Date : 2nd March 2025ย
Travelled : 230 NM from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur.ย
Visited : Kuala Lumpur ย
Stayed : Holland Americaโs Zuiderdam
Another very smooth nightโs passage, this time for KL. This is despite the fact that the Zuiderdam was averaging 17 knots all nights. We slow as the Zuiderdam closes on the port and visibility is very limited by the morning mist.
We have never visited KL or Malaysia for that matter so weโve booked a โKL on your own tourโ which is effectively a coach ride to the city centre and back. Whilst US$69 seem expensive itโs a 90 minute journey each way and the cheapest option.
By the time we reach KL and experience the heat and humidity out in the street for 30 minutes we decide the hop-on hop-off bus looks good. We find the nearest stop is just around the corner and we spend the next 2 hours sitting in the air-conditioning taking in the sights. Yes fairly lazy and not normally our style but with the temperature at 30ยฐ combined with 80% humidity it makes more sense than dashing from one shopping centre to the next.
KL has lots of iconic new towers but bus pictures arenโt worth posting so thatโs it. We return to the Pavilion our pick up point, enjoy lunch in a restaurant upstairs. Pam and I walk the shops filling in a little time before getting back on the coach and try and stay awake for the trip back to the Zuiderdam.
Michael + Pam
