Port Klang - Kuala Lumpur

We watched “Entrapment” recently, starring Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and the Petronas Twin Towers. We are prepared. 

The Artania has berthed in Port Klang, 50 km away from Kuala Lumpur, before we wake up. Port Klang, on the Straits of Malacca, serves as KL’s commercial harbor. 

Following breakfast, we board our excursion bus for the 2 hour (morning rush hour!) drive to the city. The bus brings us to the Suria KLCC Mall, at the base of the towers. 

A large city park adjoins the mall. We set off to find additional vantage points for photos. 

The park itself has much to offer (in addition to lots of shade!) 

On our return to the mall, the Bacha Coffee Masters shop beckons. They claim to offer over two hundred different Arabian coffee beans from around the world. We choose a Nepalese. 

We have tickets for the 2 pm visit to the towers. The first elevator brings us to the iconic skybridge connecting the 42nd and 43rd floors

Our guide points out that each end of the bridge sits loosely in a socket on each tower, permitting free movement. 

Then on to the top. The most spectacular view is of the opposing tower. The distinctive floor plan is based on the Islamic Rub al Hizb symbol, an 8 pointed star. 

A night photo of the towers (from a poster) impressed me. 

Following our tower visit, we climb back into the bus for our return to the ship. 

We are impressed with KL. The twin towers and central city have given us a new appreciation for Malaysia’s place in the world.