There were two remaining points on my KL itinerary: Take pictures of the Petronius towers from the Skybar at the Traders Hotel and have dinner at the night market in K.G. Baharu. I did not manage either task but there still was adventure to be had. I did not think I was dressed well enough for the Skybar. My thongs and feet were filthy and my pants had soaked up so much dirty water from the batu caves that there was a ring around my caves. Besides from what ...

For dinner it was back to Jalon Alor. Ana from the Lazat cooking school recommended that I go to Restoran Sun Chui Yuen (the only restaurant on the street with yellow table cloths) for dinner and try the chicken fish. Being sold by the kilo and not by the dish it may have been the most expensive thing on the menu. The host came by and was almost apologetic, presenting my with an 18 inch long fish with a massive racket sized head and telling me that though it w...

The Orange Pekoe hotel (formerly called The Nest, 1, Jalan Angsoka, 50200 Kuala Lumpur) was stuck down a small alleyway but was remarkable easy to find with the directions the hotel provided me. The rooms, like the backpacker hotel in Beijing were sparse, a bed and a sink, shower and toilet. Once again the shower nozzle was directly over the toilet. The clerk at the front desk was super helpful, quickly presenting a map and answered all my questions on what to...