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Fun and Unusual Things To Do in Kuala Lumpur
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Fun and Unusual Things To Do in Kuala Lumpur
It’s taken me a long time to find a decent list of fun and unusual things to do in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It’s a city that, on the surface, is all shopping malls and glitzy big towers and discovering what to do in KL, other than go see the big shiny silver Petronas Towers can seem a bit like a mystery
moreIt’s taken me a long time to find a decent list of fun and unusual things to do in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It’s a city that, on the surface, is all shopping malls and glitzy big towers and discovering what to do in KL, other than go see the big shiny silver Petronas Towers can seem a bit like a mystery
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[{"address":"Batu Caves","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.237113401173602,"longitude":101.68345570000001},"media":[{"type":"link","content":"https://www.malaysia.travel/en/nl/web-page/places/states-of-malaysia/selangor/batu-caves"},{"type":"text","content":"# Meet a Cheeky Monkey\nIf you’ve done any reading on places to visit in Kuala Lumpur, you will have heard about the Batu Caves – an amazing set of cave temples just a short train ride from Kuala Lumpur city centre.\nThey’ve got even more popular since they painted the steps in rainbow colours and it is very cute to look at.\n\nAlso cute, if you like monkeys, are the troop of fluffy simians that have made the temple home.\n\nWatch out though, they have been known to steal anything that’s not nailed down – particularly of the food variety.\n\nI’m pretty sure that just out of shot of this picture is a crying child!\nSo now you know you want to go to Batu Caves you need to know how to get to Batu Caves. It’s easy, just get the KTM Kommuter train from KL Sentral station to Batu Caves. It takes just 26 minutes to get to the caves from KL Sentral and it’s about a two-minute walk to the cave complex from the station.\nAlso, read the signs on the platform carefully – trains go in both directions from each platform. We got on the wrong one on our first attempt."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F131.jpg?alt=media&token=89c1a41d-7e01-496f-a343-a6a8ba246b6b"}]},{"address":"Cendol Durian Runtuh","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.204239350889057,"longitude":101.72238010000001},"media":[{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/1P8VNx8ENCkpW5Wt7"},{"type":"text","content":"# Eat Durian\nDurian is a large spiky fruit that you see sold all over Kuala Lumpur. Despite this, you will also see signs all over Kuala Lumpur hotels saying ‘no durian’ as it’s drain-like smell will permeate everywhere if you take it to your room!\n\nEating durian is one of the top things to do in Kuala Lumpur just to say you’ve tried it – and I tried mine in Kampung Baru.\n\nThe stall, I visited, Cendol Durian Runtuh close to the Pasar Chow Kit, combines pieces of durian with cendol – a traditional Malaysian dessert made from shaved ice, jelly pieces and coconut milk.\n\nI figured I’d try the durian this way as if it was horrible, I would at least get a nice dessert with it.\n\nThat’s pretty much what happened. The taste of durian is described differently by whoever eats it, but to me, it was like a weird onion.\n\nIt wasn’t unpleasant, but I certainly didn’t need to eat much of it!"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F6.jpg?alt=media&token=2c2056bf-19bf-498e-91a4-87d5e92c7101"}]},{"address":"Kampung Baru","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.1630525579225734,"longitude":101.70897501518711},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Step Back in Time\nThe area of Kampung Baru is one of my favourite places to wander and one of the most interesting places in Kuala Lumpur.\n\nIt’s a residential area packed with cute houses and traditional restaurants and shops. You’ll also get some more unusual pics of the Petronas Towers from here.\nKampung Baru is also home to Pasar Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur’s main wet market which I can also wander around for ages – although it’s not the best place for vegetarians.\n\nThe city used to offer a free walking tour around Kampung Baru but I’m not totally sure it’s still running.\nTo get there take the LRT to Kampung Baru station."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F5.jpg?alt=media&token=7526c6df-653c-4be0-967c-3c3d94fe516b"},{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/6r79yq9dhBNzvZBr9"}]},{"address":"Petronas Towers","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.157456550876001,"longitude":101.711308},"media":[{"type":"link","content":"https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.britannica.com%2Ftopic%2FPetronas-Twin-Towers&psig=AOvVaw3lgz8FvPzlPdvRDFPejEcq&ust=1668930820335000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=2ahUKEwi7jPD24bn7AhX4yHMBHZZBC1IQr4kDegUIARDXAQ"},{"type":"text","content":"# See the Tiny Petronas Towers\nI briefly mentioned the Kuala Lumpur City Gallery above and, I admit, it wasn’t really on my list of top Kuala Lumpur tourist spots – let alone something worthy of ending up on an entire blog post of unusual things to do in KL, but it’s an absolute joy!\n\n\nHead around the queue of people waiting for a selfie with I Love KL sign and head inside and you’ll find a fantastic tiny model of KL.\n\nThere’s also a heap of displays set up for trick photography and other temporary exhibitions."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F206.jpg?alt=media&token=d1b30f12-c2e0-48ed-8fe8-3ada486d7720"}]},{"address":"Heli Lounge Bar - Menara KH","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.1513345008743134,"longitude":101.70996734999999},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Drink on a Helipad\nYes, I know I said I didn’t like heights, but I still couldn’t resist this.