Today was yet another hot and steamy day, and I started it off with a walk around the local area. Kuala Lumpur is a really beautiful city. Quite clean, bright skies, and lots of trees.
I headed to the National Museum which was quite cool. They had a model of the whole city set up that had a light and sound show.
I also rescued a small snake that was struggling in the middle of the road. I looked it up, and it was a White Bellied Blind Snake (Typhlops diardii). Completely harmless. It was also only about 15-20cm long. Tiny.
After the museum, I ran into some of the other people staying at the hostel, and together headed to Central Market. There were a heap of cheap stalls, but I didn't want to spend any more money, so we just browsed.
From the market, we went to a big mosque in the area. They were very strict with attire, so we donned some large robes and took a guided tour inside.
While it did help me understand the Muslim faith a lot more than I had previously, I was sweltering under the hood, and can't imagine wearing a Hijab all day. The woman running the tour was really informative and let us ask some quite personal questions though, and it was a a really cool experience.
The group wanted to walk around a park after that, which I was not keen on given my bad ankle, so I headed to KL Tower. It was cool seeing the city from above, even if it was slightly overcast.
While it isn't the tallest building by itself, it is at the top of a hill, so the view is actually spectacular.
Last night we also went for a walk to a cool club. None of us were drinking, we just went for the incredible view of the Petronas Towers, and the night club swimming pool.
Tomorrow, meeting up with a travel buddy xx