After a pretty terrible night sleep on our sleeper train, we arrived at Kuala Lumpur Sentral Station. We left Singapore in such a hurry we forgot to look up directions to our new hostel from the train station. However, our three new friends, Huzair, Azhar, and Ash, that we met on the train knew where it was. Luckily for us, they were staying at the hostel right next door so they helped us find our way to our new home for the next couple of nights.
We dropped off our bags, and met the three amigos for breakfast. They took us to an Indian/Malay place where we had roti and tea for breakfast. Roti is very similar to prata, just thinner and more like a crepe. The roti with bananas was the one to get. The egg was good too when dipped in curry sauce. The roti was served with two kinds of curry sauce, fish and vegetables.
After breakfast we dropped off our laundry, bought bus tickets to Langkawi island, and took the free Go KL bus to check out the Petronas towers. We didn't go up to the skybridge because it was $20 a ticket and we're on a $30 a day budget.
Afterwards, we took the subway to the Batu Caves. There were a few caves and a couple temples. The golden statue marked the largest and most impressive cave. The stairs to the cave were steep and high. There was a temple full of monkeys inside.
That night we met up with Huzair, Azhar, and Ash for dinner. Strangely enough, we went to the food court in a new mall a block from our hostels. The options were endless and the prices were actually great. We had our choice of any kind of food imaginable for around 10 ringgits each. They brought us to their favorite duck stall.
The following day we headed to Chinatown to the famous and overrated Petaling street. It was all repetitive stalls of handbags, T-shirts, and sunglasses without much of a choice for food. We heard Little India was much better for food but since we spent so much time in Little India in Singapore, we skipped it. We found a small food court and I tried biryani for lunch.
After lunch we went to the Central Market that was full of handicrafts, art and antiques. We bought a last minute gift and another small piece to add to our gallery opening in June in NYC.
On our way home, we met a Polish guy on the Go KL bus who we later bumped into while exiting our hostel and we decided to explore food street together for dinner. Food street was a block away and full of delicious touristy choices. The prices were high due to the outdoor atmosphere.
Beers were once again outrageously expensive in Malaysia due in part because it is a Muslim country and alcohol is heavily taxed. At this point we hadn't had a beer in Singapore or Malaysia as it was out of our budget.
The next morning we hopped a bus to Jerantut and a van to Kuala Tahan, the gateway to Taman Negara (national park), the oldest rainforest in the world.
Next stop Taman Negara.
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