SHOPPING IN KUALA LUMPUR

Considered a shoppers paradise, Kuala Lumpur offers a huge choice of goods, from the traditional hand crafted products to the major designer and fashion labels all for reasonable prices and the prices are even lower than a lot of Asian cities. One needs at least three days for a good shopping tour of the city.

If one has only one day to go shopping, then try out the Light Rail Train system. For the worry free consumerism that takes place under the one roof or complex, and to see all the fashionable places and get a glimpse of what most locals do with their spare time. Make your way to the station in the centre and within the area is the leading shopping mall, the Suria located by the sub-ground walkway. The Suria is boundless shopping mall that is very alluringly decorated with marble floors and stunning design.

Its located right near the foot of the Petronas Towers, and has up market shops like Marks and Spencers, Burberry and the likes of Hogo Boss, Polo and many many more alongside world renowned jewellers such as Tiffany & Co. The expats generally the people with money in their back pockets shop here while people interested in hunting bargains go elsewhere. In saying this, this shopping centre is well worth paying a visit even if you don't intend to buy anything.

There is also Aseana on the base level which has lots of Malaysian gifts and memento which range from hand crafted jewellery as well as locally made silks, wraps and sarongs. With two fantastic food halls and lots of fast food outlets to keep your energy levels peaking to keep on shopping. Maybe take a few minutes outside the building to wonder at the tallest twin towers in the world.

More Places to Shop
Next on the agenda is the Mid Valley Mega Mall (Mutrajaya), which is at the moment the biggest Shopping Malls in all of South East Asia. In order to get to the Mid Valley Mega mall you can take either Light Rail System (LRT) to Bangsar station and take bus no. 5 or a taxi which are very cheap in Malaysia. This trip lasts 10 minutes and this Mega Mall is comparable to Suria's, but the place is so gigantic that one can lose ones way and get lost. The Mega Mall has so much to offer and has more retail outlets than the Suria·s Mall. The Hypermarket Carrefour is here as well as other retail outlets by the name of Metrojaya and Jaya Jusco. There is also an 18 screen cinema here that offers Bollywood as well as Hollywood along with Chinese films. The MPH Bookstore here has also a free reading section.

When finished here, get back on the Light Rail System (LRT) and make your journey towards the Sunway Pyramid. The closest station is Kelana Jaya, which is the last station on the southbound line. This 20 minute journey brings you through a good part of suburban Kuala Lumpur and is also 20 foot above the ground. When you arrive at the last stop, you get onto the feeder bus that brings you to Subang Jaya.

Sunway Pyramid
Sunway Pyramid is well worth the visit, even if you just want to see the architecture of the Egyptian style facade. There are about 250 retail outlets as well as a 48 lane bowling centre as well as a great ice skating rink which is usually full of teenagers. Also here is the popular theme park, the Sunway Lagoon which stays open up till 10pm. The park closes on Tuesdays.

On the way back at the Taman Jaya station one can disembark to visit the Amcorp Mall which is also a big hit, but especially on Sundays when there is a massive flea market that has all sorts of goods on display as well as pre used domestic items. This market is well worth a visit.

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