On the way back from Bali we had to connect through Malaysia. We stayed overnight in Kuala Lumpur and decided to make the best of it. We headed out to hunt down a great Indian restaurant that was recommended by friends (the beauty of expat living) and then decided on a very limited time frame to try and take the train downtown and see the tallest buildings in the world - The Petronas Towers.
Getting on the elevated trains in KL turned out to be quite an experience in itself. I had seen video of Tokyo where they have guys shoving people into the trains and that is basically the way this was. We were crammed into the train so tight you could not move. Did I mention KL is hot. We were very freaked out. Marie was convinced we were going to get shoved off the train without one of the kids and I was conviced someone was going to pic pocket me. In the end the train was so full we were not able to get off at our stop and had to go to the next stop and get on coming back again. We finally made it to the towers and it was worth it. I had not had a chance to recharge my camera batteries from when we left Bali so I knew they were close to dead. I did not realize how low they were. I snapped the picture ( reason we made the effort) and the camera clicked and then turned off. I wasn't even sure I got the picture until we got home. But I did. It turned out pretty cool. The kids were standing on the steps above me and I was looking up at the towers. A great shot.
P.S. - We found out the very next day that the Burj al Kalifa opened in Dubai and took over as the tallest building...about two hours before we got to the Petronas Towers. Rats!
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