Week 40: 21/01/2013-27/01/2013
My visiting family kindly pointed out the following things
about my adopted home city, which I hadn’t actually noticed in the 10 months
I’ve lived in Kuala Lumpur:
- It’s too hot
- The traffic is awful
- It’s too humid
- The service is awful
- It’s too hot
- The tea is awful
- It’s too rainy
- The driving is awful
- It’s too hot
- The toilets are awful
- It’s too hot
Oh, and something else they mentioned was that
it is too hot. That aside I think they quite liked it. I left them to their own
devices on Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday and Thursday we headed up to Penang
to stay in Georgetown. We had a tour of Suffolk House, a trip up the funicular railway to Penang Hill, a bit of a stroll around town and a visit to Cornwallis Fort. My birthday dinner in the Eastern Oriental Hotel, however, was incredibly disappointing. Despite the grand surroundings the food was average and the service poor.
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| Zoe with a cannon on Penang Hill |
Thursday evening Zoe and I went out for a drink with Choi and her friends at Havanas.
Saturday we took a trip to the
Royal Selangor Factory (after I'd been rescued from an addicental lie in (awoken from a nightmare about karaoke)). We had a go at making stuff out of pewter, which was great fun. Saturday evening we saw a bit of high pole Lion Dancing in the run up to Chinese New Year, which was incredible.
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| Birthday in Penang. |
Sunday we headed to the
National Monument which was quite impressive, followed by a quick tour of Central Market and Chinatown on a last minute souvenir run (thanks to Gemma for the tips on where to take mums!!).
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| The Westwoods in front of the Petronas Towers |
A hectic, and at times stressful week, but great to see my lovely family and show them some of the places I frequent in Kuala Lumpur.
