The beach in these tropical places really makes you lazy and abandons all modern devices...it has been a week since my last post, so its time to open the computer again and give an update I guess :-). Relaxed from the beach Ellen and I flew into Kuala Lumpur at night to start the Malaysian part of our trip. If you can, fly into this amazing city at night! We had a spectacular view of the enlightened skyline with the Petronas tower from the airplane. Going through immigration and baggage check we discovered soon that Malaysia is very different to Thailand. After travelling Thailand for a month with all its charming places and friendly people I have to admit instead of missing it I fell in love right away with Malaysia. I've never been greated and treated so friendly and polite with everyone dealing with you welcoming you to his country. It is so clean, modern and convenient and still affordable here, the trip into town with the cab was like a ride on the German Autobahn. Riding into downtown at night leaves you stunned in the backseat staring outside the window into this amazing city. 
From our luxurious hotel (for affordable price as everything else) we had an amazing view of the Petronas towers right opposite. Exploring the city at daytime I fell in love even more with Malaysia's capital. Modern and colonial architecture next to each other, the world's religions coexisting peacefully together with their mosques, temples and churches right next to each other and overall a slight british influence from the colonial time with an international cuisine that lets nobody's mouth unwatery. A great place to be! Unfortunately we just had a day...
But in this day we almost made it all: We went to Merdeka square and saw how the Malaysians built their capital after achieving sovereignity around the old colonial buildings and the Cricket Club the British have left behind. Every nationality has its own little part of the city making it to their own with their lifestyle and food and you really feel like beeing in that country when you are in Chinatown or Little India. And still, everyone is standing together as Malaysian and we could observe how proud the Malaysians are of their country, preparing the national day on August 31, a big celebration every year on Merdeka square. The day couldn't end better as with an english high tea at the restaurant of the KL Tower with an amazing view above the city in 421 meters height. What a city!
