Back to KL

At 6am the next morning we caught the bus to KL, which took nearly 6 hours. We had lunch in Nandos then Jane took me to the National Museum of Malaysia. The entrance fee was higher for foreigners, which seemed unfair, but it was still only £1. The exterior was beautiful and highly decorated. Inside I learnt a lot about Malaysian history, which is of course up to a certain point very similar to ours (cavemen etc.) but there was also an exhibit on the British colonisation of Malaysia, and how it was under our rule. Truly something to be ashamed of, that our people believed our culture was superior and that they had the right to claim land in such a way. The Malaysia Ethnology Museum next door was also fascinating, with lots of clothes and accessories typically and traditionally worn by a variety of ethnic groups. Malaysia has three distinct ethnicities, which are Chinese, Indian and Malay. I bought a postcard of the KL evening skyline to send to my mum. In between the two museums were exotic birds on stands and you could pay 10 Malaysian Ringgits (£2) to have your photo taken with them.

Then we visited an Indian handicraft and clothing market where I bought some pashmina scarfs. I enjoyed haggling with the vendors. At the KL shopping mall we visited J.Co Donuts which sold a huge selection of both sweet and savoury donuts, labelled with amusing descriptions. My favourite was “Avocado Dicaprio: The most eligible bachelor only at J.Co. My heart will go on and on after a bite of this delightful avocado and chocolate crunch”. In the evening we went to Skybar, on the very top floor of an executive looking building in central KL and had cocktails. In the day it is a swimming pool. The DJ played some excellent classic Western tunes like 'Build Me Up Buttercup' by The Foundations. The view was spectacular, and it felt like the perfect end to my 5 day Malaysia adventure.