As we write this we are now in our 35th hour awake with only 2-3 hours nap on the plane, so half of us are struggling ( kristian is a machine hence im the half not struggling). Our first couple of hours when relatively uneventful with a smooth run through immigration and customs then the awesome KLIA ekspess that gets over an hour car trip into the city centre over in a mere 28 minutes. We ended up getting off the train arournd 7 30am with the sun still not showing its face until a lazy 45 minutes later, everythings a bit laid back on this country.
So we started our first day checking into the hotel at around 8 30am with the room available so we were able to go up and put our stuff away and also freshen up a bit after our relatively sleepless flight. After a bit of well needed rest, we headed out to bukit bintang plaza which is a bit like time square in new york where we made many new friends! The abundance of markets are fantastic with each sales assistant being my best friend. I've never been so complimented so much in my life! I'm handsome, a good man, gentleman, best friend but I guess everyone reading this would already think this =) haggling is fantastic, my new wallet (yes I bought one) started off being RM190 ($65~) and by the time we were done it was RM20 ($6.80)! We also got quite a few more bargains like sunnies and other things but we are going back saturday for more bargains. Afterwards we retreated back to the hotel for a swim in the infinity edge pool which has fantastic views! Afterwards we headed back to bukit bintang to get something to eat and of all the places to eat we chose mexican! It was a nice cheap meal though which was good costing us around $11 drinks included.
Friday was largely more interesting and eventful because we had way more energy and tonnes more sleep! To start off any good day a buffet breakfast is a must, a bit of spicy beef, chicken rangang, cow hee roup (yes that's a type of rice!), beef Bacon, spicy hash brown and The list goes on. I don't think I've been to such a good buffet in my life! 3 plates, 2 muffins and a yogurt later; we headed over to central market were there truely are some awesome things, including the fish spa! With my experimental nature I just had to try it, and it feels way weirder than is sounds. Its basically hundreds of fish fighting over the privilege to kiss my feet (how cool, much deserved though). After looking around central market and almost being tempted by an ice cream sandwich we headed out to the streets. that's where we found The Chinatown markets. Where we made many many many new friends (wanting to sell us dvds but more importantly wanting our friendship). Temping as it was to eat some of the meats on offer at the market, I ended up opting for some more traditional fish balls on a stick, probably not the brightest idea as they had more elasticity than a bouncy ball!
It is now Saturday and just about to head out to times square where there is the longest indoor rollercoaster in Asia!
We will post another tonight about The events that unfold today so stay tuned and we will communicate soon!
Kristian & Lauren.
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