\n\nAt Kuala Lumpur’s HeliLounge, you can drink wine (or beer or cocktails) on top of a working helipad!\n\nAnd it has the most amazing view of the Petronas Towers – and a cracking sunset view.\n\nIf you’re looking for a romantic place in KL, this fits the bill\nI’ve been twice now and think it’s one of the best things to do in KL at night.\n\n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F7.jpg?alt=media&token=e056f194-c7e9-4bd6-9155-9baa7c73c9cd"},{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/uTsMJb4TG91KUVnD7"}]},{"address":"Spooky Bar","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.1486679508735675,"longitude":101.7086729},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Go Drink With The Dead\nThere are a lot of cool bars in Kuala Lumpur, and we’ll get to a few more of them as the post continues, but possibly the coolest and most unusual bar in KL is The Deceased which is themed on Malaysian ghost stories.\nThe decor is spooky, the cocktails are amazing in both taste and presentation and. of you really want a unique thing to do in Kuala Lumpur, you have to check it out."},{"type":"link","content":"https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdifferentville.com%2Fthe-deceased-kl%2F&psig=AOvVaw1nf8iadr0uSvONCVm1051p&ust=1668925651777000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=2ahUKEwjQrKjWzrn7AhU_HrcAHZ5-DHIQr4kDegQIARBd"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F2.jpg?alt=media&token=3cdb9298-f51d-4eff-b016-b4e7a4349c68"}]},{"address":"Dining In The Dark KL","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.1474787008732603,"longitude":101.7082101},"media":[{"type":"link","content":"https://dininginthedarkkl.com/"},{"type":"text","content":"# Eat in a Plane\nErm, so it seems there is an entire restaurant in a plane in Kuala Lumpur called Plane in the City – and despite my love of the weird, I haven’t been there.\n\nGoogling reviews, some of the opinions on the food are a bit mixed so maybe don’t plan on it for a gourmet experience, but if the idea of eating dinner in a restored 747 sounds as much fun to you as it does me, then\nPlane in the City is run by the same group that organises another fun dining experience in KL called Dinner in the Sky.\n\nThis sees you being hoisted 50 metres in the air, feet dangling in the breeze, to eat your 3-course meal.\nKuala Lumpur also has a Dining in the Dark restaurant. The USP of this is that you eat in total darkness – you also don’t know what’s on the menu until after the meal.\nI tried it in London and it was a really cool, if slightly surreal experience."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F124.jpg?alt=media&token=2665c7f4-b63d-4b4d-ae38-a990fd4802ac"}]},{"address":"The Iron Fairies KL","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.1399751008711627,"longitude":101.72105534999999},"media":[{"type":"link","content":"https://ironfairieskl.com/"},{"type":"text","content":"# Visit Some Fairies\nThe Iron Fairies bar in KL has got to be one of the most beautiful bars I’ve ever been to in my life.\n\nThe pictures here do not do it justice. The entire ceiling of the main bar is full of tiny bottles of ‘fairy dust’ that glitter and gleam and fill you with joy, while a secret back bar is covered in tiny butterflies and you get a tray of fairies to play with while you drink.\n\nIt’s located in the TRED Entertainment Complex, which I was very excited about visiting as it seemed to have a heap of cool bars.\n\nUnfortunately, the night we went it was hosing it down with rain – it was also about 6pm Boxing Day and the place was pretty much deserted!\n\nThe Iron Fairies more than made up for it though – and it has a pretty good Happy Hour.\nTREC can be a bit of an, erm, trek to get to so it’s easiest to take a Grab (the Malaysian version of Uber) or a taxi.\n\nOh, and top tip – they give you free peanuts to eat while you drink at The Iron Fairies. We tidied the shells away in the ashtray like good tourists, but apparently, you’re supposed to just chuck them on the floor!"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F200.jpg?alt=media&token=76791d15-5ed1-468f-b537-372f4b4571e2"}]},{"address":"Berjaya Times Square","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.142187251476387,"longitude":101.7106342},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Ride a Rollercoaster in a Mall\nThe Berjaya Times Square Mall near the Imbi monorail stop has an entire theme park in it – including a rollercoaster.\n\nCan you say unique KL experience!!\nIn fact, it’s the largest indoor rollercoaster in the world and has three inversions – there’s a lot of screaming!\n\nIt costs 70 MYR to get it and is open seven days a week from 12-10, slightly earlier on weekends and public holidays."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F201.jpg?alt=media&token=f5e3fd0f-49e0-4fd2-94d2-633c37ae8f4c"},{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/ZBBJUeMnFX1u7jvH6"}]},{"address":"Bukit Bintang","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.1443955016359846,"longitude":101.7073720882279},"media":[{"type":"link","content":"https://mustsharenews.com/bukit-bintang-kuala-lumpur/"},{"type":"text","content":"# Find The Painted Alleys\nJust around the corner from the main shopping area of Bukit Bintang are a series of laneways that now explode with colour.\n\nThis wasn’t always the case.\nWhile Kuala Lumpur is generally a pretty safe place to visit, some of it’s smaller laneways and alleys had become a bit scary looking and so, the city started the Laneway project to turn things around a make them places people, including tourists, felt good to walk down.\n\nMost famous is the cloud-filled alley above which is off Changkat Bukit Bintang (look for a set of steps on google maps opposite the Hotel Comfort Inn).