KL in some ways is an urban planner’s nightmare. The roads aren’t in a grid, thus making navigation a challenge for first time visitors. And the traffic!! The traffic jams are legendary.
This is traffic at 1600. And it’s really not that bad YET!
To help deal with this, KL has several rail lines (LRT and monorail and high speed) running through the city. However, they are all run by different companies and transferring between them is an exercise in patience (and ringgit). If you plan to muck around in KL, it’s best to PLAN PLAN PLAN and to use your map reading skills…
After I finished my Petronas Tower tour, I decided to check out the Bukit Bintang area. This is one of the busy spots in downtown KL with lots of shops, restuarants and bars for expats and upwardly mobile types. Tonight is Merdeka eve; many of the bars were getting ready for evening festivities. It even has its own KL Monorail stop!
It’s really the Coca-Cola stop…
As if you had any doubt about who is sponsoring this staion..
Ah, you’ve probably noticed that it’s a co-branded Monorail stop. Apparently ALL the stations on the KL Monorail have corporate “sponsors” that blanket their respective stations with advertising. It’s useful in a touristy way if you have to give directions. “Take the monorail and get off at the “Coke” station”. Hey, if it keeps fares down and brings in revenue, it’s all good with me!
Can you recognize the companies that have stations here?
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