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KUALA LUMPUR

The Explorer arrived in Port Klang, Malaysia, which is 33 miles from Kuala Lumpur, the capital of the country.  We took the highlights of KL (people here refer to Kuala Lumpur as KL) tour.  

  • Area of 94 square miles and population just under 2 million and growing.
  • The urban agglomeration includes 7.6 million.
  • Is the 6th most-visited city.
  • First developed as a town in 1857 serving tin mines.
  • Should you wish, there is HO-HO.
  • When the 88-story Petronas Towers were built in 1998 at 1483 feet tall they were the tallest skyscrapers in the world.  They remain the #1 highest twin towers.  I remember visiting the towers when I came to KL in the late 1990's.
  • Earlier this year the 118-story Merdeka 118 was built to a height of 2228 feet, #2 to the 2717 feet Burj Khalifa.  Merdeka means independence.  It is not quite yet completed and will open next year.
We started with a caviar, eggs benedict, mimosa and champagne breakfast.
The tour took us to the Blue Mosque, 

That tallish building in the middle is Merdeka 118.
Hindu temple, King's Palace and War Memorial
Almost hidden are the Petronas twin towers.  We got closer, but our stop there was cancelled because of pouring rain.
Closer views of Merdeka 118.
The oldest mosque in the city and street scene.
We returned to our final lunch on the Explorer.
A long day ended with our final dinner at Prime 7, ribeye with a salad, truffle fries and the special bottle of Shiraz we purchased.
Tomorrow we arrive in Singapore.

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