Hello my dear fellow travellers, I hope you enjoyed my first post about Batu Caves as much as I enjoyed visiting it. Since we came back from this short trip, if there is any spot we like to recommend, it's always Batu Caves. It's a kind of Wow factor place I reckon.
So, let's come back to Chinatown, it is still our first day and you are a bit hungry... So let's visit the Central Market.
This market is very touristic, with a lot of souvenir shops, food stalls with local fruits. I tried Mangosteen for the first time over there and it's such a delight! Sorry I don't have any photos, but my tastebuds still remember this soft and delicate fruit.
More info about the Mangosteen here.
Along the fake luxury stalls, we found a kind of food court and chose a Bibimbap in the Corean corner. I know what you are thinking right now, and what about local food? Well, I have to admit we didn't get to try so many Malay dishes, I guess it's gonna be for the next time. But, we sampled a lot of sweet and local snacks.
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| 2 Bibimbap, plus sides and freshly made drinks. The price was very honourable, a few cents for the drinks. Sorry I don't remember exactly. |
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| That was good ! |
For instance, this green thing above is a kind of sponge roll made with pandan, palm sugar and coconut. It's prepared in a bamboo roll in front of you. I don't remember the name, so if any of you has a better knowledge of this delicacy than mine, let me know! It was delicious and my not too fond of sweets boyfriend finished it easily.
Once our lunch and market tour done, we went around Chinatown, got lost as well and discovered a few elegant temples and monuments...
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| Dawabumi complex, next to central market. |
We stumbled upon some temples as well. Here is the taoist Sze-Ya temple, built in the 19th century, is one of the oldest of its kind in KL.
We noticed that in Kuala Lumpur, a lot of temples are hidden in small streets and between little shops as well. Although I prepared my trip and made a list of temples to visit, I have to admit that we found most of them while we were wandering around the neighbourhood.
Another lucky discovery,the Sri Mahamariamman temple. This is the oldest hindu temple of the city, founded in 1873, it catches your attention with its apparently 228 colourful divinities mounted on a 22 metres high sculpture.
I had difficulties taking a photo of the whole front as the street was narrow and didn't give me enough angle. A larger lens would have been useful in that situation!
Let's finish with the temples with the Chan See Shu Yuen temple bellow.The is one of the oldest chinese buddhist temple in Malaysia, from 1906.
Also located in Chinatown, it was closed when we arrived and had some sort of renovations around.
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| Some old buildings in Chinatown |
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| A lot of wild cats around the city. |
It was nearly 4pm when we decided to have a look on some local museums.We started with the Textile Museum located next to Central Market as well, in this beautiful building. You can see the Dawabumi complex in the background,everything was so close!
All I can say is that our visit was quick as the museum was going to close but with a free entry, we didn't hesitate for too long.
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| Hello! |
It was a beautiful museum, showcasing the evolution of Malay textiles and techniques with a nicely elaborated scenography.Just out of the textile museum, here is the Sultan Abdul Samad building, just in the other corner of the road. This authentic building is located in front of the Merdeka Square. This building inspired by the Indian Mughal architecture is now occupied by the Information and Culture Ministry.
As we were still in the area around Merdeka Square, our curiosity led us to the KL City Gallery, showing past and future transformations of the city. You can see a giant model of the city representing future buildings and skyscrapers which are going to change the look of the city in the next 10 years.
To finish,we headed to Little India, easily accessible by walk and stopped for sunset pictures at the Masjid Jamed Mosquee with its beautiful palm trees and night lights.
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| In little India
I didn't really enjoy Little India besides a few nicely colored old buildings, but I guess it can be a question of tastes and ambiance. I like going out of my comfort zone when it's about travelling and discovering new places but Little India didn't seem to be a place for me and I am sorry I don't have objective explanations about that. Or maybe a few looks on my bare arms didn't improve the situation...
But anyway, I just share my feeling here and my partner shares the same about it.
Did you have this same uncomfortable feeling while visiting a foreign place? There is no shame about it and sometimes the vibrance of a place doesn't operate. I have a friend who really enjoyed it so it shouldn't prevent anyone from enjoying it as well.
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