Kuala Lumpur Part 3 – Birds and Bukit Bintang

After Thaipusum, I took a day to rest, and then decided since the weather was better than my first visit and my hotel had such a comfy bed that I should extend my stay to 10 nights and blow off Ipoh, the next town I had planned on visiting. This time I stayed in Bukit Bintang, a much more upscale area, close to restaurants, malls, and more of the sights.

First, I made my way up the KL Tower to get a view of the city. I went early in the morning and pretty much had the place to myself.

After taking in the views, I visited the upside down house, which seems to be a thing in every city here. It was included with the tower admission because I added on the hiking trails in the park below. I’m not sure I would recommend it, but I now I can say I’ve been in one.

On my way to the nature park, I found my second World Peace Gong. The first one I came across was in Vientiane, Laos. I tried to Google how many there are, but couldn’t seem to find a good answer, so I guess I’ll just leave it to chance and see how many I stumble upon.

The hiking trails were a bit run down, but they had some fun hanging bridges, and it was nice to get a little nature in the middle of this big city!

A couple of other days, walked through the botanic gardens, which are free, and a great space to get some exercise and hear the birds chirping. I even saw some baobab trees. I was excited, because as a kid, my favorite book was The Baobab Car by Jacqueline Held and Arnaud Laval. If you haven’t read it, it’s worth checking out! It’s about a man who never cleans his car, and the wind blows all sorts of things in, including a baobab tree seed. It grows and attracts all kinds of nature which he loves and lives in harmony with.

Some days, I took it easy and just ventured out to find street art and try street food in the pop up markets that showed up around the office buildings. I can’t say I loved a lot of the items, but it was a good place to try some different foods without a huge commitment. It is amazing how popular these little stalls are for the people working in the area!

A highlight I didn’t expect was the Kuala Lumpur Bird Park which houses one of the world’s largest free flight aviaries. I’m actually a bit scared of birds, so I wasn’t super excited about this, but someone had recommended it, so I thought I’d give it a try. I absolutely loved the yellow-billed storks who were roaming all over the park. Check out the video below of a bitchy female who was not happy her man was not sharing his fish :-).

And, that’s a wrap on Malaysia for now. Maybe sometime I will return to visit Borneo, but had to head back to Thailand for my long awaited yoga retreat! See you again soon!

Peace, Hugs, & Love!

Michelle