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Pictures from China Town, Malaysia

Posted on June 18, 2012

I feel I am most vulnerable when I arrive in a country. I have often missed out on the night’s sleep, chances are I would have felt tense about getting the visa which would have arrived last moment. Of course I watch movies non stop in a flight and I drink a glass of wine too. I try not to sleep a wink. When I am not watching a movie I try to look out of the window and heaven forbid if I don’t get a window seat!

So when I arrived at Kuala Lumpur. all of this was true. There was a person waiting for me at the arrival with a placard and it was easy to spot him. He put me in a taxi and off we went. The only trouble was I was not supposed to pay for taxi and to me it felt no one else had paid! I asked the taxi driver, “How do you get paid for this trip?” He said, “By coupon, your company man paid it before you got in.” I love such introductions to a country, when they don’t try to fleece me when I am the most sleep deprived and wide eyed. After this I had to enjoy Kuala Lumpur.

In my excitement of trekking up to the Everest Base Camp (which I did almost back to back after Malaysia) I have not blogged much about Malaysia. It is now time to rectify it.

I stayed only 3nights and 4 days, I wish I had more time in Malaysia but here I go. I will post today some photos from the China Town in Kuala Lumpur.

Rambutan Fruits, China Town, Malaysia
Rambutan Fruits, China Town, Malaysia

I went to China Town on Day 1 after that sleepless flight, so I was dead tired. I decided I would catch up on sleep later! This was an evening visit and the China Town was full of exotic fruits, including the Durian. No I didn’t try any, I was content clicking pictures. I have tasted Rambutans at Suryagarh, Jaisalmer. And they taste a bit like Litchi to me but then I am no connoisseur when it comes to fruits and food. I clicked the Durian and one more exotic looking fruit but the pictures didn’t come out too well.

Clay Pots, China Town, Malaysia
Clay Pots, China Town, Malaysia

I remember these clay pots were one of the first pictures I clicked at the China Town, Kuala Lumpur. I asked the stall owner if I could click a picture and he nodded a yes readily. I was clicking another picture in China Town when the owner almost walked into my frame thinking I was a useless tourist only clicking pictures. The irony was he had vegetarian stuff and I had already placed an order. He was a bit contrite after it and I brushed aside the incident. It was nothing. And I know how irritating we tourists with our cameras can get.

Food, China Town Malaysia
Food, China Town Malaysia

It was dusk and I tried taking an evening shot hand held which is often not a good idea. Still here is a shot of China Town, KL at dusk.

Street Cafes, China Town, Malaysia
Street Cafes, China Town, Malaysia

And finally here are colorful Chinese Lanterns which I found quite fascinating. I have been to only four places in Asia till now (OK 3, I anyway live in India) Nepal, Malaysia and Singapore and I have loved what I have seen.

Chinese Lanterns, China Town, Malaysia
Chinese Lanterns, China Town, Malaysia

Now when I look at my Malaysia pictures I wish I had clicked more. And that I had a few more days to explore this beautiful country.

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9 thoughts on “Pictures from China Town, Malaysia”

  1. Lady Fi says:
    June 18, 2012 at 8:01 pm

    Such a vibrant city! Love those clay pots.

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  2. R.Ramakrishnan says:
    June 19, 2012 at 8:40 am

    Lovely pics of China Town. The image of the colorful and exotic Rambutan fruits is superb !

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  3. Nisha says:
    June 19, 2012 at 12:12 pm

    Nice pictures, Mridula. Reminds me of umpteen visits to this place. And that’s the street where I’ve stayed a few times. It’s backpacker’s delight. 🙂

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  4. Anuradha says:
    June 19, 2012 at 3:05 pm

    :-), reminds me of that walk after no sleep at night, and the noodles we had there.

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  5. Mridula says:
    June 19, 2012 at 4:01 pm

    Thanks lady Fi and I saw so little of it!

    Thanks Rama.

    Nisha I hope I will go back sometime and explore it more.

    Anu yes it was so much fun!

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  6. Niranjan says:
    June 20, 2012 at 1:02 pm

    I missed out on China town when i visited KL. Looks nice.

    http://www.rajniranjandas.blogspot.com

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  7. Nilesh says:
    June 20, 2012 at 9:29 pm

    nice narration. i love short description. your Everest account it too much for me.

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    1. Mridula says:
      June 21, 2012 at 2:52 pm

      Thanks for the feedback Nilesh but I did EBC in long hand as it was very special for me and I wanted to read it and remember say 5 years from now.

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  8. Debopam Banerjee says:
    June 21, 2012 at 12:14 pm

    So colorful!!!!!!

    http://debnature.blogspot.in

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I am Mridula Dwivedi and I started this blog in 2005. It has been an amazing ride. I have visited 32 countries till date! I have worked with many tourism boards and prominent travel companies. My blog was featured on the BBC and the Guardian.

I did my Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur. I worked full time in academics till 2015! I quit my job as a professor, thinking I will take a break for one year, which turned into five.

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