Friday, May 22, 2009

Kuala Lumpur - Central Market



The Central Market in Kuala Lumpur is a must visit for all tourists. Vibrant in colour and rich in aroma. Here you can find all kinds of arts and crafts at all kinds of prices.






My Gran would have loved this market, there is a massive store selling only ribbon, beads and embroidery materials, with things I've never seen before. You gotta love Asia...
Mick is clearly getting tired of my shopping, but that's ok as he found a three hundred year old chair to sit on and the friendly merchant selling the antiques decided to keep him company on the other three hundred year old chair...

A almost three hundred year old door for sale for 8000 RM. I would have bought it if I had a house to go put it in.
Awesome food!!! Do try the Wheat Germ and Honey Juice. It tastes like freshly cut grass, but it grows on you... And even better its good for you...
Local Chinese medicine shop, where they sell all kinds of things believed to have healing powers, such as dried sea stars, sharks fin, seahorses, birds nest and heaven knows what else.
Anybody for some dried squid from Argentina?
At 400 baht a kilo, they can keep it. It tastes horrible...

Once outside in the main road, the true Malay culture comes to light. This area not geared as a typical tourist area is frequented by the Malay people for cheap Malay lunches which consist of curries, nan breads and roti. You can't help but think only of eating when you walk through the streets with all the curry smells following you...


Loved it.

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