Just got back from a 3 days 2 nites stint at KL. My second visit since the last time I went with MND. Still, didn’t get to go up Petronas Towers… Actually was at the foot and about to queue for tickets, but it seemed like half the tourist population was camped down there by 9… So we gave up…
Anyway, the towers don’t look that impressive or beautiful… or perhaps I just don’t have the eye to admire such modern architecture. Funny how the lights are white now, my mum remembered them being red the last time she went to KL, and the first time I saw them, they were multi-coloured…
Petronas Tower
Anyway, just lifted off some pics from other pple’s sites to share with you guys… It sure looks so much better via photos! haha…
More pics!
We stayed at the Crown Princess which is rather spacious and fairly clean, 4 stars, according to the agency. Not bad… International buffet breakfast included. It’s a wee bit out of the way though, as compared to like Berjaya Times Hotel (which is 5 stars and much more pricey though smack rite in the humongous mall). But at least it looks newer compared to Royale Bintang and Federal Hotel. The latter two are also in the main shopping district, I wonder if they might be a bit noisier too. Anyway, taxis are so affordable you should just take the cab everywhere…
June 31 to Sept 1 is like the Great M’sian Sale, prices slashed vigorously all over the place… (but not so much for the nicer stuff la… Branded goods perhaps… )
I saw this rather nice Tocco bag at Tangs going for like SGD159 but it’s only about SGD110+ there! Some of the malls are scary over there, it’s just branded branded and more branded goods…
Where to Shop!
Bukit Bintang/KL plaza/blah blah…
Majority of the malls are like this… they look like our Queensway or people’s park centre here BUT they carry nicer goods… (thankfully). Prices are all fixed but usually very affordable. Eg. men’s long sleeved work shirts are about 30-4oSGD, and the material’s good too. Women tops range from as little as SGD15 to like 25.
Bintang Walk
A really nice place to spend a night… Start off in the day shopping, though it’s a rather posh place to be shopping… Starhill Gallery’s there, it’s the most expensive place to shop I think. At night, it’s like you’ve got streets lined with just lots of restaurants along the sides… They’ve got al fresco dining too, but the traffic on the road just turns you off.
Planet Hollywood’s a great place for dinner! The food’s nice and place is a bit like Brewerkz, and the portions are just enormous. We had the spicy seafood pasta, the double cheeseburger and the philly cheese steak.
FOS (Factory Outlet)
This is a great place to shop, cuz prices are really low and the quality of the goods can be pretty good. In fact, there’ve got export surpluses of brands like Americane… Vintage Polo… Ralph Lauren… Banana Republic… They’ve also got faux labels and other home labels. Prices range from as low as SGD7 up to SGD40.
Time Square
The newest mall (I think) with Berjaya Hotel (that’s 5 stars) This horrendously sprawling mall has everything! It’s got East/West wings and various courts… Gets a bit confusing and it has up to fourteen floors of pure SHOPS SHOPS and more SHOPS. After wandering through a few floors of one wing, we just gave up and simply collapsed on one of them benches.
Midvalley Megamall
This one’s a bit out of the way BUT still, cab fare was only like SGD3.. hehe… the place is HUGE… I dunno why Sg makes such a big fuss out of vivo, cuz KL itself has at least THREE malls that are larger than vivo. Midvalley’s one of them, it’s got all your branded stuff, your semi-branded like Mango, Espirit… and your cheaper versions like Giordano, Soda… I really love EIC! WHY DOESN’T SG HAVE THIS BRAND?!?!?
Petaling Jaya / Chinatown
Your go-to place for faux leather handbags, beautiful imitations… wallets, sports ware (shoes and jerseys), trinklets, watches… It’s like bargain haven, though you could get a bit of hassling (esp if you are angmoh). Anyway, it’s a fun place to hang out at night. Some of the streets have a bit of local fare… Hmmm but I don’t really know which place serves the best food. -_-
