quick journey of a budget DIY 1st-timer / solo backpacker
january 19-22, 2011 thursday to saturday
january 19-22, 2011 thursday to saturday
objective: to visit the best tourist spots that fits my taste and budget accordingly.
additional tasks: to conquer the G-MAX reverse bungee jump and witness thaipusam festival
(2) kuala lumpur tower
The Kuala Lumpur Tower is a tall tower located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Its construction was finished in 1995. It is used for communication purposes and features an antenna that reaches 421 m (1,381 ft), which currently makes it the second tallest freestanding tower in the world. The roof of the pod is at 335 m (1,099 ft). The rest of the tower below has a stairwell and an elevator to reach the upper area, which also contains a revolving restaurant, providing diners a panoramic view of the city. Races (vertical marathon) are organized yearly where participants race up the stairs to the top. The tower also acts as the Islamic falak observatory to observe the crescent moon which marks the beginning of Muslim month of Ramadhan, Syawal, and Zulhijjah, to celebrate fasting month of Ramadhan, Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Aidiladha. The tower is the landmark of Kuala Lumpur with nearby Petronas Towers.
The KL Tower is the seventh tallest telecommunication tower in the world (after Tokyo Sky Tree in Japan, the Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower in China, CN Tower in Canada, the Ostankino Tower in Russia, the Oriental Pearl Tower in China, and the Borj-e Milad in Iran). Built to enhance the quality of telecommunication services and the clarity of broadcasting, KL Tower represents the symbol of Kuala Lumpur.
around
1100H i exited the petronas towers then walked myself to kuala lumpur tower with
approximate distance of 1.5 km. there is this one direct road from twin
tower to kl tower, then turn right. kl tower has free shuttle van that
will bring you up to the lobby entrance. i paid 38myr in the counter and
went to level 1 of viewing deck above of course through elevator. i saw
twin tower but only the partial left part of it and bukit nanas forest
reserve which is infront of the kl tower. i bought also souvenir shirts
in the shopping floor area beside the lobby. for 46 myr, i had 3
souvenir shirts and 1 display item.
petronas tower, viewed from kl tower viewing deck |
bukit nanas forest, viewed from kl tower viewing deck |
then i went to mrt bukit nanas station for the batu cave located in gombak district outside of kuala lumpur city. alight to kl central station then transferred to ktm kommuter train then alight in newly erected batu cave station (one of the 4 new built stations in ktm). this is also the last station on that line. thaipusam festival was celebrated also here due this cave was known also for their religion. evidence of the celebration was the thrashes everywhere.
Batu Caves is a limestone hill which has a series of caves and cave temples, located in Gombak district, 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It takes its name from the Sungai Batu or Batu River, which flows past the hill. Batu Caves is also the name of the nearby village. The cave is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India, dedicated to Lord Murugan. It is the focal point of Hindu festival of Thaipusam in Malaysia.
batu cave |
batu cave |
batu cave |
batu cave |
batu cave |
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