Jalan Perdana, Tasik Perdana
Operating Hours : 9am - 4.30pm
Theatre : 10am - 4pm ( show interval - every hour) except Friday - no show from 1pm - 2pm due to praying time.
Entrance : Exhibition ( free) ,
Theatre :
Adult (age 13 and above): RM 12 (MyKad RM 6)
Children (ages 2-12): RM 8 (MyKad RM 4).
4. Telekom museum
This museum well illustrates the evolution of telephones. It exhibits all kinds of telephones from the very first model to the most advanced ones. It implies that the technology has been evolving hastily without you and me realizing it. The telecommunication brings all of us together and connecting us to the world networks.
You'll never believe that telephone can be one of the most gorgeous invention which effectively replace the traditional pigeon letter sending.
Let's have a full insight of telephone by visiting this educational centre.
Location : Jalan Raja Chula
Entrace: As per above enclosed
Operating Hours : 9am - 5pm daily ( Closed on Public Holiday)
A museum showing the past royal residence. It's gorgeously beautiful. I'm sure you will be lost in this mansion as they're just too huge and spacious. All the in-house amenities are just like a maze. No camera is allowed indoor.
Location : Jalan Istana, Istana negara
Operating hours: 9am - 5pm
Entrance :
Malaysian : RM 5.00 adult, RM 2.00 children, Senior RM 3.00
Foreigner: RM 10.00, Children: RM 5.00
6. Museum Galeria Sri Perdana
Our ex and current prime minister Tun Mahatir past residence located in Jalan damansara. This used to be the Sri Perdana dwelling, but it's no longer in use. Current Sri Perdana residence is centered in putrajaya. This is open for public visitation now. The exhibition shows the interior of the house and it looks very elegance. Our first man deserves this comfort living as he'd contributed too much to our country.
Entrance: Free
Operating hours : 9am - 5pm
Except Friday : 9am - 12pm / 3pm - 5pm
(Closed on Monday)
7. Muzium Negara ( National Museum)
You may reroute to muzium negara after visiting the above 2 museums. They are located just in the same row of tourist spots.
Muzium Negara is a trademark of Kuala Lumpur city. The most eye catching is the architecture of the building exterior. It stands out as a most distinctive design in this modernised city. Although surrounding are all the enormous and gigantic towers, this museum is still maintained as a low rise with traditional style and characteristic. It houses many invaluable histories of Malaysia whereby most of the Malaysians may not be aware that our nation was once having a lot of memorably legendary footprint. This all legends allow us to live harmonically and peacefully today.
Love our country by knowing it's evolution before anything else.
Location : Jalan muzium Malaysia, Jalan damansara, Tasik Perdana.
Entrance:
Malaysian: Adult- RM 2.00, Children/ Student(12 years old and below) - Free
Non Malaysian- RM 5.00, Children - RM 2.00
Operating hours : 9am - 6pm
8. Sri mahamariamman temple
This Hindu temple is very eye catching with its distinctive architecture. It's located in Jln Tun H.S Lee near China town. Founded in 1873. The most outstanding is the triangle shape tower about 20 meter height. The tower is featured with all the godling sculpture. It's more than thousands of them. It's a very outstanding architecture in good old days.
Location : Jalan Tun HS Lee
Cost : RM 0.20 cent for depositing your shoes
9. Batu caves
Everyone knows about batu caves. 272 steps to reach the peak of the cave. It's a heavenly fabulous caves with a lot of legendary. Come and discover this miracles. Mind you steps. It's quite steep. Recently, all the steps are coloufully painted. It makes every of your step filled with excitement and happiness!
Entrance : Free
Rent the attire for improper dress code : RM 5.00
Parking : RM 2.00
10. Aquaria KLCC Kuala Lumpur (KLCC)
Have been living in KL for few decades, this was my first visit to aquaria KLCC. It's indeed a very educational trail about the underwater world. Although it's not as spacious as other Aquarium, there are many interesting sections which impressively deliver the messages of underwater lives.
From experiencing the touch pool which you can contact with some fishes like stingrays, small sharks and etc as well as the nursery, exotic fish species, colourful design of pilar shaped water tank, and many more.
Bringing your kids along, let them visualizing this real underwater world, turning their fictional little mermaid world to a real experience.
