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SE Asia: Kuala Lumpur

0 Comments | posted 24/03/10

Sorry about the delay in getting this post up, but university and work have conspired to reduce my free time to nil. This series of photos is from the 3 days that V and I spent in Kuala Lumpur on the way back to Australia.

Flight into Kuala Lumpur

Flight into Kuala Lumpur

KL skyline

KL skyline

Rain at the KL Hilton

Rain at the KL Hilton

We were hanging out with Bri, one of V’s friends, at the Hilton in KL (no we weren’t staying there), when there was the loudest crack of thunder I’ve ever heard in my life, and it started pelting down with rain. We caught a taxi back to our hotel; public transport would have been a little damp.

Thermal imaging at the Petronas Science Centre

Thermal imaging at the Petronas Science Centre

I visited the Petronas Science Centre in the Petronas Towers. It was basically a huge propaganda machine for how awesome the extraction, refinement and combustion of oil is and how patriotic Petronas is, but it also had some neat exhibits. The above image was from a thermal camera, but there were also earthquake-simulating benches, projected images that you could interact with using your shadow and downhill skiing simulators, among many other things.

Parallel mirrors at the Petronas Science Centre

Parallel mirrors at the Petronas Science Centre

On the Petronas Towers Skybridge

On the Petronas Towers Skybridge

They give you exactly seven minutes on the Skybridge. We had to start queuing at 7:30 in the morning to get a spot!

Impressive mosaic seen from the Petronas Towers Skybridge

Impressive mosaic seen from the Petronas Towers Skybridge

The above image was a tiled mosaic on the roof of the mall at the bottom of the Petronas Towers, and it was probably the most interesting thing about the mall.

They take Chinese New Year very seriously in Malaysia

They take Chinese New Year very seriously in Malaysia

The above photo was on the window of a clothing store. … I don’t know either.

SCIENCE DINOSAUR!

SCIENCE DINOSAUR!

Petronas F1 car

Petronas F1 car

KL public waterpark at night

KL public waterpark at night

Petronas Towers from the base

Petronas Towers from the base

Petronas Towers from the KL Tower

Petronas Towers from the KL Tower

Delicious Indian food in KL served on a banana leaf

Delicious Indian food in KL served on a banana leaf

Somehow, it tastes better when you eat it off a banana leaf.

KL Tower and / or Giant Phallic Symbol

KL Tower and / or Giant Phallic Symbol

That’s it for now, but I’m going to attempt to get the next lot up a bit more quickly!

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