macado's se asia adventure I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.

Kuala Lumpur is awesome

Finally in Kuala Lumpur, we left Cameron Highlands 2 days ago.  So far this is probably one of the coolest cities i've ever been to ANYWHERE in the world.   Everything is extremely modern and clean with a touch of Asian culture.  World class shopping, actually more shopping malls than I can count, countless movie cinemas, iMAX theatres, amusement parks, acquariums, a huge Chinatown, and a Little India section.  It's hard to describe but basically it's like any typical city in the western world only not western   I guess it's no wonder the tallest buildings in the world are here.  Kuala Lumpur has to live up to it's reputation.

The skytrain/subway system here is amazingly efficient.  Prices are around .40 cents USD for a one way ticket anywhere.  All trains is air conditioned and extremely clean.  You can't eat food, drink or smoke on the subway otherwise you'll get charged a hefty fine. I really can't get over how clean and organized everything is here.  Supposedly Singapore is supposed to be even clearer so it should be interesting to see.  Bangkok is a shit hole compared to this place.  Any inadiquacies that the other shitty places in Malaysia has, KL certainly makes up for it.  To call Malaysia a developing country would almost be an insult.

 We got here yesterday afternoon and walked to Little India for some food, later on did some shopping and went to see Superman Returns at one of the 9 movie theaters (There might be more..) in the area.  Again, every movie theatre here is extremely nice. The price for the movie ticket was $1.75.   Back home it would have probably cost $10 dollars, not counting food/drinks. Anyway, so far KL has been a bit different from the rest of my experiences in Asia. Being in a developed city was actually sort of like being back in Boston.  I can't really say the same for the rest of the places i've been.

Today was pretty much the same.  Once we figured out how to navigate the skytrain (easy than the MBTA), we were off. Had lunch in Chinatown and did some more shopping.  The malls here are incredible.  Everything is air-conditioned which is huge break from the humidity outside. Think of malls back home but in some cases, twice as large with more stores crammed in the same space.   One of the malls here called Time Square has a movie cinema, an iMAX theatre and an amusement park in it.   You can literally go on a roller coaster inside the mall.  I've actually been trying to buy some nice clothing for when I go to New Zealand so I bought a few shirts for a fraction of the price they would have cost back home.   Later on we went to see Pirates of the Carribean 2 in iMAX.  The movie itself was disappointing needless to say but watching iMAX in Malaysia was a cool enough experience.  The ticket only cost $3.75.  I think the iMAX theatre in Boston is like $20 USD.  Definitely a bargain.

Unfortunately we didn't wake up early enough to go inside the Petronas Towers and walk the skybridge connecting them together but we did end up taking the skytrain to KLCC (KL City Center) to see the towers in their full glory.  Pictures don't really do them justice; They're absolutely massive.  Being the tallest buildings in the world, they dominate the skyline just as the World Trade Center towers in NYC once did. They're actually so large I was unable to get them completely inside a picture regardless of how far back I went.  They would not fit in my camera lens.  Just at the bottom of the towers, there is also yet another large shopping mall full of design clothing stores.  Extremely nice but a bit too rich for my taste even with SE Asia prices.

That's pretty much it. I've only spent 2 days here so far but i'm coming back later on.  I'm leaving tomorrow morning for a 5 hour bus ride to Singapore for 2 days then i'm headed back to Kuala Lumpur until approximately the 19th for my AirAsia flight to Cambodia. When I come back to KL, i'm definitely out for some clubbing and bar hopping.  From what i've been reading, the clubs here are insane.