Amelia, Beth and I made it to the capital just after midday. Luckily the bus we caught from the Cameron Highlands was able to drop us near Chinatown. Here we were able to walk to a nearby hostel called 'Step Inn'.
The hostel was run by an unwelcoming, over 6ft tall Malay man, wearing 'guy-liner'. The building had a council flat feel, and the room next to the one we were shown to almost looked like a drug den. But despite all of this and its damp odour, it had two clean double beds, reasonably hygienic shared bathroom facilities and a low price tag so we gave it the nod and dropped our bags.
After locking our valuables away, we ventured outside and found some street food vendors near the main market street of Chinatown. We chose roasted duck served with rice and a broth/soup. It was delicious, but we were certain the price had been inflated (tourist price) after it took the cook a few minutes to 'find' the price from his limited menu. An Indian-Malay lady (also eating from the same vendor) with her family, clearly thought she'd been mistreated in someway too, and made her feelings perfectly loud and clear. Im sure most of Chinatown, if not the whole of KL, now knows what she thinks!
During mine and Amelia's last visit to KL city we only managed to catch a brief glimpse of the tallest twin towers in the world - the 'Petronas Towers'. This time round we decided to pay a proper visit...
We navigated our way to the towers using the city's monorail system, it was easy to use and also very cheap. After looking online and speaking to other backpackers, we arrived at what used to be the tallest buildings in the world (1998-2004) expecting to have to wait around or even reserve a space for the following day. Apparently it's unusual to be able to get tickets straight up to the iconic bridge. But we were lucky, we managed to get on to the next tour starting at 4pm.
For some reason the use of selfie sticks is strictly prohibited in the Petronas Towers.. so after handing in our 'controversial' selfie stick, bottles of water, walking through the airport style security scanners, and getting frisked, we sat waiting for the lift to take us to the 41st floor.
I've personally wanted to visit the iconic skybridge after seeing it featured in the film 'Entrapment' with 'Sean Connery' and 'Catherine Zeta-Jones'. At 170 metres above ground the bridge is the tallest 2-story bridge in the world. They only allow a set amount of people on at any one time, so we had to wait our turn before our walk across the 58.4 metre bridge. Although it wasn't the clearest of days, we were able to see almost as far as the eye could see. The views were nothing spectacular at this time of day, but it was a cool place to be and nice to see the city from up above - I was actually quite amazed by the amount of building work going on, it's definitely a city in progress. After ten minutes we were directed back to the lifts and up to the 86th floor to the observation deck for another look over the city. It was obviously a better vantage point and had some great panoramic views, but it wasn't as impressive as the skybridge.
After finishing our tour, we spent some time walking around the perimeter to various viewpoints including the best view (in my opinion) from the well kept park.
Whilst on the Perhentian Islands, Lizzie gave us some recommendations after her very recent trip to KL, including 'Skybar' located in 'Traders Hotel'. The bar was not far from the park, so we decided to pay a visit. The drinks were far too expensive for us (almost London pricing), but the 'bar' which was more a hotel pool area was quiet, so we managed to find a table hidden away in the corner, drink from our 1 ringgit (15p) litre bottles of water and pretend to look through the menu, whilst resting our aching feet and absorbing the great views of the Petronas Towers.
After taking advantage at the Skybar we made our way past the numerous shopping malls and stopped by a food court for dinner. There was a lot of choice as always, but we managed to whittle it down. I had chicken curry noodle soup, Amelia had plain pork noodle soup and I recommended that Beth try assam laksa - a spicy sour noodle soup that contains the pungent shrimp paste. Beth loves anchovies and sambal (a condiment made using shrimp paste) so I thought it'd be one for her, but unfortunately not. The laksa proved even too much for the sambal lover.
Before going back for the night, we stopped by a mini-mart for a few supplies and a little treat (Magnum ice cream!).

Batu Caves are located just out of the city, we found our way there using the mono rail and train systems.
When we arrived at around 10am in the morning, we were confronted by dozens of macaques. As we know by now these cheeky little monkeys can be a little mischievous sometimes, so with this in mind we kept our belongings close to us at all times.
The cave contains some of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India. The huge cave itself was impressive but unfortunately it was horribly spoilt by a huge amount of litter. There must've been at least a hundred or so used plastic bottles scattered around. Whether they'd been collected by the macaques or thrown by tourists I do not know! And It wasn't just the plastic bottles that made us turn our noses up, certain parts of the cave were dazzling with LED lights from shops selling things like water guns! The only part that really impressed us was the 140ft tall golden Murugan statue stood outside which is the biggest in the world! After a few snaps and a quick stop for a thirst quenching coconut, we hopped back on the train and back to the city for some lunch.
The afternoon was spent back at the hostel chilling out and catching up on the blog, before getting ourselves showered and ready for an evening on the town.
Using another recommendation from Lizzie we went in search for a place called 'Helibar'. It proved a little tricky to find, but eventually after a little help from the trusty iPhone we found it. The bar as the name suggests is located right at the very top of a fairly tall building in the centre of the city. Before being approved rooftop access we were compelled to purchase drinks from the very swanky aviation themed bar. As expected the pricing was a little steep, but strangely whether we bought a bottle of water, cocktail or beer they were all roughly the same cost. I chose a pint of Guinness and the girls both had mojitos.
From the bar we were led up a couple of flights of metal service stairways to the helipad. During the day it is a fully functional landing spot for helicopters but as night falls the place is dramatically transformed into the city's coolest drinking spot. The only thing between you and certain death, is a very flimsy retractable belt barrier found in airports etc. It was without doubt the most amazing and unique bars I've ever been to. And one of the best things about it was the lack of people, we were three of about 30 people there, and whilst there we witnessed a proposal too! As one of the signs by the bar said 'KL's best kept secret'.. and it really was.
After sunset we left the rooftop in search of food. It'd not gone unnoticed by Beth that there are a fair few Nando's restaurants around KL. Seeing there was one just a few minutes walk from Helibar we 'had' to go. It's nice to splurge once in a while!
Feeling very full we decided to aid our digestion with a gentle stroll to see the Petronas towers.. again. I'm not sure Beth and Amelia were as keen as I was, but after seeing some pictures of them at night I personally felt it was a 'must do' before we left the big city. I'm glad, and I think Amelia and Beth were too, that we went - The towers looked amazing and even more spectacular at night with the dazzling white lights highlighting and shimmering off the magnificent piece of architecture. Despite the fairly mediocre fountain show outside, it was worth the effort even with our potbellies.

The next day we got up fairly early to catch an 8am bus to Malacca...