Kuala Lumpur

Telecom Tower in Kuala Lumpur, said to be modeled after a bamboo shoot.
The old train depot in KL, a lovely colonial Moorish building

Eating at The Banana Leaf

Having been in Kuala Lumpur earlier this year, I have seen most of the top tourist attractions such as Petronas Towers and Chinatown. I am enjoying relaxing in a homey environment and being less a traveler for a spell. As I mentioned before my friend Adil Razali lives here and has hospitably opened his home to me. I am so lucky to have a local show me around, especially when it comes to eating and shopping, two activities which have taken up a lot of my time here. I have had to buy the second bag in as many weeks after my trusty old duffel I have used for years began to fall apart back in Phnom Penh. I bought a cheap suitcase on wheels which began breaking here and there almost immediately, so yesterday i went to a mall in KL and bought an expensive but excellent wheeled duffel/back pack. (After what I spent on the bag it better last me a long, long time.)

In the picture above, Adil and I are having lunch in KL at The Banana Leaf Restaurant. The delicious food is on banana leaves, not plates, and the utensils are your fingers. Too bad for dishwashers seeking work!

Kuala Lumpur is a beautiful city with a lot of stunning architecture, colonial and very modern. The original Malay population slightly outnumbers Chinese and Indian who came here during the British colonial days. There is some racial conflict but mostly everyone seems to coexist rather well.