Taken in December of 2013 in Kuala Lumpur.
DAILY PHOTO: Petronas Towers by Day
1
Tag Archives: kuala lumpur
DAILY PHOTO: Kuala Lumpur City Centre Park
Taken in December of 2013 in Kuala Lumpur.
This pic is taken from the pedestrian bridge over Simfoni Lake in KL’s City Centre Park. The park is located between the Petronas Twin Towers and the KL Convention Centre.
Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.
DAILY PHOTO: KL City Centre Park
Taken in December of 2013 in Kuala Lumpur.
Kuala Lumpur (KL) City Centre Park is a little–but immaculate–park located between the Petronas Towers and the KLCC (KL Convention Centre). This is taken from a bridge inside the park. One can see the KL Tower in the background as a directional reference (i.e. the photo is taken facing roughly west.)
Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.
DAILY PHOTO: KL Chinatown
DAILY PHOTO: Banana Flower
Taken in December of 2013 in Kuala Lumpur.
The other night, I ate banana flower for the first time–that I know of / remember–in two separate dishes. My wife and I were eating at the Oh! Calcutta on St. Mark’s Road in Bangalore, and we sampled banana flower croquettes as part of an assorted starter platter, and then I tasted some of my wife’s entrée, which was “dry cooked banana flower with coconut slivers.” The former was tasty, but so spicy that my undiscerning palate was incapable of learning anything about the flavor of this flower. The latter, much milder, dish tasted like a tasty take on mashed potatoes (again, to my unrefined palate.)
The picture above was taken in Malaysia, but banana flowers are present everywhere bananas grow (throughout much of tropics.)
Deceptively, the flower looks like it could be a deadly weapon–with its pointy, conical bloom.
Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.
DAILY PHOTO: Kompleks Dayabumi
Taken in December 2013 in Kuala Lumpur.
This tower, built in a Modernist Islamic style, is one of the most famous landmarks of Kuala Lumpur. It’s also one of the earliest high-rise towers in the city (circa 1984, to give on an idea how rapid KL’s growth has been.) Below, one can see some graffiti along the river walk.
Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.
DAILY PHOTO: Chestnuts Roasting [Sans the Jackfrost]
Taken in December of 2013 in Kuala Lumpur
The smell of roasting chestnuts seems a little out-of-place in a Malaysian Chinatown, but there’s no rule saying you must see your breath to savor this Christmas treat. Plus, you can eat them in the comfort of shorts and a tank top.
Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.
DAILY PHOTO: Fruit Cart: Dragon Fruit and Banana
Taken in December of 2013 in Kuala Lumpur
I took this on Jalan Alor, Kuala Lumpur’s famous food street. It was early, well before dark when the street gets thronged with hungry travelers. The fruit stands were just getting erected and the frog porridge was simmering.
Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.
DAILY PHOTO: Colorful Mural
DAILY PHOTO: KL in Miniature
Taken in December 2013 in Kuala Lumpur
In Kuala Lumpur’s City Gallery there’s a model of the city that is part of a video presentation on the city. They darken the hall, play a film, and there are lights to highlight certain buildings or roadways as mentioned in the video.
It’s nifty and it’s free. The City Gallery is adjacent the famous “I♥KL” sign, near Independence Square and the Sultan Abdul Samad Building (Offices of the Ministry of Information, Communications, and Culture.)
Tiger Riding for Beginners 