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Petronas Twin Towers and Kuala Lumpur City Centre Park – Start your day with a trip to the Petronas Twin Towers, 88 stories
high, one of the tallest buildings in the world (1,483 feet). Take the elevators
to the Skybridge that connects the two towers of this elegant glass and
steel building. The Petronas Twin Towers are open Tues.- Sun., and the Skybridge
is closed on Fri. from 1:00pm - 2:30pm. |
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 Adjacent
to the towers is a large public park, Kuala Lumpur City Centre Park (KLCC Park).
There is a two acre modern children's playground, wading pools (bring your swim
suits), fountain shows at noon and evening, artificial lake, sculptures, plenty of grass
and shade trees. |
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Menara Kuala Lumpur (KL Tower) – Get the bird's
eye view of Kuala Lumpur from the KL Tower, a big concrete communications
tower with a space age look. Take elevator to observatory deck and grab
a snack in the revolving restaurant. |
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Back
on the ground, follow the walkway which links the KL Tower to Bukit Nanas
Forest Recreational Park. Suddenly you'll find yourself in a green,
shady forest, right in the middle of Kuala Lumpur. Bring your picnic lunch
(picnic tables provided). There are trails through the park and a playground. |
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Craft Museum (Craft Cultural Complex, Jalan Conlay) – The attraction of this museum is the dioramas, detailed scenes showing
the traditional process of making pottery by hand, intricate wood carving,
silversmithing, weaving songket cloth or pandan leaves, stamping batik patterns
on cloth, boat making. In the Craft Cultural Complex, you can buy these
traditional handicrafts. |
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Masjid Jame (Masjid Jamek) – The Masjid
Jame ("Friday Mosque") is the oldest mosque in Kuala Lumpur, located on
spit of land where the Klang River and Gombak River meet. It's also a nice
spot to stroll along the river. |
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Central Market (Pasar Seni) – The
Central Market, housed in a charming art deco style building, is a place
to find out more about Malaysian culture, arts and crafts." Look for shadow
puppet plays (wayang kulit), batik painting, art exhibitions, traditional
music and dance performances. |
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While you're at Central Market, buy kites. Kite flying
is a national pastime in Malaysia. Look for the distinctive "wan bulan"
or moon kite, cat kites, bird kites. Ask at your hotel for the best place
to fly your kite. |
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Sri Mahamariamman Temple – You'll
want to stop into this 19th century Hindu temple so you can be overwhelmed
by the ornate decorations on every square inch of the temple. The carvings
of Hindus gods and goddesses are painted in brilliant colors, and decorated
with gilt and precious stones. |