\nAlso, visit the thin section of Jalan Rembia near Jalan Alor (search Amethyst Love Guesthouse as a locator) and you’ll find yourself in a maze of colour.\nThere’s a newly revitalised laneway in Chinatown called Kwai Chai Hong. It’s off Jalan Petalang and they hope to finish Laneway Masjid India in January 2020."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F1.1.jpg?alt=media&token=62a3c35a-65c0-4e65-af29-c376a3f9258d"}]},{"address":"KL Forest Eco Park","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.1510660008742444,"longitude":101.70217025000002},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# If you’re looking for outdoor activities in KL. The KL Forest Eco Park is a sea of green at the base of the KL Tower and tucked inside it is the Canopy Walk, a 200-metre suspended walkway that takes you high into the treetops.\n\nEven if you’re not a huge fan of heights, don’t rule this out.\n\nI freaked out at the start of the walkway closest to the entrance (above) as you enter this from a high tower and stepping out was too much for my vertigo to handle.\n\nHowever, I did discover that at the other end of the walkway, you can step out from ground – and that isn’t nearly as scary – look, see, it’s me, in the treetops, smiling!\nThe area around here is also home to the fun Upside Down House which is definitely one of the fun things to do in KL for kids. Step inside and everything inverts,\n\nThe KL Forest Eco Park is free to enter and easily combined with a trip up the KL Tower – the 7th tallest tower in the world at 421 metres high."},{"type":"link","content":"https://www.forestry.gov.my/index.php/en/wp-kuala-lumpur/taman-eko-rimba-kuala-lumpur"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F4.jpg?alt=media&token=0da0f4ec-2085-409d-9054-26725c1732f1"}]},{"address":"Muzium Telekom","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.1487859508736014,"longitude":101.69946999999998},"media":[{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/HHSi2fXMtUc3jU5m6"},{"type":"text","content":"# Check out The Phone Museum\nThe Muzeum Telekom is one of the best places to visit in KL for tech geeks (aka Mr Differentville who spent a happy hour here while I looked at street art) and basically looks at communication through the ages.\nPersonally I liked the giant phone outside best!\n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F205.jpg?alt=media&token=c04046fb-f580-4c35-9cd2-6468b33c6a3c"}]},{"address":"Muzium Telekom","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.1487859508736014,"longitude":101.69946999999998},"media":[{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/AsvLQ4MzJxkFect5A"},{"type":"text","content":"# Find Cool Street Art\nThe Painted Laneways aren’t the only murals you’ll find dotted around Kuala Lumpur, there’s a small but growing street art scene.\nYou’ll find some of the biggest murals (like this one called Boy in a Tiger Hat) around the Muzium Telekom and some cool smaller murals in the alleys around Chinatown.\n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F125.jpg?alt=media&token=98bac9e3-7a7a-4d3d-897e-9fc16af558c9"}]},{"address":"Masjid Jamek Sultan Abdul Samad","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.149302650873744,"longitude":101.6958884},"media":[{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/9eamJbBjPuHiJ99F7"},{"type":"text","content":"# Watch a River Turn Blue\nThe nightly River of Life show takes place outside the Masjid Jamek mosque and uses smoke and lights to bring attention to what was, frankly, a pretty ugly brown river full of junk before they cleaned it up!\n\nIt’s now one of the big Kuala Lumpur tourist attractions.\n\nFountain shows take place every 15 minutes from 9.15pm.\n\nIt’s a cute show – although I wouldn’t travel miles to see it. I might be alone here though as the area in which the show takes place has been named one of the World’s Top Riverfront Districts by the Independent newspaper.\n\nIt’s not quite as stunning during the day (as you can see below), but the area is home to a lot of the major Kuala Lumpur tourist spots (like the Masjid Jamak Mosque, the ornate National Textiles Museum, the I Love KL sign and the Kuala Lumpur City Gallery) – and, there’s some cool street art along other parts of the river."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F203.jpg?alt=media&token=1e623d5c-15e4-41dc-aec7-963e87d204c3"}]},{"address":"Kedai Kopi Lai Foong","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.1452473008726414,"longitude":101.69670590000001},"media":[{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/e93xGMKHFqxqetau9"},{"type":"text","content":"# Eat Penis Soup\nAnd here, rocketing in at position uno on the list of strange things to do in Kuala Lumpur is nomming down on a bowl of soup de penis!\n\nNote, I suggest you can do this – I didn’t.\n\nIn my defence, I went to the stall alone and a) wasn’t quite sure what to ask for and b) it felt a bit weird being a girl sitting there on my own chowing down on bull privates and so I chickened out before ordering.\nIn case you do want to try it, the soup is known as sup torpedo and apparently it’s not bad!\n\nYou’ll find it at Lai Foong at 138 Jalan Tun. H.S. Lee in Chinatown (they also do normal beef soup as well).\n\nIn my notes, it says they only sell the soup on a Monday, but I have no idea where I got that from as I can’t find it again, but maybe try on a Monday just in case!\n\nI’ve also since learned that there are a few places selling sup torpedo in Kuala Lumpur including a few round Chow Kit Market.\n\nThis where Gordon Ramsey tried it at a stall called Restoran Sup Al-Deen.\n\nYes, I do have a little bit of regret about not tasting it now. Think of the YouTube views!"