KL is not so bad for a megatropolis. I am certainly not a big city person but this one is tolerable. It is very walkable and not so difficult to navigate (at least in the center). The streets are wide, the sidewalks serviceable, and the traffic not so chaotic as to dampen one’s motivation to cross the street. I did not find such a place in Indonesia. There I had no desire to walk anywhere as traffic was insane and the sidewalks cluttered and mutilated. Feels good to get a bit of exercise and saves me the grief of dealing with the obstinate taxi drivers.
Johnny Taxi Driver refuses to use the meter. Even if you somehow manage to convince him to do so you had better memorize the city layout otherwise you will inevitably receive an extended tour.
Yesterday, I paid a visit to the Kuala Lumpur Tower, the seventh largest tower in world, to have a look around. The tower provides the best view of the city and appears to be taller than the famous Petronas Towers as a result of its location on a hill. Strolling around the viewing platform provides an impressive 360 degree view of the city. But that's not all....
Included in the entrance fee is admission to the small zoo at the bottom, a free pony ride, and the chance to ride a Formula One simulator! According to the ticket you can ‘see and feel the animals’ in the zoo, be ‘spellbound’ by the pony ride, and ‘excite yourself’ by driving a F1 car. The first and third sound a bit salacious. ‘Feel’ implies molest and ‘excite yourself’ sounds a bit like folks are gratifying themselves in the simulator. English as a second language: Catch the fever.
