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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 t