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F202.jpg?alt=media&token=e10c9ff9-fa5b-4e2b-971b-3232717f037f"}]},{"address":"Chinatown Kuala Lumpur","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.1445279942146467,"longitude":101.69802545193289},"media":[{"type":"link","content":"https://kwongsiew.org/"},{"type":"text","content":"# Find Your Spirit Animal at Thean Hou Temple\nThere are some impressive temples in KL – mostly around the Chinatown area, but probably the prettiest is Thean Hou which is a bit south of Little India (I went by Grab).\nQuirk lovers – which I’m guessing you are as you’re reading this post rather than one of the hundreds of others on things to do in Kuala Lumpur – should check out the kitschy models of the zodiac animals in the garden\nSo there you have it. My list of the best fun and unusual things to do in Kuala Lumpur, but before you head off to start planning – if you’re still not quite sure on where you’re staying in KL yet, there’s a couple of ideas below."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F209.jpg?alt=media&token=153cfdaf-ec2f-498d-b751-88db73f9bde6"}]},{"address":"Warisan Nasi Kukus","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.133442450869356,"longitude":101.68789145},"media":[{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/A55jb5bQXH2a1sPG6"},{"type":"text","content":"# And Do the Same With Your Rice\nBlue rice is a unique thing to try in Kuala Lumpur and I was determined to sample some on my last trip.\n\nIt’s made by soaking the rice in butterfly pea tea which turns it every shade of blue from a soft turquoise to summer sky.\n\nMy first attempt was at a restaurant called Warisan in the Nu Sentral mall where they sell rice of a few different colours (including pink) with a variety of curry dishes. It tasted really good, but photographed more grey than blue – so another dish was called for.\nThis came from a curry chicken stall at Lot 10 Houtong – and smelt so good, I actually dug into it before I remembered I was supposed to be photographing the thing.\n\nThis is why I am not a food blogger!"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F204.jpg?alt=media&token=d004610f-311e-460f-902c-bb7934e275c4"}]},{"address":"KL Sentral","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.134205250869541,"longitude":101.68628815},"media":[{"type":"link","content":"http://www.klsentral.com.my/conn_main.aspx"},{"type":"text","content":"# Explore Little India and Brickfields\nThese two districts close to KL Sentral station offer a swirly mass of deafening Bollywood music, hidden shrines, great food and seemingly endless shops selling saris and other traditional clothing.\n\nI love the place.\n\nJust get there and wander keeping your eye out for cool sights like this shrine cat, but things not to miss in Brickfields and Little India are\nThe quirky elephant fountain in the middle of Jalan Rakyat\n\nThe thin strip of flower stalls that run off Jalan Sambanthan (Hotel Mjoy is a good map marker).\n\nAll the food, spice and clothing shops that line Jalan Sambanthan\nThe Brickfields Shivan Temple isn’t much to look at but it does have it’s own monkey which likes to swing around the trees above the temple – or sit on the roof looking faintly menacing! Signs in the temple do suggest he bites so don’t touch!\n\nAnd don’t forget to eat – Brickfields is famous for its food – and is one of the main areas you visit on the Food Tour Experience I did in KL."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F208.jpg?alt=media&token=7ead1118-3bdd-4f2f-9b4e-937ec1f6022a"}]},{"address":"Koong Woh Tong","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.1175008508649116,"longitude":101.67780125000003},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Get Served by a Robot Waiter\nLot 10 Houtong is like the Disneyland of street food. A food court full of stalls serving some of Kuala Lumpur’s best street food dishes in one, clean, central, location.\nSince I first visited the place has become ridiculously popular and it can be tricky to get a seat at lunchtime, but, there, gliding through it all is the rather cool robot waitress from the Koong Woh Tong stall.\n\nKoong Wog Tong sell herbal jelly drinks and they’re a bit of an acquired taste.\n\nI tried them on a past trip to KL when I wrote about some of the most fun things to do in Kuala Lumpur for foodies\n\nThe post also tells you where to find KL’s best banana fritters which totally should not be missed and reveals what it’s like to drink beer with whipped cream on top and where to go in KL to find it."},{"type":"link","content":"https://kwt.my/"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F3.jpg?alt=media&token=f3cba92b-c1eb-43c7-8016-c89656a31469"}]},{"address":"Restaurant 2008 Snow Beer","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.09927455085986,"longitude":101.7397337},"media":[{"type":"link","content":"https://g.page/2008snowbeer?share"},{"type":"text","content":"# Drink a Snow Beer in Ipoh\nust two hours and 20 minutes away by train, the town of Ipoh is an easy day trip, or a short side trip, from Kuala Lumpur.\n\nIt’s got amazing street art, some beautiful faded buildings and, Snow Beer.\n\nThis is basically, very cold beer, poured into a freezing cold glass which effectively gives you an alcoholic slushie.\nThe cafe that sells snow beer doesn’t open until early evening though so you will have to come back to KL on one of the trains past 7pm.\nI’d also suggest booking your seat in advance and trains do get booked out. We used Easybook and had no problems."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F207.jpg?alt=media&token=76523a8d-2285-49db-83bb-74c130b68f69"}]},{"address":"Klang","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.042971506517207,"longitude":101.440656893654},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Meet a Fortune Telling Parrot\nOkay, so this isn’t in Kuala Lumpur itself, but it is a short train journey away in the nearby city of Klang which makes a great day trip from KL,\nParroty here is found in the Little India section of Klang although the day I went his human handler didn’t seem to be interested in doing business and so I have no idea what predictions the feathery one would have had in store for me!\n\nEven if he’s being antisocial when you visit too Klang is definitely a fun day out.\n\nWe had one of the most memorable meals of our trip here because of the cool people we met. It has a cute bird-themed street art scene and a museum I literally just nipped into to use the loo blew me away!"},{"type":"link","content":"https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Flynnintokyo%2F2845527154&psig=AOvVaw2BvntzhsNcRvab8q48F-99&ust=1668928215645000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=2ahUKEwj_ue6c2Ln7AhWElOYKHVQACxkQr4kDegUIARCuAQ"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F138.jpg?alt=media&token=c3b92a86-9ce0-4f81-b74f-68ea4c036136"}]}]
