There’s More to the Petronas Towers than the Petronas Towers
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I admit, at first, I wasn’t too impressed with the Petronas Towers.
On my first visit to Kuala Lumpur, in 2011, we’d stayed at the Furama Bukit Bintang, in a room that had a view of the Petronas Towers.
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I suppose the fact that we’d seen it from a distance, and could easily see it within 5 seconds of waking up if we were so inclined, made me take the Petronas Towers for granted. When I returned this year to Kuala Lumpur, I actually put off seeing the Petronas Towers till our last day, when we didn’t really have anything else to do — no money to do it with — already. But, as it turned out, our visit there was one of my favorite moments from my time in KL.
That’s partly because, after alighting from the GoKL bus, we came across an unexpected patch of wood that provided a cool respite from the KL heat. The ground was concrete, yes, but the trees were tall, benches abounded, and there seemed to be several people who were really just spending the afternoon there. It was an interesting place.
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And then there were the Petronas Towers themselves, which were truly impressive seen up close. I especially enjoyed staying for a while in the nearby grounds and watching the towers progressively light up as the sky turned darker and darker.
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But what I loved most about my visit?
People watching.
Seriously, if you ever feel kind of down in the dumps when you’re in KL, just head to the Petronas Towers and people watch. Notice the numerous antics people get up to in order to get a good photo. (For the record, I confess to lying on the ground to get a good shot. And I may or may not have spent an awful lot of time figuring out a way to take a decent selfie with the towers.)
And the poses!
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People. People are the best attractions at the Petronas Towers.
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You got some great shots of the towers!
Alison
Thanks Alison!
Loved this post!
Thank you! <3 xx
People watching is one thing I love to do to kill time 😉 I love that you were being a paparazzi here. 😛
Haha! It was just so funny watching them. Thought I bet people watching me would have laughed too. The PT are difficult to photograph alone, much less include in a selfie. 😀
yeah i know what you mean. i would do the same too! the things people would do for a “good” photo op. 😛
It’s a bit like people pretending to hold up the leaning tower of Pisa, isn’t it?
Exactly 😀
I love the photo of you and the Petronas seen through your hotel window… wow… the towers look incredibe and I would not take them for granted, given I have never seen them 🙂 and I’d probably also wallow on the ground for a nice shot lol 😀
That’s actually my sister, I had a similar photo but she’s prettier. 😀
Nice! Can relate to the poses and antics of people at PTeronas Tower. I love your daytime shots of the Petronas Tower. Went there last November but it was nightime and raining. 🙂
Just one more reason to go back. 😉 Hopefully on a sunny day. Thank you for dropping by. 🙂