Location: Kuala Lumpur Conventional Centre
Operating hours : 10am - 8pm
Entrance:
MyKad adult: RM49
Child (3-12 yo): RM39 Senior (60 yo and above): RM39
Non Malaysian
Adult - RM 63.00
Child - RM 52.00
11. Pusat Sains Centre ( National Science Centre)7
Visited this place no. of years ago. Returned for 2nd time after they've refurbished their building with colourful plate glasses. Seeing from far, the building looks like a cloroful spaceship.
My 2nd visit was really pleasurable. More attractions have been set up and added to the centre.
There are several sections with different exhibitions. They classify the exhibition based on their scientific nature such as chemistry, Physics and Biology.
Every exhibition comes with array of interesting experimental games to further unleash the science essence as well as promoting a better awareness and understanding to every civilian.
Indeed, they're just too innovative and you will be able to explore tons of scientific beauty in this place.
The most exciting part is the newly featured theme park called *SURVIVE THE BUNKER*. You've to purchase separate entrace ticket for this theme. Basically it's a horror house and you've to enter to a very dark room and explore the way out from it.
Camera is not allowed in the room, hence you've to experience it yourself with this chilling trail and try to overcome your fear.
Seriously, the trail is very horrifying & you've to really make sure that you're brave enough to deal with the icons and figurines in there. Part of the trail requires you to hike up to a small hanging bridge, it seems like you're venturing into a dark forest. Very interesting.
SECTION 1 - SCIENCE EXHIBITION
Location : Persiaran bukit kiara, bukit damansara.
Entrance :
Adult: RM 6.00 ( same rates for local and foreigners)
Children : RM 3.00
Survive the bunker
Entrance
Adult ( Malaysian) : RM 4.00
Adult ( Non- Malaysian) : RM 8.00
Children (Malaysian) ( 7 -12 yo) : RM 2.00
Children ( Non - Malaysian) (7-12yo) : RM 4.00
12. Textile museum
This museum exhibits the evolution of the textile business as well as the process & origin of fabric. You may find it very interesting through realizing the intelligence of humanity which utilizing all sort of technologies to turn a plain fabric to a various colourful design.
13. River of life
This is the newly introduced attraction in Kuala Lumpur. Government has allocated the funds to beautify this river and turned it into a tourist attraction. The river has been cleaned & fenced up and a walkway has been built along the river.
Artificial smoke will be released in river side to cover up the whole river bank. It seems like a magical river appearing in the foggy clouds.
14. Merdeka square
After visiting river of life, the walkway will lead you to this colonial building. Merdeka square is the place where Malaysia declared independence. It's a historical place recording a lot of past events. The unique architecture stands out as a most distinctive building in the centre of the city. Its bricky colour seems so classically gorgeous, yet it's somehow referred as *blood and bandages* - red bricks with white plastered arches and banding.
15. Central market
Despite you're local or foreigner, you're welcome to this central market to shop for your souvenirs. There are many limited edition hand crafted & decorative items to meet all sort of collectors' preference.
You will find the best piece of master arts here as well as a lot of precious artifacts which comes with priceless value . This place will releash all your artistic talents and leave you visual effects that arts is limitless and beyond the edge.
16. High tea @ Grand Hyatt
Having high tea at 38 floors seems so nobly born. While enjoying your German quiche, finest French pastries and a cup of pure and decent english tea, you could also have a panaroma view of the iconic skyscrapers. Let's experience the embracing of the twin tower, trapped in the middle of all the giant towers, sniffing the iron city smells from the sky deck of a 5 star hotel. You'll find it worthwhile to be a noblesse even though just for a couple of hours.
Location : Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur (38 floors)
Cost :
Weekday high tea ( RM 80 per set)
Weekend high tea ( RM 140 per set)
Suggest to share. Quite a big portion
17. Chinatown ( Petaling street)
This is the place where our ancestors (Chinese Representative) landed right before our independence. Walking through this nostalgic street and trails, a sudden black & white scene appearing in my mind and seems like flashing back to the past era where all Chinese was running the tin business here, a very lively & busy place with all sort of business activities conducted here.
Imagining there is no advance technologies, the only transportation is trishaw and horsecar. The bygone days and scene are no longer seen today. All of this shops have been converted to a urbanized cafes and restaurants.
Left behind only the memory behind the wrinkled forehead of the old folks.
Exploring this place and try visualizing the most plain living lifestyle of the bygone days. It's fantastic!
