{"id":1986,"date":"2014-10-10T09:20:35","date_gmt":"2014-10-10T07:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.tatonka.com\/?p=1986"},"modified":"2026-01-30T09:51:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T08:51:01","slug":"visiting-kuala-lumpur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tatonka.com\/en\/visiting-kuala-lumpur\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Kuala Lumpur"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our production designer Istvan Ladanyi visited Kuala Lumpur and enjoyed the impressive diversity of this great Asian City. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arrival in Kuala Lumpur<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“Welcome to KL!\u201c was the greeting at the jetway. I had to think about this for a minute but it quickly occurred to me that the abbreviation “KL” could only mean “Kuala Lumpur” – no one really uses its full name here. One reason might well be that there are so many different cultures, religions and languages amongst the 1.5 million inhabitants so that it isn’t that easy to translate the name “Kuala Lumpur” unitarily. But that is only in theory!

You experience a world of contrasts wandering between Buddhist pagodas, Hindu temples, Christian churches and Islamic mosques. I witnessed a culinary, architectural and cultural diversity like nowhere else. “Vibrant metropolis\u201c doesn’t really meet the point – “tremulous centre of the world” sounds more like it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things to know about Kuala Lumpur<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Kuala Lumpur is located 35 kilometres from the West coast of the Malayan peninsular and, with an area of 243.65 square kilometres, it is the second biggest city of Malaysia. The most notable aspect about this region are the many palm forests, by which I was very impressed on my way from the airport to the city taking the KLIA Ekspres. The vegetation, of course, is not that surprising when you keep in mind that KL was founded by miners in the middle of the jungle in 1857.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s best to use Monorail (an elevated railway on a single rail) when travelling within the city to visit all the sights. Taxis are too expensive in the long term and cycling through KL isn’t something I’d recommend! Since there are no elevators to get to the platforms, travelling with luggage that can easily be carried on the back is a great advantage! We recommend e.g. the Flightcase<\/a> or, for those who need more space, the large travel backpack Great Escape<\/a> with an integrated extra daypack for sightseeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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