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It’s easy, just get the KTM Kommuter train from KL Sentral station to Batu Caves. It takes just 26 minutes to get to the caves from KL Sentral and it’s about a two-minute walk to the cave complex from the station.\nAlso, read the signs on the platform carefully – trains go in both directions from each platform. We got on the wrong one on our first attempt."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F131.jpg?alt=media&token=89c1a41d-7e01-496f-a343-a6a8ba246b6b"}]},{"address":"Cendol Durian Runtuh","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.204239350889057,"longitude":101.72238010000001},"media":[{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/1P8VNx8ENCkpW5Wt7"},{"type":"text","content":"# Eat Durian\nDurian is a large spiky fruit that you see sold all over Kuala Lumpur. Despite this, you will also see signs all over Kuala Lumpur hotels saying ‘no durian’ as it’s drain-like smell will permeate everywhere if you take it to your room!\n\nEating durian is one of the top things to do in Kuala Lumpur just to say you’ve tried it – and I tried mine in Kampung Baru.\n\nThe stall, I visited, Cendol Durian Runtuh close to the Pasar Chow Kit, combines pieces of durian with cendol – a traditional Malaysian dessert made from shaved ice, jelly pieces and coconut milk.\n\nI figured I’d try the durian this way as if it was horrible, I would at least get a nice dessert with it.\n\nThat’s pretty much what happened. The taste of durian is described differently by whoever eats it, but to me, it was like a weird onion.\n\nIt wasn’t unpleasant, but I certainly didn’t need to eat much of it!"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F6.jpg?alt=media&token=2c2056bf-19bf-498e-91a4-87d5e92c7101"}]},{"address":"Kampung Baru","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.1630525579225734,"longitude":101.70897501518711},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Step Back in Time\nThe area of Kampung Baru is one of my favourite places to wander and one of the most interesting places in Kuala Lumpur.\n\nIt’s a residential area packed with cute houses and traditional restaurants and shops. You’ll also get some more unusual pics of the Petronas Towers from here.\nKampung Baru is also home to Pasar Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur’s main wet market which I can also wander around for ages – although it’s not the best place for vegetarians.\n\nThe city used to offer a free walking tour around Kampung Baru but I’m not totally sure it’s still running.\nTo get there take the LRT to Kampung Baru station."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F5.jpg?alt=media&token=7526c6df-653c-4be0-967c-3c3d94fe516b"},{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/6r79yq9dhBNzvZBr9"}]},{"address":"Petronas Towers","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.157456550876001,"longitude":101.711308},"media":[{"type":"link","content":"https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.britannica.com%2Ftopic%2FPetronas-Twin-Towers&psig=AOvVaw3lgz8FvPzlPdvRDFPejEcq&ust=1668930820335000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=2ahUKEwi7jPD24bn7AhX4yHMBHZZBC1IQr4kDegUIARDXAQ"},{"type":"text","content":"# See the Tiny Petronas Towers\nI briefly mentioned the Kuala Lumpur City Gallery above and, I admit, it wasn’t really on my list of top Kuala Lumpur tourist spots – let alone something worthy of ending up on an entire blog post of unusual things to do in KL, but it’s an absolute joy!\n\n\nHead around the queue of people waiting for a selfie with I Love KL sign and head inside and you’ll find a fantastic tiny model of KL.\n\nThere’s also a heap of displays set up for trick photography and other temporary exhibitions."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F206.jpg?alt=media&token=d1b30f12-c2e0-48ed-8fe8-3ada486d7720"}]},{"address":"Heli Lounge Bar - Menara KH","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.1513345008743134,"longitude":101.70996734999999},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Drink on a Helipad\nYes, I know I said I didn’t like heights, but I still couldn’t resist this.\n\nAt Kuala Lumpur’s HeliLounge, you can drink wine (or beer or cocktails) on top of a working helipad!\n\nAnd it has the most amazing view of the Petronas Towers – and a cracking sunset view.\n\nIf you’re looking for a romantic place in KL, this fits the bill\nI’ve been twice now and think it’s one of the best things to do in KL at night.\n\n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F7.jpg?alt=media&token=e056f194-c7e9-4bd6-9155-9baa7c73c9cd"},{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/uTsMJb4TG91KUVnD7"}]},{"address":"Spooky Bar","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.1486679508735675,"longitude":101.7086729},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Go Drink With The Dead\nThere are a lot of cool bars in Kuala Lumpur, and we’ll get to a few more of them as the post continues, but possibly the coolest and most unusual bar in KL is The Deceased which is themed on Malaysian ghost stories.