Category: sightseeing

New Years Eve in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (December, January 2026)

From Merapoh we took a train and a long distance bus back to Kuala Lumpur to celebrate New Years Eve.
We found some interesting “German” advertisement 😁
And the remnants of Christmas in Asian style🎄
And a nice Mediterranean restaurant with delicious food, live music …
… and a good cocktail deal 🥳
On the roof terrace of one of the many malls, we enjoyed a funny Asian concert 🎶
The Maybank tower displayed a sand clock…
… and at midnight there were some but not too crazy fireworks 🎇
We met a lot of nice people 🤗
Got a bit confused while searching for another party spot 🙃
But eventually found the main party area which reminded me quite a bit of the Reeperbahn in Hamburg but in a different style 💃🕺
This was our next aquarium without any outside windows for the new years eve time 😁

KLCC Aquarium in Malaysia and see you next time, Tom (December 2025)

We went back to Kuala Lumpur and spent some hours in the KLCC Aquarium 🐠
I found the sharks, …
… turtles, …
… and rays the most impressive 🤩
The interiors of the aquariums appeared sometimes a bit sterile 🛀🏽
But it was nice …
to see all these different animals 🙂
Especially the crazy looking ones like these ones sticking in the ground, …
… or this funny fellow 😄
😳
But always asking myself how it is for these animals being locked down in these small pools 🤔
These were the big insects making a lot of the loud sounds in the jungle 🔊
😄
And there were some rare dinosaurs as well 🤣
We had a last, very delicious dinner together in an Indian restaurant, …
… some last impressions of the skyscrapers, the jungle, …
… and the contrasts between old and new, …
… and then Tom had to leave and fly back to Germany. We had a great time together with a lot of discoveries and experiences 🤗

Discoveries in a mangrove forest in Malaysia (December 2026)

We visited a mangrove forest where we could walk through this unique ecosystem without destroying it even more than we humans already have 🪾
It looked interesting at first glance but the really interesting stuff we found when having a closer look 😳
There was a river bed to observe as well 🙂
And there were a lot of monkeys …
… chilling and socializing on the paths …
… watching over his gang and getting tired 😴
But the most interesting creatures we could observe after having a closer look at the ground 😀
They looked pretty alien …
… and were jumping in and out of there mud holes 🏠
And the crabs had very different colors ….
… nice blue …
… big claws …
… some had dates …
… and some happy time together 😁
Oh, and there were reptiles too 🦎
Some were fighting …
… and others were just strolling around. Warans were my favorite ❤️!