18. Lost in Chinatown
When you're in Chinatown, do visit this little museum uniquely called LOST IN CHINATOWN. The setup of the museum is like a maze and it gives you a full insight of Malaysia and the specialties of being in Malaysia.
Very interesting museum and you tend to be lost in the museum due to the confusing maze setup. Whilst you're finding your way out, you will be able to gain a full knowledge of Chinatown history as well as the legendary.
It's amazing and also a very perfect spot to feast your camera craves.
Operating Hours : 10am - 10pm daily
Contact: 012-2081182
19. Ghostly Backlane (鬼仔巷）
This is one of the new Instagramable attraction near Chinatown. Generally, it's a narrow backlane being refurbished and transfomed into a vintage old street with some murals on the wall.
This street looks so archaic and enigmatic especially with those big foot tree rooted on the wall, the aged building faded in its colour, and the entire street has returned to the original earth tone. The entrance to the backlane is featured with a wooden curved bridge which the tourists have to cross it before entering into the backlane. It adds extra sense of mystery.
Address : Lorong Panggung (beside Ho Kaw Kopitiam)
Food trails
You would find plenty of decent foods with indescribly great taste around Kuala Lumpur. Ranging from cuisine standard to street food hawker, all of them are trying to impress your tastebuds with their saporous . I can't name all of them, otherwise it will be an endless list. Follow the below for the highlight :-
1. BERYL'S Cafe
Closeby to the Kwai Chai Hong, there is an urbanised beryl's coffee shop. BERYL'S is the local chocolate brand of Malaysia, and this is the first coffee shop named after local chocolate brand beryl's. Of course, all the in-house dessert and pastry are made by beryl's chocolate as a key ingredient. Some are so toothsome and it's definitely good place for an afternoon tea too. The ambience is superb as it's converted from an old house. The interior is using modern-classic design and also an ideal chill-out place for the hipster.
Beryl's Chocolate And Cafe
Lot 18, Jalan Panggong, 50000 Kuala Lumpur. Daily, 9am-6pm. Tel: 03-2022-0713
1. 乡音馆 petaling street heritage house
This is a very unique restuarant with archaic design and theme. It seems like a typical Chinese eating place yet featured with modern-vintage decoration. A lot of oldest and long lost household equipments are displayed in -house. It somehow triggers some missing memories from the old folks.
There is a small museum at 2nd floor exhibiting all the antiquity. It looks like a time travel corner. There is a mock stage used to perform the Chinese cultural show in old era. Very interesting.
Foodwise, try the drunken pork rib, red vinasse misua, Hakka thunder rice.
The specialty is the serving utensils are so oriented classic. They're using the cock printed bowl, traditional metal mug for your beverage. What a nostalgia.
Location : 196 Jalan Tun HS Lee
Cost : RM 10 - RM 20
Highlight : Drunken Rib, Res Vinasse Misua
Museum : free entrace
Biz hours : 11am - 9pm. Close on Monday
2. Madras Lane Yong Tau Foo ( 中华巷)
More than a few decades food stall located in the middle of a wet market at Madras Lane. This is the regular favourite place for a lot of locals. Variety of fried ingredients with fresh fish paste stuffing will tend to entice you non-stop filling up your tray without having noticed that it's almost overflowing.
Besides Yong Tau Foo, you may also try other foods as highlighted below :-
Curry Noodles - Flavorful curry soup with strong fragrance of Santan. Topped with tofu puff, sizeable cockles, long bean and etc. Scrumptious.
Chee Cheong Fun - Very authentic home made sauce blend in with the slippery flat noodles.
Location : Madras Lane ( inside the wet market
Cost : RM 1.40 per piece ( yong tau foo)
Curry noodles : RM 6.00 per bowl
Chee Cheong Fun : RM 5.00 per plate
Business hours: 10am onwards till noon
This is one of my favourite noodles located in China town. It's a century old shop run by few generation. I do like the basic yellow egg noodle topped with mild scorched BBQ pork served with small bowl of soup with 3 pieces savoury dumpling. Very impressive.
Location: Opposite O Loi Ya. An old shop in China town.
Cost : RM 7 - RM 8.00.
