Everything is very organized and as you come off the ship there are people directing you to your bus, it’s nice not having to actually think.
This bus was a a lot nicer than our previous tour bus. Better aircon and more space, and once again a nice guide. We were expecting a culinary experience and shopping but the tour fell short.
The drive from the port was 90 minutes and when the city appeared it was beautiful. Towering buildings with the morning sun glinting off them. And of course the Petronas towers where we would make our first stop. We had about 90 minutes so Lance and I popped up to the food hall to see if we could get some dumplings. Sure enough we found a place that sold duckling dumplings as well as other delights. Behind the counter a huge cauldron if chicken stock bubbles away with the carcasses bobbing up and down. We made our order using the numbered system but something was lost in translation and two crispy duck on noodles and little wonton soups came out. They were delicious. The mall was impressive with 6 shopping levels. We quickly left Gucci and Chanel begins and had a look around before we were whisked away for lunch.
This restaurant was in the Oavilkion Mall and promised us a true lot Kuala Lumpur delight.
Bak Kut Teh is a savory soup made of long simmered pork ribs. I expected something like a pho which is a hearty broth from Vietnam. This was nothing close, it was chunks of pork that had been boiled until there was no flavour. Also there was chicken, duck and tofu all done the same way , simmering away in some tasteless water. The best bit were the vegetables, tiny little bok choy with a tasty soy sauce and fried shallots. Also the fried bread was yummy. On the whole it was not what we expected. I left the table as soon as polite so that I would have time to check out the mall. There were a few different shops but I could easily have been shopping in Australia and the prices were similar. We had tried to find some local markets but they were too far away. So I don’t think that we got a very good taste (pardon the pun) of KL.
One of our tour members is visually impaired and has a white stick. He said that he can only see shadows. He wandered of by himself and was really independent. I admired his bravery. The guide was concerned about him and then at the last stop he was missing. I had seen him wandering around the mall happily, but he got lost finding his way back to the meeting point. The guide put a request over the mall speaker and poor Stewart turned up.
I have solved my wine dilemma when I found that they had NZ Cloudy Bay in one of the restaurants that you could buy by the bottle. And that is just what I did and they pop the lid on it for you to take where ever you want.
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