Hotel Capitol, our Kuala Lumpur accommodation for this Malaysia vacation where lots of shopping can be accomplished ; ) plus some great tasting doughnuts from one of the leading doughnut franchise.We started off the day with breakfast at Bebe's Cafe in our Kuala Lumpur accommodation, Hotel Capitol, on the Mezzanine Level. Here you are greeted with breakfast food of a wide selection including local favourites such as nonya kuih, fried noodles, kampong fried rice, steamed buns, noodle soup, nasi lemak (coconut rice) and plain porridge with condiments and not forgetting western flavours such as yoghurt, cheese, croissant, ham and Danish pastry.
Enjoying breakfast food of a good variety in Hotel Capitol
A nice and cozy café, you could try the signature hi-tea which is served only on weekends from 1230 hrs – 1500 hrs and costs RM38 (USD10.75) ++ per adult. Here you would be able to savour their signature recipes such as homemade satay, ayam laksa as well as their special egg tart, roasted lamb leg and traditional double boiled chicken ginseng soup.After a leisurely breakfast, we checked out at 1000 hrs. Here are some shopping complexes in Malaysia, within walking distance of the hotel.
Some shopping centres in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Entertainment in Plaza Low YatAs we had parked our car in Plaza Low Yat, we took the opportunity to purchase some doughnuts from Big Apple Donuts & Coffee, a doughnut franchise with some pretty mean doughnuts. 12 pieces of doughnuts in a box cost RM21 (USD5.95). They have a good variety to choose from.
The doughnut franchise
Delightful & extensive range of flavours
More doughnutsWe then made our way to Ikea where a warrior friend of ours, Sherrine, was waiting for us. From Ikea, she drove us and another mutual warrior friend, Partiban, to Aman Puri area where we met another two warriors, Stanley and Adrian, at Klang Bak Kut Teh (pork bone soup from Klang). We had a great time catching up with each other as most of us had last met at a Christmas gathering in December 2008.
Our friend Stanley ordered the pork bone soup, a dry version of pork bones, pork knuckle, steamed tofu (beancurd) and some vegetables. The dry version, a dish that we had not tried before, was quite tasty. Overall it came up to RM82 (USD23.20) for the 6 of us.
Bak Kut Teh - Pork Bones
Along this row of shophouses were various other food outlets including one which had a huge signboard of a duck. Directly next to Klang Bak Kut Teh, is Restoran Sayur Sayuran, an outlet serving vegetarian cooked food where all meals cost only RM2 (USD0.60), according to Stanley.
The RM2 vegetarian meal outlet
Interesting signboardAgain we took the opportunity to share our experience of “The Opening”, the awakening enlightenment meditation retreat which we had attended in Estes Park, Rocky Mountains Denver in April 2009. After hearing of how powerful the event can be, they were quite positive in wanting to be there in November to experience it for themselves since this is the first time this particular event will be held in Asia, specifically Malaysia.
After an extended lunch, Adrian gave us and Partiban a lift back to Mutiara Damansara where we had parked our vehicles. It seems that this is the place for yuppies and there are a number of big well known stores here such as Tesco, Ikano, Ikea and Courts.
Tesco
CourtsIkea
Before leaving at 1530 hrs, we did some shopping in Tesco. Along the way, we were caught in the very heavy traffic before we finally managed to get onto E2, the North South highway at 1645 hrs.
Some fascinating views before we finally hit the highway
We took a twenty minutes break at Restoran Jejantas Ayer Keroh, a rest and relaxation area along the North South highway, before heading for the 2nd Link.
At the Ayer Keroh Restoran Jejantas stopTraffic was slow in certain areas of the North South highway and we reached the 2nd Link at 2040 hrs. Here, there was a tremendously long queue and we finally cleared both sides of the Malaysia and Singapore customs and immigration after 2200 hrs.
The second day of our Kuala Lumpur vacation and we had another great and enjoyable day with our friends. It was lovely seeing them interested in the awakening enlightenment meditation retreat that would definitely be of benefit to them. The breakfast food of a great variety in our Kuala Lumpur accommodation and the ambience in the café also added to our enjoyment. Oh! Not forgetting the shopping that we managed to do in Malaysia too. ; )
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