Business hours : 10am - 10pm ( Open 7 days)
4. Beef noodles ( 新九如)
This is another of my favourite restaurant selling authentic beef noodles. This is the only restaurant will make me crave for it anytime and any day. Sometimes I'll purposely drive there to have a bowl of hot and luscious beef noodles soup before i head back to work. The beef meat is very tender, springy and soft. After cooked in the finest essence soup for hours, the meat fully absorb the flavours of the soup stock. When you insert the whole peice of meat into your month, it tastes like a chewy tenderloin and the succulent juice from the meat texture gradually filled up your mouth. It's very satisfying. It's usually served with a bowl of noodles and I prefer dried one. The noodles is topped with savoury mince beef. Although the noodles looks plain, I would assure you that it tastes even much better than those with overloads of black sauce.
The plain noodles will be mixed with the soup essence before it's drained for the excess soup. Hence it's really scrumptious!
Location : 7a Jln Tun Tan Cheng Lock, opposite kota raya. Need to walk further down towards pasar seni station.
Cost : RM 8 - 10.00
5. Burger station
This burger stall is located along the road side near the edge of Jalan Sultan. It's quite difficult to notice him as it's somehow covered up by some shop banners. I strongly recommend this as the burger is unbelievably yummy. The signature is DING DONG means the combination of patty wrapped with egg.
The patty is very thick, fresh and juicy. It's pan grilled with house sauce recipe, a few drips of special soy sauce, aromatic pepper, wrapped with an egg and spread with few type of appetizing dressings, mayonnaise & etc. Every bite is so pleasurable as it's completed with assortment of relishes, the combination is just perfect and toothsome.
Imagining the sauce squeezed out from the centre of bun and every morsel is melting ing your mouth with well complement of salads & sauces. You'll be finger-licking goods.
Location : Opposite purple cane tea house near jln sultan
Highlight : Ding Dong Burger
Cost : RM 3 - 5.00
6. Soybean/Tofu paste in China town
Smooth and sliperry paste is the slogan of this stall located in the core of chinatown. Walk into chinatown street and you would notice it in the cross junction of the Chinatown.
After a greasy meal, come to have a bowl of tofu paste of soybean as a mouth watering. Full bean fragrance and it's just like freshly ground.
Cost :
Tofu paste : RM 1.60 per bowl
Soy bean : RM 1.60 per cup, bottled : RM 2.50
7. Longan Drinks
In a hot sunny day, lets have a refreshing drinks to reboost your energy. This longan drinks stall is located opposite of the soybean stall. This beverage business has been run for few generation. Must try when you're here.
Location: Opposite Kim Lian Kee fried noodles
Cost : RM 2.00 per cup
8. SIMPLY Crispy Curry Puff
This curry puff has been selling here for century. I prefer it's crunchy skin texture as well as the richness of the filling. It's stuffed with savoury potatoes, eggs. Very yummy.
Location: backlane beside the O Loi Ya dried meat
Cost : RM 1.80 per piece.
9. Cafe old market square
If you're craving for some Hainan style breakfast or lunch, this will be the ideal spot for your choice. Special highlight is their nasi lemak, toast and some local foods like mee rojak, chicken chop and etc. Personally I like their nasi lemak, the savoury sambal, fried crispy chicken marinated with home recipe spices, coconut steamed rice, egg.... etc. The scent of the nasi lemak can be sensed upon stepping into the cafe. Every spoonful of fragrance of coconut rice dipped with a little sambal sauce plus a shredded a crispy chicken meat, everything is rumbling in your mouth. So fantastic.
Location : 2 Medan Pasar, City Centre
Business hours: 7am to 6pm ( closed on Sat & Sun)
10. Ali, Muthu & Ah Hock
By looking at the restaurant name, you'll be able to judge that this cafe comprises of 3 races delicacies. Ranging from Malay Foods- Nasi Lemak, Mee Rebus, Lontong... Chinese Style - Fried Kuey Teow, Hor Fun soup, Laksa... Indian Food- Roti Bakar and etc
Hence, this will be a multiracial cafe, and you'll find all races of Malaysian dining in here harmonically and with United stance.
I do like their nasi lemak. Their house recipe chicken well complement the coconut rice. The best is the fried chicken comes with a lot of crisps and crumbs, it add extra yummy to your nasi lemak serving.
Let's invite your friends from all races to experience this MAMAK yet with air condition delight.
Location: 13, Jalan Balai Polis, City Centre
Operating hours: 8am - 4.30pm (open 7 days)
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