Kuala Lumpur or the city of "dirty flow"
Let's take a little trip today to the capital city of Malaysia, to the city of Kuala Lumpur.
"Municipal gross flow", after hearing the meaning of the name of the city, the desire to visit it for many people will be reduced. Especially, in groups of people who travel just relax. So now we will find out, is it worth leaving the open space of big cities for Kuala Lumpur.
The city of Kuala Lumpur lies at the confluence of 2 rivers: Klang and Gombak. The city is relatively young and was founded in 1857, occupying an area of 243 square kilometers. Here only about 2 million people live. A fairly high figure, is not it? Until 1957, Kuala Lumpur was a British colony, as most locals quietly spoke English. Kuala Lumpur can also be called one of the largest transportation hubs in Southeast Asia, partly the benefits of Asia AirAsia's low cost.
By the way, AirAsia airlines are basically good, especially considering that this is a low coster. The seats in the cabin are soft and wide enough. How many flew the airline, there was never any delay. Previously, check-in was not necessary, such as at Ryan Air, Wizz Air, and many other European loukosterov. Order tickets and on day of departure, as usual, registered, receive boarding passes and that's it!
There are many cars in the city of Kuala Lumpur. And most of the locals prefer to move in their own cars. Although the city is a well-developed public transport. There is a metro and so called monorail, where you can safely go anywhere in the city. And from Kuala Lumpur by bus, you can go to Singapore, and the road will take only 8-9 hours, but that's another story. The taxi goes to the counter, though not all. You must warn the taxi drivers first. Most taxi drivers prefer not to include counters, but to bring customers at negotiable prices. Well, why, you might have guessed.
Malaysia is one of the richest countries among the developing countries. Palm oil is produced here, processed rubber, assembled cars and various electrical devices are used, and the textile and agricultural industries are also growing well here. Near the capital are extracted tin and coal. Well, the capital city of Malaysia is itself a trade and business center of the country where national banks, trades and stock exchanges are located, as well as local and international companies and organizations.
Kuala Lumpur is a city where various architectural styles are collected, from neo-Mauritian to postmodern.
One of the city's main attractions is the famous twin towers of Petronas, which are connected by bridges. The construction of the tower began in 1992 and lasted 6 years. Petronas is a skyscraper of 88 floors, with a height of 451.9 meters. The total area of skyscrapers is 213,750 square meters, which equals 48 football fields. Skyscrapers are built in Islamic style, so if you see the tower from the birds eye view, you can see two eight-pointed stars.
The skyscraper project was designed by architect Argetyn, and construction was done by two companies: Japan and Korea. This is done to create competition. There are offices, shops, cafes in the buildings. There is also one of the largest shopping centers in the city of Suria KLCC, so anyone can find a job. On the road is built a fountain and a garden area where you can bask in the sun. Petronas can be found in several films, for example, in the Russian film "The Code of the Apocalypse", as well as in some computer games.
In Kuala Lumpur there are several theme parks. Butterfly garden, bird park, orchid garden and others.
a special impression of visiting Batu Caves caves. These caves are over 400 million years old. In front of the cave is a very large statue of Murugam, which is almost 43 meters high. At the very top of the cave, or rather one of several caves, is a functioning Hindu temple. This cave is called a "white" cave and 272 stairs lead to it. Up the stairs, you can see the hunting monkeys are all shiny and not so dangling, so you have to be very sharp. Better all the earrings and other trinkets hide in the bag, and the facts you carry in your hand, hold tight.
In the "black cave" you can admire the stalactites, as well as get acquainted with bats, cockroaches and other cave dwellers. There is another cave, called "Art Gallery", where various paintings and portraits are collected.
In Kuala Lumpur, as in most cities of the world, there is China Town, which is practically no different from other Chinese regions in other cities. Lots of cafes and shops with Chinese stuff, and red flashlights.
But the district of India, I did not immediately find, I did not immediately realize that I had walked along that length, until I saw a store with various oils, bracelets and Indian clothes.
The only negative, which is a bit of a foggy ride is the tiny ubiquitous tarakashki is the size of the entire thumb extension, so still and run wherever they want. Therefore, at night I try not to go too far. Otherwise, it will run, accompanied by bouncing and squealing endlessly.