On arriving in KL we made a bee line for China town, having been told that it was home to the cheapest digs. To get there we had to take the KL under ground, which is roughly a million times better than the tube, we never had to wait longer than about a minute.
That evening we set out to do something we had been wanting to do for ages, we saw Harry Potter. It maybe didnt quite live up to our expectations, but I dont think any of the reviews have been good, and we were glad to see it. The cinema was in a shopping centre full of western shops, everything from Gucci and Armani to Topshop, marks and spencer and even harrods.
The following day we woke up early to get tickets for the Petronas towers. They are one of the tallest buildings in the world and one can climb up about half way for an amazing view over the city from a sky bridge. We spent the rest of the day shopping in the markets and went out for dinner at the hard rock cafe as a tearful farewell to Tom. Tiffany managed to come and join us for dinner, and it was great to see her.
In the morning Robbie and I went to a Hindu temple, by complete chance we walked in and 'something' (excuse my ignorance) was happening, there was singing and dancing, and we really enjoyed it.
That afternoon we went out for an amaxing curry in Little india, mine came on a Banana leaf instead of a plate. We then went to see a friend of a friend of Robbies who has lived in Malaysia for 30 years. He was unimaginabely knowledgeable, even telling us about the time he guided Attenbrough around Borneo.
That evening we took Tom to the station. It was strange for us both. A guy called Toon who we called the 'dirty dutchman' said travelling is more intense than marriage, maybe he is right, we barely spent a minute apart for 3 months.
Robbie and I spent a night before flying to Borneo, which is where we are now.
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