Living in a skyscraper, sightseeing and more in Kuala Lumpur

Racki’s brother came from Germany and joined us for two and a half weeks 🥳

Racki’s brother came from Germany and joined us for two and a half weeks 🥳

Together we moved into a very nice apartment on the 18th floor of one of the many high buildings in Kuala Lumpur 🌆

Together we moved into a very nice apartment on the 18th floor of one of the many high buildings in Kuala Lumpur 🌆

Because of the off-season it was only 15€ a night for two bedrooms, a kitchen, and we had free access to a pool and the rooftop which had an awesome view 🥳

Because of the off-season it was only 15€ a night for two bedrooms, a kitchen, and we had free access to a pool and the rooftop which had an awesome view 🥳

The skyscrapers, and of course especially the Petronas Towers and the Maybank Tower, were beautiful in the night as well. And sometimes the reflections looked astonishing 🪞

The skyscrapers, and of course especially the Petronas Towers and the Maybank Tower, were beautiful in the night as well. And sometimes the reflections looked astonishing 🪞

We were mostly taking the buses and trains and mostly they were not overcrowded. Only once we had to wait in a queue. And that queue was pretty British: perfect line, no pushing 😀

We were mostly taking the buses and trains and mostly they were not overcrowded. Only once we had to wait in a queue. And that queue was pretty British: perfect line, no pushing 😀

Even though it was the rainy season, we had not too much rain. But sometimes the clouds were swallowing the towers 🌫️

Even though it was the rainy season, we had not too much rain. But sometimes the clouds were swallowing the towers 🌫️

We did a lot of sight seeing and showed Tom (Racki’s brother) the biggest mall we have ever seen: the Pavillon. This thing was crazy! The shops had house numbers. There was an app just to find your way and they had the craziest Christmas decorations 🤶🏼

Instead of the typical German Kaufmannsladen, there were miniature versions of street shops and …

Instead of the typical German Kaufmannsladen, there were miniature versions of street shops and …

… street kitchens 😁

… street kitchens 😁

And interesting services like this ear cleaning service. They had a couple of treatment chairs and above every chair there was a monitor showing live what got removed from the ear of the patient 👂🏼

I liked the graffiti street a lot. Two or three streets with big paintings in the walls and …

I liked the graffiti street a lot. Two or three streets with big paintings in the walls and …

… the streets 🎊

… the streets 🎊

There we went to one of my favorite restaurants and paid only 3,5€ for two dishes and a coke which was very cheap, even for Kuala Lumpur prices 🏷️

There we went to one of my favorite restaurants and paid only 3,5€ for two dishes and a coke which was very cheap, even for Kuala Lumpur prices 🏷️

The contrast between the old and mouldy buildings and the new shiny one was very interesting. One of the locals (a taxi driver) told us, he paid about 40.000€ for an apartment in one of the older two story houses and was paying it off for 30 years 💵