The Gardens Mall and the Trip Home

On Thursday - my favourite day of the week - Mom and Dad's maid Nympha comes. I disappear quickly off to the Gardens Mall for the day. There is a free shuttle that leaves at 10:15 just outside of the condo.

The mall is huge and filled with high end and local brands. Stores such as Esprit, The Gap, Aldo, Coach, Burberry, the Body Shop, and Louis Vuitton are just some of the more recognisable names. The Gardens Mall is attached to the Mid Valley Mall which has a carbon copy of all of the same stores. I am not sure why.

Anyways... long story short, the trip to and from the mall takes about 20 minutes. Today, I took SEVERAL shots on my way back so that you can see what KL looks like. It is truly a city in the middle of a jungle. I even saw a monkey today. 

Mont Kiara is the top pink arrow and the Gardens Mall is the bottom pink arrow. The two blue arrows are the Petronas Towers.

Leaving the Mall

A river. Usually there are plastic bags floating in it.

They are building something here... basically, the city is under construction.Under the trees are the tiny little "lean-tos" that the workers live in.

More construction

Yet another construction site. The soil here is an orange-brown colour.

Literally, jungle right beside the highway.

The Malaysians complain about traffic nearly as much as Canadians! It is pretty bad here too. A thunder storm is brewing in the background.

Just a jungle.

We stopped to pay the toll. As you can see there is an elevated highway going in the other direction above us.

The well manicured entrance to the Golf and Country Club. The Malaysian Open is coming up next weekend. I was talking to a gentleman in the elevator last week who said that the course is quite nice but HOT HOT HOT.

KL has numerous limestone embankments. They have blackened with the use of coal.

The polo club.

Sri Hartamas Blue Roofs. An interesting shopping area next to Mont Kiara. There are hundreds of little shops and spots in there. Much more local than most places I shop in and around. I don't believe there is a grocery store there, but there is a Starbucks. Next time I am at the Blue Roofs, I will take pictures.

The off ramp to Mont Kiara from the highway. The gentleman ahead of me was wearing a white hat.

The water filtration plant. In the very middle you can see the brown water that will be cleaned up and drinkable. Luckily here, the water is drinkable from the tap. In SE Asia, that is a treat.

This is at the very outskirts of the Mont Kiara area. I would guess that they are clearing the forest for more condos. This is where I saw today's monkey.

The lawns here are impeccable. There is always someone sweeping the lawns to get rid of debris - leaves, flowers, trash.

Mont Kiara Plaza. Seeing as it is Thursday, the night market is all set up. Vendors will sell everything from fruit and veg, to sausage and omelets to clothing. Mom and I are headed there as soon as she gets home or, if she is late, I will zip down there tonight (10 min walk) to get supper.

7-11. What can I say?