\nThe decor is spooky, the cocktails are amazing in both taste and presentation and. of you really want a unique thing to do in Kuala Lumpur, you have to check it out."},{"type":"link","content":"https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdifferentville.com%2Fthe-deceased-kl%2F&psig=AOvVaw1nf8iadr0uSvONCVm1051p&ust=1668925651777000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=2ahUKEwjQrKjWzrn7AhU_HrcAHZ5-DHIQr4kDegQIARBd"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F2.jpg?alt=media&token=3cdb9298-f51d-4eff-b016-b4e7a4349c68"}]},{"address":"Dining In The Dark KL","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.1474787008732603,"longitude":101.7082101},"media":[{"type":"link","content":"https://dininginthedarkkl.com/"},{"type":"text","content":"# Eat in a Plane\nErm, so it seems there is an entire restaurant in a plane in Kuala Lumpur called Plane in the City – and despite my love of the weird, I haven’t been there.\n\nGoogling reviews, some of the opinions on the food are a bit mixed so maybe don’t plan on it for a gourmet experience, but if the idea of eating dinner in a restored 747 sounds as much fun to you as it does me, then\nPlane in the City is run by the same group that organises another fun dining experience in KL called Dinner in the Sky.\n\nThis sees you being hoisted 50 metres in the air, feet dangling in the breeze, to eat your 3-course meal.\nKuala Lumpur also has a Dining in the Dark restaurant. The USP of this is that you eat in total darkness – you also don’t know what’s on the menu until after the meal.\nI tried it in London and it was a really cool, if slightly surreal experience."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F124.jpg?alt=media&token=2665c7f4-b63d-4b4d-ae38-a990fd4802ac"}]},{"address":"The Iron Fairies KL","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.1399751008711627,"longitude":101.72105534999999},"media":[{"type":"link","content":"https://ironfairieskl.com/"},{"type":"text","content":"# Visit Some Fairies\nThe Iron Fairies bar in KL has got to be one of the most beautiful bars I’ve ever been to in my life.\n\nThe pictures here do not do it justice. The entire ceiling of the main bar is full of tiny bottles of ‘fairy dust’ that glitter and gleam and fill you with joy, while a secret back bar is covered in tiny butterflies and you get a tray of fairies to play with while you drink.\n\nIt’s located in the TRED Entertainment Complex, which I was very excited about visiting as it seemed to have a heap of cool bars.\n\nUnfortunately, the night we went it was hosing it down with rain – it was also about 6pm Boxing Day and the place was pretty much deserted!\n\nThe Iron Fairies more than made up for it though – and it has a pretty good Happy Hour.\nTREC can be a bit of an, erm, trek to get to so it’s easiest to take a Grab (the Malaysian version of Uber) or a taxi.\n\nOh, and top tip – they give you free peanuts to eat while you drink at The Iron Fairies. We tidied the shells away in the ashtray like good tourists, but apparently, you’re supposed to just chuck them on the floor!"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F200.jpg?alt=media&token=76791d15-5ed1-468f-b537-372f4b4571e2"}]},{"address":"Berjaya Times Square","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.142187251476387,"longitude":101.7106342},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Ride a Rollercoaster in a Mall\nThe Berjaya Times Square Mall near the Imbi monorail stop has an entire theme park in it – including a rollercoaster.\n\nCan you say unique KL experience!!\nIn fact, it’s the largest indoor rollercoaster in the world and has three inversions – there’s a lot of screaming!\n\nIt costs 70 MYR to get it and is open seven days a week from 12-10, slightly earlier on weekends and public holidays."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F201.jpg?alt=media&token=f5e3fd0f-49e0-4fd2-94d2-633c37ae8f4c"},{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/ZBBJUeMnFX1u7jvH6"}]},{"address":"Bukit Bintang","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.1443955016359846,"longitude":101.7073720882279},"media":[{"type":"link","content":"https://mustsharenews.com/bukit-bintang-kuala-lumpur/"},{"type":"text","content":"# Find The Painted Alleys\nJust around the corner from the main shopping area of Bukit Bintang are a series of laneways that now explode with colour.\n\nThis wasn’t always the case.\nWhile Kuala Lumpur is generally a pretty safe place to visit, some of it’s smaller laneways and alleys had become a bit scary looking and so, the city started the Laneway project to turn things around a make them places people, including tourists, felt good to walk down.\n\nMost famous is the cloud-filled alley above which is off Changkat Bukit Bintang (look for a set of steps on google maps opposite the Hotel Comfort Inn).\nAlso, visit the thin section of Jalan Rembia near Jalan Alor (search Amethyst Love Guesthouse as a locator) and you’ll find yourself in a maze of colour.\nThere’s a newly revitalised laneway in Chinatown called Kwai Chai Hong. It’s off Jalan Petalang and they hope to finish Laneway Masjid India in January 2020."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F1.1.jpg?alt=media&token=62a3c35a-65c0-4e65-af29-c376a3f9258d"}]},{"address":"KL Forest Eco Park","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.1510660008742444,"longitude":101.70217025000002},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# If you’re looking for outdoor activities in KL. The KL Forest Eco Park is a sea of green at the base of the KL Tower and tucked inside it is the Canopy Walk, a 200-metre suspended walkway that takes you high into the treetops.\n\nEven if you’re not a huge fan of heights, don’t rule this out.