Kuala Lumpur

After taking the night train from nearby Penang we arrived ni KL at about 830 and by 1030 we dropped off our bags and were headed to the Malaysian Grand Prix, we didnt even know it was on till we arrived. Bundled into a taxi we shot off, arrived at the track an hour and half later and tried to get some tickets. We got peasant prices tickets with the rest of the Indians and Malaysians for 50 rinngit, which is about 10 quid. Bargian compared to Silverstone. We posed with a spark plug girl and then headed to our hill to watch the race.

I was not expecting to enjoy it but tehe adrenaline surge when the start went, bearing in mind we couldnt even see it was incredible, that lasted about two laps and then be just sat down to watch the rest, gets a bit boring after the first few laps. The sun was extremely hot and i can safely say that it was the hottest i have ever been, every item of clothing dripping with sweat. There was even a riot to buy water as the stalls ran out for ages.

In the evenign we joined countless F1 fans in the bars around town. We drank at an irish bar while watching some of the cricket, painfully paying about 3 pound 50 for a pint. KL is very expensive compared to everywhere else we have been considering we have just come from Thailand paying 90p per pint! We met some Sheffield ladies and then proceeded to a club with some crazy Malays dancing like they were on speed to some funky techno style music.

The next day we went to a place called the Batu Caves a real tourist trap considering we took a bus for about an hour to see what was actually just one big opening in the rock just full of hindu temples and shrines and over touristed but still really shabby looking. Then onto the KL tower to view the city, great views and shots of the Petronas twin towers. Finally we headed to a bar near the Petronas towers to take advantage of the photo oportunities when it gets dark. Although trying to get the whole towers in is painfully difficult, i think ive got a good shot of it tho. Finally we headed to the chinese market where Joe and Rob bought high quality fake watches, firstly for 150 rinngit then im sure Joe got stiffed as the same watch was 60 rinngit at a stall further down. I just bought some knock off Billabong T-shirts as some of mine are bit on the manky side now.

Our last day in KL is spent visiting the shops below the Petronas towers and then heading up onto the skybride, where the bridge scene and most of the film Entrapment was staged.