Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, another very modern city and former capital city of Malaysia, is known mostly for it's tallest building, the twin Petronus Towers.  On the right in the following photo, at 1482 feet the Petronus Tower was the tallest building in the world from 1997 till 2003.  It still is the tallest twin structure in the world.  Also in the photo below, on the left is the Menara Tower, the 6th tallest telecomunications tower in the world.

 

 

 

The Petronus Towers were featured in the 1999 movie "Entrapment" staring Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta Jones.

 

 

Fun with the iPad.

 





 

Tickets to go to the top of the Petronus Tower were sold out for the day so we settled for the next highest Menara Tower.

 

 

Views of the city from the top were impressive.  Reminded us a little of Atlanta.

 

 

We also visited the Central Market built in 1888 and old China Town.

 

 

Not sure what some of these fruits are.

 

Or what is done with these flat dried ducks.

 

We are sure the mysteries will continue in our next stop, Langkewi.



Singapore

Singapore a city state at the southern tip of the Malaysian Peninsula is a modern financial powerhouse in Southeast Asia.  With a population of 4 million and located only 100 miles north of the equator it is a hot tropical paradise.  It has earned the moniker of a "Fine City" due to it's high fines ($1000 for littering) and other unruly activity.  It is covered with trees and maticulous landscaping.

 

 

 

 

It is trying to become the Las Vegas of Southeast Asia with the construction of many new elaborate hotels and casinos, one of which is the Marina Bay Sands, constructed in 2010.  It boasts an impresive infinity pool over 300 long at the top of this 57 story building.

 

 

We did not get to do much sightseeing in Singapore, fortunately we have been here before.  We spent a fair amount of the day looking for a laundry mat to clean our clothes.

 

 

Singaporean fast food.

 

 

If you are following our itinerary you will know in Singapore we are completing the first phase of are trip.  Having flown on 14 flights during the past 16 days, we are now trading airports for seaports.  The Costa NeoRomantica will be our home away from home for the next 21 days.

 

 

One thing for sure this ship is quite different from the massive NCL Epic we were just on in December, with it's capacity of 4,500 passengers, it dwarfs the 1,800 capacity of this ship.  One other thing we noticed, with it's primary Italian occupants, age and body type appropriate swim wear is NOT regulated here.  This is the most "family friendly" photo we have to post of the pool area.

 

 

Nevertheless we are having a good time.

 

 

Next stop, Kuala Lumpur.