This blog is initially created for my thirst of producing things. As I own no particular skill of making any tangible creatures, I thought it might be another way to actually make something real. That’s why I decided to create this personal blog and devote my narrow ability to writing (It’s mean I am producing some pieces for leisure reading I hope). The very first topic that puts me to interest is about the travelling experiences I have fortunately had thus far.
On March this year, I had a new immigration stamp from Malaysia on my passport as I had a 5-day trip with best friends from university to this beautiful country. I had not expected the country would be such great before I came there, yet it reached far beyond my expectations.
At first, our group intended to travel to Maldives because the air fares from Kualalumpur to Maldives of Air Asia airlines were opened for low rates at that moment. However after calculating all estimated expenses, we found Maldives such a luxurious destination. With our tight budget and just a few days off work, we might not have chances to fully enjoy Maldives. Just that, we decided our stop should be Malaysia.
You could definitely find some good itinerary that will suit your plan on the glorious era of the Internet. That’s why I do not aim at making another suggestions or tips for travelling to Malaysia (and any other places I will start writing from now on on this blog). I include here some of the best thing among my experiences when I go here and there, hoping that they might catch someone’s attention because – who knows – we may fatefully share the same mind and you could recall all your wonderful experiences when you are reading mine.
The one of a kind Hop-on-hop-off
We took the Hop-on-hop-off bus to see the chief landmarks of Kualalumpur centre, ranging from museums to national palaces to parks and many more different places of all kinds. What’ s so interesting about the bus is the design of double-decker bus. We tend to jump to the second storey and enjoy ourselves getting tanned during daylight and feel the breezes when the bus was on high speed running down streets, between buildings and racing with other vehicles on road. We went off the bus at stops we found interesting and went visiting those places more thoroughly.
We first stopped at the Central market to get an overview of what a typical market in Malaysia looked like. The market was divided into different sections with distinguished decorations, ranging from China Town to Little Indian theme. What’s so eye-catching about the market were the diverse floor patterns inside, as they spreaded every step I walked and were so funny to look at.
The next stops were the National Museum – where we had chances to take gist of different phases of Malaysian history, the National Palace – where we took some fine selfies since we were forbidden to go inside and then spent more or less an hour wandering around Lake gardens and Bird park.
People who wish to pay visits to famous tourist attractions in Kualalumpur could find the Hop-on-hop-off tour value for money. How the tour operates to cover all these worth-seeing places in one day and connects those in a time-saving and convenient way delights me greatly. You could just search for the Hop-on-hop-off bus stop located nearest to where you stay. They are all uniform purple and pink sign posts, so you can easily spot them on streets. Trust me or not, the tour will save you lots of money and blow your mind tons of times.
Bukit Bintang foody street
Being a Vietnamese means I get familiar with foods that resemble my country cuisine or at least somewhat like Chinese food. I was warned prior to my trip to Malaysia that the food there was less likely to fit my taste, as they were more Indian-style or Muslim-style. However, my experiences were quite opposite those light warnings. We chose to stay at a hotel in Bukit Bintang area so that we could get easy access to the street food there (you will agree with me that local foods make one of the best parts of any trips, won’t you?). That gave us generous opportunities to try different kinds of foods. I may not remember exactly the names of those (please accept my excuses as 4 months have passed by and my brain is not so great when it comes to remembering things and events), yet some top names are: Hokkien Mee noodle, Char Kway Toew noodle, Nasi Lemak, and many more.
If you intend to incorporate your food travelling into your whole trip package, I think you should stay anywhere nere Bukit Bintang, as the area offers a lot of local food that you may find some suit your taste.
The public infrastructure and my infinite admire for that
In short, while enjoying seated on the second storey of the Hop-on-hop-off bus, I was extremely amazed at how buildings and roads and public transportations and the whole urban infrastructure in Kualalumpur connects and runs through my eyes. The bus headed to the narrow lane between buildings and the skyscrapers were like giant arms embracing you from every directions. Then the bus got out of the lane so quickly that a magnificent scenario of a modern city suddenly opened up in front of you before the bus continued its route entering a new mysterious pathway. Perhaps because I came from a country where even the infrastructure in its capital city has not been constructed quite well. So I deeply feel the one in Malaysia is really unique, and I see it a mixture of Western modern style and Eastern ancient one. I was enormously delighted like a kid from a humble background first entered the dream land of a big urbanized city where people dress smart, things are big, and modern represents itself in every corner of life.
Unlike Singapore, the neighborhood country Malaysia is unique in its own style of architecture, cultural values and pace of life. I experienced firsthand being a tourist in Malaysia only for the course of 5 days yet it left me with deep impressions that I felt like I had immersed in it more than just a short trip. If you are considering visiting Malaysia with other Asian countries, trust me you will never feel regretted coming to this country. It will offer you more than you could ever expected.
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