Petronas Twin Towers (2004-10-29)
Since Petronas Twin Towers is the biggest landmark in Malaysia, I thought I would do a separate entry just on this world famous building. Although Taipei 101 has surpassed the Petronas to become the tallest building in the world; the latter is still the tallest pair of towers ever built.
The Skybridge (glass observation deck) on the 41st floor of the
tower is open to limited numbers of visitors Tuesday to Sunday. Therefore
KL and I went there early in the morning to make sure we got the
tickets which are needed to go up there. We arrived at the ticket
issuing counter situated on the lower ground floor of the towers at
8:45 am and a long line had already formed. After waiting for
about twenty minutes we got our tickets. Then we were directed
into a room with various display showing the history and making of the
Twin Towers to wait for our turn to go to the Skybridge after a staff
collected our tickets. After just a short while in the room, a
staff gave everybody a colored laminated pass which we had to wear
around our necks before we were ushered to yet another room. This
room is like a mini theater with cushiony seats. We waited for the
next step in our march to the Skybridge while watching a documentary of
the Petronas Twin Towers on the giant screen.
Midway through the documentary, all visitors carrying a black pass
(that's us!) was called up to go through security check. KL had
to leave his foldable umbrella which he tagged on the side pocket of
his backpack with the security guard before we all went to the lift
that was to take us up to the 41st floor. Goodness knows what
terrorist act KL could threaten fellow visitors with a folded
brolly! My umbrella which I left inside my backpack was
spared. May be it's like, if you don't see it, it's not there!
Once we got to the Skybridge, a staff gave us a minute-long
description of the Towers and we were left alone to take in the scene
under our feet. Everybody was snapping away like mad (you've got
to 'cause every minute counts). When ten minutes were up, we were
called to leave the Skybridge to make room for the next group. It
seems like a whole lot of cumbersome little steps for a mere ten
minutes of viewing. But it is still worth the trouble because 1)
Admission is free 2) The Twin Towers is not difficult to go to 3) It is
a world known landmark.
When we got back to the ground floor, we went to the mall, Suria KLCC, inside the Towers. We also had an early lunch on the fourth floor food court there where I had the hottest bowl of laksa which darned nearly burned a hole in my mouth. After lunch we browsed more shops in the mall and KL bought a pair of pants which needed taken up. The alteration took a speedy thirty minutes, incredible!
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