♥ I love Malaysia ