48 hours in Kuala Lumpur

Disclaimer: I was making my way back to the US, and I only spent about 2 full days in KL, so it won't be filled with things to do honestly, but follow along anyways if you plan to go. I also was phoneless at the time, so regretfully I have no pictures of my own. 

Flying into the KL airport is probably the most exciting visual experience you could get when landing. Typically when you fly into an airport it is a desolate wasteland, a random empty field, you are above a city and the plane is shitting its emissions onto the people, etc. When you land in KL it is a giant jungle of endless palm farms and mystery.

When you fly into the KL airport it is super easy to make it to the city center by public transportation. All you need to do is take the KLIA transit - its about a 30 minute ride to KL central (sentral as they have it). It's an above ground train so you have a nice view the whole way ~

I stayed at mingle highstreet hostel (https://mingle-high-street-kua...)  and really enjoyed the décor. Its in an old building and has random antique chairs. If you are looking for a solo room it has its own version of pods - basically wooden boxes that you go into. A more rustic and adventurous feel but a great stay. There is a corner designated to lounging with cigs and beer, whereas the kitchen on the second floor is a more relaxed area for adult acting people who want to drink tea. The second floor is interesting because the hallway is basically a grate that you can see down to the floor below. If you are walking through this hallway in just a towel to go shower anyone can see your dick/vagina just by looking up. This will either deter you or excite you, but I'd say be proud and show it off.

There is also a random fancy café attached to this hostel and a pool that is really nice. I don’t understand how the pool fits in here. You're in the middle of a bustling urban area with cramped old wall to wall housing and somehow a luxurious pool is squeezed between the brick walls. The set up of the hostel is also some what of a confusing labyrinth but enjoyable.

I went to Chinatown for my first dinner - some random noodle soup place. It was like tomato soup that was really spicy with food. Cost was 8 RM (around $1.79 USD). Great place and witnessed a fight between two guys on the street with a wooden pole. Nobody got hurt. Thankfully a lot of people stepped in and peace with underlying tension was embraced.

KL is a morning city, not so much a night city. Everyone wakes up early to get shit down before the heat of the day kicks in. I hear there are traffic jams at 6:30. Some of the temples open at 5am. In the morning I went to ICC Pudu - a food market open from 6am-2pm - I cannot emphasize enough that you need to go here. Super authentic food and not touristy - a man literally told me in this place I was the first tourist he had ever seen there. I'm sure others have discovered, but it really is the real deal. The earlier you go the better, before the heat kicks in. (https://www.google.com/maps/pl...)

It was a strange feeling because it's a bustling market and you eat what feels like lunch/dinner food for breakfast. At 10am everyone was indulging in huge meals and you forget what time of day it is. The further into the market you go from the entrance the busier it gets. There are no windows in the market so the deeper the more you feel like you are in some random cluttered box in a simulation. I got a white curry filled with mysterious and squishy cubes. Also some custard dumplings are a great way to start the day.

After breakfast I convinced the random American guy from my hostel that I ate with to venture with me to Berjaya Times Square Mall. I typically don't enjoy malls but this one has an amusement park inside of it and was just around the corner from ICC Pudu. What better way to start the day then breakfast and a rollercoaster ride.

The amusement park is on the 5th floor and you would never guess it is there because it is randomly hidden deep in the mall. The cost to get into the amusement park was about $20 

The rollercoaster is pretty stellar for being in a mall. Not sure what you are used to but you will enjoy. I managed to ride it 3 times. Try and get into the front seat if you can. The good news is that it's such a fucking random place that there is not really a line (not sure how the weekends are, went on a Thursday). For my third ride I did it with my eyes completely closed the entire time and that was a fun sensation.

The other ride that was a favorite was this spinning tower. You get in chairs that go around a circle and then are sent to the top of a tower and spin. It's actually nothing crazy and we found it oddly therapeutic. Suspended super high up in the air, just spinning, with views of KL and an amusement park below you, with pretty enjoyable and upbeat music.

After the rollercoaster three times and the spin tower twice I was satisfied. If you have kids or are a predator there is a lot more to enjoy in the park.

After that my American friend and I parted ways because he hates durian and I wanted to get a sampler of it from Durian BB Park. A random girl from the Netherlands gave me the business card to this place and I went (https://durianbb.com.my/?utm_s...).

Apparently in Malaysia there are over 100 types of Durian all with different tastes. At Durian BB Park you can get a sampler of 5 different ones, ranging from bitter to sweet. Musang king and XO are the two variants I can remember. They even have a rare one called Black thorn or something.

The sampling of 5 was somewhat expensive. I can't remember honestly but maybe around $30. I just said fuck it anyway and went for it. A fun and cute experience if you like Durian and want to give it a try. Nice staff. I also got the Durian ice cream after - some bites were good and others sucked.

After that I ventured around and came across what the locals told me is the most powerful temple in Malaysia. It's called Court Hill Sri Ganesar Temple. There was a ceremony going on of milk getting dumped onto a statue. It was nice to watch and there was a drummer. I got tea from a woman across the street and watched the ceremony.

I went to Jalan Alor Street for the night market because it was recommended to me by several people. I have to say it was kind of disappointing. An overwhelming number of crowded restaurants that all kind of look the same. There were a lot of Thai restaurants, which coming from Thaialnd I wasn’t necessarily looking for. It's the type of place where people run around with menus and get in your face to come eat there. That always is a bad sign for me. I decided to not be stubborn and eat there anywhere because I already walked far enough and the food was subpar. I ordered two noodle dishes - the images of them looked drastically different - and what I got was two noodle dishes that were in the same gravy with the same meat and vegetables. I'm not sure what the difference was.

That's all for now about KL, thanks for reading through.