Dear Readers,
I'm back from Malaysia. This is just a short impression. More is going to follow soon.
The time flew by very quickly and we were really busy.
We split our time between Kuala Lumpur or KL as the city is nick named by the locals, Kota Kinabalu, short KK (Saba), and Miri (Sarawak) - both on the Malay part of Borneo.
It was our third time in KL, our second in KK and our first in Miri.
Malaysia is diverse and exotic.
We saw skyscrapers, visited a car and property show, the Petronas Twin Towers, the largest Taoist Temple in South East Asia, different mosques and Buddhist Temples, St. Mary's Cathedral at Merdeka Square in KL, tried the local cuisine and found our love for Parathi (Indian flatbread, filled sweet or savory). We also learned about oil, oil production and saw working oil fields in Brunei (day trip from Miri, including Bandar Seri Begawan - the capital of Brunei, organized by the tour operator based at the Marriott Miri).
We also used the public transport in KL. It's affordable, clean and easy to use.
All Malay - no matter if indigenous, Indian, Muslim or Chinese - were friendly and helpful.
KL and KK have changed a bit, but both were recognizable.
Our itinenary looked like this - It took us a year to prepare for it:
- 1 night at the Dublin Airport Hilton due to an early flight the next day.
- Flight from Dublin to Paris Charles de Gaulle with Aer Lingus, from there an overnight flight with
Malaysia Airlines - another highlight the Airbus A380. It was our first time and we enjoyed it very
much.
- 1 night at the Hilton Kuala Lumpur
- 8 nights at the DoubleTree by Hilton Kuala Lumpur
- Flight from KL to KK with Malaysia Airlines
- 2 nights at the Le Meridien Kota Kinabalu
- Flight from KK to Miri with Malaysia Airlines
- 3 nights at the Marriott Miri
- Flight Miri to KK with Malaysia Airlines
- 2 nights Le Meridien KK
- Flight from KK to KL
- 4 nights Grand Hyatt KL
- 1 night Villa Samadhi - Secret Retreats
- 1 night Sama-Sama Hotel Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Early flight from KL to London Heathrow - arriving the same day in the afternoon also with Malaysia Airlines.
- Evening flight with Aer Lingus to Dublin.
- Home, sweet home. :)
Here are some words we have picked up.
Selamat Datang - welcome
Selamat Datang ke Kuala Lumpur - welcome to Kuala Lumpur
Awas - caution
Bahaya - danger
Tandas - toilets/restrooms
Selamat Jalan - Good Bye
Masuk - entrance
Pintu - gate
Api - fire
Hope you liked my entry. If you would like to add something or share your experiences with Malaysia feel free to do so. :)
Your Writer1976
© 2013
I'm back from Malaysia. This is just a short impression. More is going to follow soon.
The time flew by very quickly and we were really busy.
We split our time between Kuala Lumpur or KL as the city is nick named by the locals, Kota Kinabalu, short KK (Saba), and Miri (Sarawak) - both on the Malay part of Borneo.
It was our third time in KL, our second in KK and our first in Miri.
Malaysia is diverse and exotic.
We saw skyscrapers, visited a car and property show, the Petronas Twin Towers, the largest Taoist Temple in South East Asia, different mosques and Buddhist Temples, St. Mary's Cathedral at Merdeka Square in KL, tried the local cuisine and found our love for Parathi (Indian flatbread, filled sweet or savory). We also learned about oil, oil production and saw working oil fields in Brunei (day trip from Miri, including Bandar Seri Begawan - the capital of Brunei, organized by the tour operator based at the Marriott Miri).
We also used the public transport in KL. It's affordable, clean and easy to use.
All Malay - no matter if indigenous, Indian, Muslim or Chinese - were friendly and helpful.
KL and KK have changed a bit, but both were recognizable.
Our itinenary looked like this - It took us a year to prepare for it:
- 1 night at the Dublin Airport Hilton due to an early flight the next day.
- Flight from Dublin to Paris Charles de Gaulle with Aer Lingus, from there an overnight flight with
Malaysia Airlines - another highlight the Airbus A380. It was our first time and we enjoyed it very
much.
- 1 night at the Hilton Kuala Lumpur
- 8 nights at the DoubleTree by Hilton Kuala Lumpur
- Flight from KL to KK with Malaysia Airlines
- 2 nights at the Le Meridien Kota Kinabalu
- Flight from KK to Miri with Malaysia Airlines
- 3 nights at the Marriott Miri
- Flight Miri to KK with Malaysia Airlines
- 2 nights Le Meridien KK
- Flight from KK to KL
- 4 nights Grand Hyatt KL
- 1 night Villa Samadhi - Secret Retreats
- 1 night Sama-Sama Hotel Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Early flight from KL to London Heathrow - arriving the same day in the afternoon also with Malaysia Airlines.
- Evening flight with Aer Lingus to Dublin.
- Home, sweet home. :)
Here are some words we have picked up.
Selamat Datang - welcome
Selamat Datang ke Kuala Lumpur - welcome to Kuala Lumpur
Awas - caution
Bahaya - danger
Tandas - toilets/restrooms
Selamat Jalan - Good Bye
Masuk - entrance
Pintu - gate
Api - fire
Hope you liked my entry. If you would like to add something or share your experiences with Malaysia feel free to do so. :)
Your Writer1976
© 2013
