Chow Kit

We walked to the monorail station.  We were hungry again and stopped for a snack at a local convenience store attached to a gas station.  It was here that we discovered broad beans.  They are a super crunchy, salty, and delicious snack.  It's the perfect way to re-balance after a hot sweaty afternoon of exploring.  We decided to take the Monorail to Chow Kit, an interesting neighborhood in KL.  The neighborhood felt a little rundown and since it was a holiday, there were people milling about everywhere.  In particular, people seemed to congregate most outside of stores where there was a hint of air-conditioning wafting outdoors.  We found an interesting, inexpensive department store in the neighborhood where Scott was able to find a couple shirts.  The clerks seemed to be responsible for different sections of the store and one person followed us around while Scott checked out some different sizes, etc.  It's challenging when you don't know the language or shopping rituals.  We did successfully complete the transaction and headed on our way.  We found the wet market which is a major attraction in this area.  The rather dark alleyways were filled with vendors selling meat and fish.  We even saw rather eye popping items like cow hooves.  Cats tended to patrol the area looking for scraps.  Once again, the sights and smells annihilated the senses.

We took the monorail back to the Bintang area and decided to a have a sit down lunch at one of the popular Indian restaurants in the area.  We tried Spice of India at the top of one of the malls.