Total Miles Traveled: 31,820
After a few days in Melaka we made the quick bus ride up to Kuala Lumpur to meet with my cousin Javi and his wife and their 5 year old daughter Julia. They own 2 dive shops – one on Tioman Island and one in KL (where they call home).
KL is like other big cities… lots of noise, traffic (arrgh the traffic is worse than L.A.!), big buildings and good food (but not nearly as good as in Melaka). To be honest, we didn’t really see much of the city. I was recovering from a throat infection that turned into a nasty head cold and it rained most of the 2 days we were there. So, not much to report, but we saw the Petronas Towers from a distance and spent some time in the Pavilion mall food court which had 30-something vendors and offered AWESOME food.
We were lucky, however, to meet up with Tony’s friends, Jennifer and Steve, from the days when he worked in Houston. We met up for dinner at a pretty cool spot in the KL suburbs called Tamarind Springs.
And that’s about all we did in KL. Very light on photos so we’ll end with this one – beware of the snatch thief:
Next, we head to Tioman Island on the east coast for diving and beach time.