Journey With Deb

It is extremely ironic that I’ve yet to fully explore KL city when other cities intrigue me to the core. I roam the streets and alleys of Hanoi, whistle my way through the blocks of Melbourne and New York and exhausted my steps in the tiny city of Perth – yet I still don’t remember major roads in KL city! Quite a pity I reckon.

Since it was predicted that CNY would leave the city roads clear of traffic, we did some exploring by foot and wheels. We drove to Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve where our 2 hour hike would start. The terrain is mild and easy on those looking for a stroll in the forest. We attempted the shorter trails first then the longer ones. There was one that took us right up to Menara Kuala Lumpur. We walked up to the base of the tower and since it was still quite early – 8.30am, not much was happening.

Then two corn cob shaped building caught my eye. KLCC was just a stone throw away, we decided to walk there instead of driving there. The familiar feeling of slipping our feet back into tourist/travelers shoes set in. We were exploring our own city now because it felt so foreign. Signs we don’t usually look out for somehow seem to be staring in our faces. All my life I had this prejudice about KL signages. KL will be the last on my list when it comes to good signages. But I found that quite untrue for this particular part of the city we were exploring. It was actually pedestrian friendly with arrows pointing us in the right direction. Thumbs up to DBKL!

We initially wanted to get tickets to the Sky Bridge since we were already there. But to our surprise the queue was already catterpillaring when we got there at 850am. Instead we had a long relaxed breakfast and headed back on foot to Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve and lingered awhile at the mini zoo at the base of KL Tower.

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