northern exposure...

Traveled up north last weekend to the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur or KL, as we like to call it here. It is one of my favorite weekend getaway spot. KL is another city like Singapore - bigger but less crowded. So why bother going to another city for the weekend when you already live in one, you ask. Well, for one, our Singapore Dollar is stronger against the local currency. Besides, we actually went to a whole other country!!!

We checked ourselves in the Renaissance hotel – it looked pretty posh. It is not often that we are able to pay out of our own pocket to stay at a 5-star hotel. We can only do that in these parts. Check out the view from our room - definitely worth every little penny we paid.



The Petronas Towers (The Twin Towers as it is famously known, what it being one of the tallest buidlings in the world) is one of the main attractions of the city. I could be taking photos of that building from a lot of angles (if only I had my camera with me). Here’s one example.



It was nice to get away, even for a little while. A spot of retail therapy, a dip in the pool at the hotel, hung out at nice eating establishment, people watching and much talking … obviously, we didn’t do much but isn’t that what getting away from it all is about? Also, the road trip up north and back was really nice – business class size seats with a price which was an absolute bargain. It was a nice change of scene (despite a wee bit of pollution while in KL) & a good time was had by us.

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