{"id":10644,"date":"2016-01-28T19:56:30","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T18:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/?p=10644"},"modified":"2023-03-29T15:59:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T13:59:33","slug":"things-in-kuala-lumpur-that-everybody-recommends-but-they-are-not-fun-at-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/en\/2016\/01\/28\/things-in-kuala-lumpur-that-everybody-recommends-but-they-are-not-fun-at-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Things in Kuala Lumpur that everybody recommends, but they are not fun at all"},"content":{"rendered":"

Botanic garden and Orchid Garden<\/h2>\n

Every single guide will recommend you to visit Botanic Garden with its famous orchid collection as a one of the most beautiful and interesting places to go. I like all kind of parks, so I went there. To be honest, the park is nothing special. If you want to see it all prepare for an extra stroll, because there are many hills in the area. There are not many info boards so it\u2019s hard to get to a particular part of the garden, since everything looks the same. Orchid Garden is extremely small and this is just a place with pots with flowers.<\/p>\n

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The Hibiscus Garden wasn\u2019t much better. I was there in December and it wasn\u2019t a particular season for these plants, because there were no many hibiscuses.<\/p>\n

The funniest things were the faces of people I have met on my way. They looked so disappointed and when I have asked them if it\u2019s worth going there. They always started with a carful \u201ewell\u2026\u201d. Well, you can imagine that it wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

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This is it. The famous Orchid Garden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mouse deer Park<\/h2>\n

That was probably the worst experience in KL. Before I went there, I had read a lot about the fascinating animal called a mouse deer \u2013 which is basically the smallest known hoofed mammal, looking like a mix of deer and mouse. Sounds awesome, isn\u2019t it? Mouse deer Park is situated in the Botanic Garden. It took me a while to find it, but when I did found a few cages, dark inside, so I couldn\u2019t see anything. Somewhere over there was this small animal, probably frightened with people trying to see it. Well, I didn\u2019t see it. Poor, poor mouse deer and poor visitors\u00a0:)<\/p>\n

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I would love to take a picture like this, but I haven\u2019t seen a famous mouse deer. Photo by Albert Noorlander<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Taxi drivers<\/h2>\n

I was told that taking the taxi in Kula Lumpur is quite a good idea. Especially, when you don\u2019t have a lot of time and you don\u2019t want to waist it for finding the direction. It is supposed to be quite cheap as well. Here is a reality. Firstly, almost every taxi driver had no idea where to go when I showed him my hotel address (which was in downtown). In most cases we wandered around the same streets so I had to navigate the taxi driver on GPS. Secondly, every time I wanted to catch a taxi, the taxi drivers denied to turn on the taximeter, claiming that there was a traffic. What kind of excuse is that? Traffic or not, the distance is the same. I had many arguments with Malaysian taxi drivers, almost every time I\u2019ve heard that they\u00a0don\u2019t want to go<\/em>. Really? A taxi driver who just doesn\u2019t feel like going?! Annoying.<\/p>\n

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Remember: No sex and no durian in the taxi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chinatown<\/h2>\n

I am a fan of Chinatowns. They are always so colorful and loud, so many things are going on there and the food is just great. But the Chinatown in KL was kind of disappointing. First of all, it was quite small, very crowded and hard to walk through. The small stands were everywhere and the path between them was so narrow that it was almost impossible to stop even for a while. I was also quite unlucky with the food. It was quite pricy and less tasty in comparison with other Chinatowns I visited. The meat was gummy and veggies were undercooked. In simple terms: it wasn\u2019t fun.\"OLYMPUS<\/p>\n

Food<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s hard to discuss with the individual taste, so I won\u2019t do that. I will only share my personal opinion. I\u2019ve read a lot about how amazing Malay cuisine is. How diverse is the mix of flavors, but I just can\u2019t agree. Every time I have tried to eat a typical Malay food, it wasn\u2019t good. I\u2019m really open for novelties and I can eat everything, but in Malaysia I didn\u2019t even know what I was eating. When I\u2019ve ordered e.g. a chicken, I would say that it was some part of the chicken, but it wasn\u2019t a part you would expect\u2026 As a person who tried to eat healthy food I had many difficulties with choosing the right stuff. Believe me that eating a famous dessert like\u00a0coconut soup with jelly beans<\/em>\u00a0is not a best option for your body.<\/p>\n

How about you? Did you have similar experiences in KL?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Botanic garden and Orchid Garden
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