\n\nI freaked out at the start of the walkway closest to the entrance (above) as you enter this from a high tower and stepping out was too much for my vertigo to handle.\n\nHowever, I did discover that at the other end of the walkway, you can step out from ground – and that isn’t nearly as scary – look, see, it’s me, in the treetops, smiling!\nThe area around here is also home to the fun Upside Down House which is definitely one of the fun things to do in KL for kids. Step inside and everything inverts,\n\nThe KL Forest Eco Park is free to enter and easily combined with a trip up the KL Tower – the 7th tallest tower in the world at 421 metres high."},{"type":"link","content":"https://www.forestry.gov.my/index.php/en/wp-kuala-lumpur/taman-eko-rimba-kuala-lumpur"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F4.jpg?alt=media&token=0da0f4ec-2085-409d-9054-26725c1732f1"}]},{"address":"Muzium Telekom","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.1487859508736014,"longitude":101.69946999999998},"media":[{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/HHSi2fXMtUc3jU5m6"},{"type":"text","content":"# Check out The Phone Museum\nThe Muzeum Telekom is one of the best places to visit in KL for tech geeks (aka Mr Differentville who spent a happy hour here while I looked at street art) and basically looks at communication through the ages.\nPersonally I liked the giant phone outside best!\n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F205.jpg?alt=media&token=c04046fb-f580-4c35-9cd2-6468b33c6a3c"}]},{"address":"Muzium Telekom","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.1487859508736014,"longitude":101.69946999999998},"media":[{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/AsvLQ4MzJxkFect5A"},{"type":"text","content":"# Find Cool Street Art\nThe Painted Laneways aren’t the only murals you’ll find dotted around Kuala Lumpur, there’s a small but growing street art scene.\nYou’ll find some of the biggest murals (like this one called Boy in a Tiger Hat) around the Muzium Telekom and some cool smaller murals in the alleys around Chinatown.\n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F125.jpg?alt=media&token=98bac9e3-7a7a-4d3d-897e-9fc16af558c9"}]},{"address":"Masjid Jamek Sultan Abdul Samad","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.149302650873744,"longitude":101.6958884},"media":[{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/9eamJbBjPuHiJ99F7"},{"type":"text","content":"# Watch a River Turn Blue\nThe nightly River of Life show takes place outside the Masjid Jamek mosque and uses smoke and lights to bring attention to what was, frankly, a pretty ugly brown river full of junk before they cleaned it up!\n\nIt’s now one of the big Kuala Lumpur tourist attractions.\n\nFountain shows take place every 15 minutes from 9.15pm.\n\nIt’s a cute show – although I wouldn’t travel miles to see it. I might be alone here though as the area in which the show takes place has been named one of the World’s Top Riverfront Districts by the Independent newspaper.\n\nIt’s not quite as stunning during the day (as you can see below), but the area is home to a lot of the major Kuala Lumpur tourist spots (like the Masjid Jamak Mosque, the ornate National Textiles Museum, the I Love KL sign and the Kuala Lumpur City Gallery) – and, there’s some cool street art along other parts of the river."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F203.jpg?alt=media&token=1e623d5c-15e4-41dc-aec7-963e87d204c3"}]},{"address":"Kedai Kopi Lai Foong","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.1452473008726414,"longitude":101.69670590000001},"media":[{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/e93xGMKHFqxqetau9"},{"type":"text","content":"# Eat Penis Soup\nAnd here, rocketing in at position uno on the list of strange things to do in Kuala Lumpur is nomming down on a bowl of soup de penis!\n\nNote, I suggest you can do this – I didn’t.\n\nIn my defence, I went to the stall alone and a) wasn’t quite sure what to ask for and b) it felt a bit weird being a girl sitting there on my own chowing down on bull privates and so I chickened out before ordering.\nIn case you do want to try it, the soup is known as sup torpedo and apparently it’s not bad!\n\nYou’ll find it at Lai Foong at 138 Jalan Tun. H.S. Lee in Chinatown (they also do normal beef soup as well).\n\nIn my notes, it says they only sell the soup on a Monday, but I have no idea where I got that from as I can’t find it again, but maybe try on a Monday just in case!\n\nI’ve also since learned that there are a few places selling sup torpedo in Kuala Lumpur including a few round Chow Kit Market.\n\nThis where Gordon Ramsey tried it at a stall called Restoran Sup Al-Deen.\n\nYes, I do have a little bit of regret about not tasting it now. Think of the YouTube views!"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F202.jpg?alt=media&token=e10c9ff9-fa5b-4e2b-971b-3232717f037f"}]},{"address":"Chinatown Kuala Lumpur","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.1445279942146467,"longitude":101.69802545193289},"media":[{"type":"link","content":"https://kwongsiew.org/"},{"type":"text","content":"# Find Your Spirit Animal at Thean Hou Temple\nThere are some impressive temples in KL – mostly around the Chinatown area, but probably the prettiest is Thean Hou which is a bit south of Little India (I went by Grab).\nQuirk lovers – which I’m guessing you are as you’re reading this post rather than one of the hundreds of others on things to do in Kuala Lumpur – should check out the kitschy models of the zodiac animals in the garden\nSo there you have it. My list of the best fun and unusual things to do in Kuala Lumpur, but before you head off to start planning – if you’re still not quite sure on where you’re staying in KL yet, there’s a couple of ideas below."