Kuala Lumpur
After the plane has landed at the airport of capital of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, in dynamics the terrible prevention was distributed: if at us in luggage will find any drugs we are expected by the death penalty. M-yes, after such it was possible to expect that at customs from us will shake out soul, but all has passed very quickly and in a civilised way, as in the best airports of Europe. To tell the truth, the airport simply shakes in the huge sizes and level of technical development. In half an hour we with the girl-friend already went in «шатле» (bus shuttle – nearby 20 ринггитов which we with the girlfriend for simplicity of dialogue have renamed at once into "X-rays"). The airport is from a city far, 90 km, therefore we entertained ourselves that simply looked out of the window. The city makes impression even if you go in the bus. Skyscrapers and shabby hovels, the escalators which are going down from offices directly on sidewalks, and street trays on which шкварчит the stuff also is fried. Then, when we left in a city to walk, first of all have, of course, gone to skyscrapers Petrona Towers – to a symbol of Kualy. These peaked towers-twins connected in the middle by the bridge, are similar (if to stand at bottom and to look upwards) on two rockets which have merged in a kiss. These are two greatest skyscrapers in the world. The bridge between them exists to admire specially a city from height of the bird's flight (without any inverted commas, because it not literary exaggeration, and the real truth). But when we have tried to get on this Malaysian viewing platform, entrance tickets have ended. It appears, happens also such. Probably, to stand on bridge Petronas – all the same what to visit in Freedom statue New York, therefore such international agiotage.
ON the NOTE.
If you rise before and will arrive to towers of Petronas by 8.45 can pass there free of charge: the first 800 visitors here do not pay for an input. However on Monday of a tower are closed.
Then we have gone to examine other high-rise object of capital – Dzhejm, the highest mosque in Asia, constructed in 1909 under the same project, as the well-known mosque of Mogul in Northern India. It is possible to order a sightseeing tour on a city in hotel and then you the organised order reduce in the National museum and the Royal palace. But we have preferred to walk on a city independently, as capital inhabitants very friendly and (to the Asian measures) completely not annoying. If see tourists who have partitioned off street the huge card always offer the help in orientation to districts. With an English dialect of problems did not arise. We have tried all kinds of a municipal transportation for two days. The underground has caused the present cultural shock. It is completely automated: small structures движутся without the machinist! On streets there go only cars and motorcycles. Movement – right-hand (therefore seriously think of car rent – we have refused).
Taxi very cheap, to all of them use as buses. In all large centres (trading, road service stations, in hotel) it is possible to pay the trip in advance, and then with the check to go on parking and sits down in the first taxi by turns – very conveniently).
In a city there are Chinese and Indian quarters. In Chinese many small and big restaurants, cafe and little shops. Indian represents one large market which numbers go along several streets. In a shop directly on your eyes squeeze out juice of a sugar cane. Not less pleasant alternative – ice tea (strong black tea with juice лайма and ice).
The average check in superexpensive institutions – about $70. But it is extremely expensive! It is necessary to try very much to have dinner on $20! Cost of a good dinner here can equal $2.
But to us has not carried again because, it appears, the place enjoys the madwoman popularity and little tables need to be ordered in advance. From a grief we hardly was have not gone to overeat hamburgers in «Hard fate of cafe», but one affable малайзиец has directed us to restaurant Old China on suburb Chajnatauna. Here to you will offer a traditional Chinese cuisine in an authentic interior. Besides pleasant thing from an interior can be bought, for example a centenary cup from which you ate, or a chair on which sat.
In the evening we have gone to the most expensive restaurant – analogue Moscow «the Seventh sky». It is in a television tower of Menara which here (we have already got used to a local gigantomania) enters in top-5 the highest in the world).
Shopping
For unusual souvenirs which can become an excellent gift or a bright detail of your interior, it is necessary to go on the markets: the Central market, Chajnataun, a lane of Lorong Tuanku Abdul Rohman (which every Saturday turns to analogue of our Old Arbata), Chou the Whale – the largest night market. What to buy? Ceramics (national pots to a lab), саронги from a batic, a product from a skin, pay attention to products from tin are present works of art.
As here very favourably it is possible to buy electronics and clothes, periodically here pass 70 % сейлы. Our "megamarkets" do not go to any comparison with малайзийскими shopping centres: «Молл» on Dzhalan Putra, "Alfa Engl" in Vangsa Madzhu, «Bangsar shopping a complex», to "Pood of Plaza», «Es энд Em Plaza» and «Show of Perejd».
The etiquette to Visitors in Malaysia usually is offered by drinks, and to refuse them is very impolite. Never show on a subject or the person a forefinger. The hand thumb is for this purpose used, other fingers are bent. Never take meal and do not transfer anything the left hand. Traditionally it in this country was used for the hygienic purposes, and to transfer someone something the left hand means mortally it to offend. The head of the person is considered in Malaysia sacred, and to touch it it is impossible. Therefore do not take in head to stroke by our tradition малайзийского the child on a head.
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