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F209.jpg?alt=media&token=153cfdaf-ec2f-498d-b751-88db73f9bde6"}]},{"address":"Warisan Nasi Kukus","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.133442450869356,"longitude":101.68789145},"media":[{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/A55jb5bQXH2a1sPG6"},{"type":"text","content":"# And Do the Same With Your Rice\nBlue rice is a unique thing to try in Kuala Lumpur and I was determined to sample some on my last trip.\n\nIt’s made by soaking the rice in butterfly pea tea which turns it every shade of blue from a soft turquoise to summer sky.\n\nMy first attempt was at a restaurant called Warisan in the Nu Sentral mall where they sell rice of a few different colours (including pink) with a variety of curry dishes. It tasted really good, but photographed more grey than blue – so another dish was called for.\nThis came from a curry chicken stall at Lot 10 Houtong – and smelt so good, I actually dug into it before I remembered I was supposed to be photographing the thing.\n\nThis is why I am not a food blogger!"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F204.jpg?alt=media&token=d004610f-311e-460f-902c-bb7934e275c4"}]},{"address":"KL Sentral","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.134205250869541,"longitude":101.68628815},"media":[{"type":"link","content":"http://www.klsentral.com.my/conn_main.aspx"},{"type":"text","content":"# Explore Little India and Brickfields\nThese two districts close to KL Sentral station offer a swirly mass of deafening Bollywood music, hidden shrines, great food and seemingly endless shops selling saris and other traditional clothing.\n\nI love the place.\n\nJust get there and wander keeping your eye out for cool sights like this shrine cat, but things not to miss in Brickfields and Little India are\nThe quirky elephant fountain in the middle of Jalan Rakyat\n\nThe thin strip of flower stalls that run off Jalan Sambanthan (Hotel Mjoy is a good map marker).\n\nAll the food, spice and clothing shops that line Jalan Sambanthan\nThe Brickfields Shivan Temple isn’t much to look at but it does have it’s own monkey which likes to swing around the trees above the temple – or sit on the roof looking faintly menacing! Signs in the temple do suggest he bites so don’t touch!\n\nAnd don’t forget to eat – Brickfields is famous for its food – and is one of the main areas you visit on the Food Tour Experience I did in KL."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F208.jpg?alt=media&token=7ead1118-3bdd-4f2f-9b4e-937ec1f6022a"}]},{"address":"Koong Woh Tong","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.1175008508649116,"longitude":101.67780125000003},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Get Served by a Robot Waiter\nLot 10 Houtong is like the Disneyland of street food. A food court full of stalls serving some of Kuala Lumpur’s best street food dishes in one, clean, central, location.\nSince I first visited the place has become ridiculously popular and it can be tricky to get a seat at lunchtime, but, there, gliding through it all is the rather cool robot waitress from the Koong Woh Tong stall.\n\nKoong Wog Tong sell herbal jelly drinks and they’re a bit of an acquired taste.\n\nI tried them on a past trip to KL when I wrote about some of the most fun things to do in Kuala Lumpur for foodies\n\nThe post also tells you where to find KL’s best banana fritters which totally should not be missed and reveals what it’s like to drink beer with whipped cream on top and where to go in KL to find it."},{"type":"link","content":"https://kwt.my/"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F3.jpg?alt=media&token=f3cba92b-c1eb-43c7-8016-c89656a31469"}]},{"address":"Restaurant 2008 Snow Beer","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.09927455085986,"longitude":101.7397337},"media":[{"type":"link","content":"https://g.page/2008snowbeer?share"},{"type":"text","content":"# Drink a Snow Beer in Ipoh\nust two hours and 20 minutes away by train, the town of Ipoh is an easy day trip, or a short side trip, from Kuala Lumpur.\n\nIt’s got amazing street art, some beautiful faded buildings and, Snow Beer.\n\nThis is basically, very cold beer, poured into a freezing cold glass which effectively gives you an alcoholic slushie.\nThe cafe that sells snow beer doesn’t open until early evening though so you will have to come back to KL on one of the trains past 7pm.\nI’d also suggest booking your seat in advance and trains do get booked out. We used Easybook and had no problems."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F207.jpg?alt=media&token=76523a8d-2285-49db-83bb-74c130b68f69"}]},{"address":"Klang","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":3.042971506517207,"longitude":101.440656893654},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Meet a Fortune Telling Parrot\nOkay, so this isn’t in Kuala Lumpur itself, but it is a short train journey away in the nearby city of Klang which makes a great day trip from KL,\nParroty here is found in the Little India section of Klang although the day I went his human handler didn’t seem to be interested in doing business and so I have no idea what predictions the feathery one would have had in store for me!\n\nEven if he’s being antisocial when you visit too Klang is definitely a fun day out.\n\nWe had one of the most memorable meals of our trip here because of the cool people we met. It has a cute bird-themed street art scene and a museum I literally just nipped into to use the loo blew me away!"},{"type":"link","content":"https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Flynnintokyo%2F2845527154&psig=AOvVaw2BvntzhsNcRvab8q48F-99&ust=1668928215645000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=2ahUKEwj_ue6c2Ln7AhWElOYKHVQACxkQr4kDegUIARCuAQ"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FEzXWYUZl2qDgHWucwKuZ%2F138.jpg?alt=media&token=c3b92a86-9ce0-4f81-b74f-68ea4c036136"}]}]
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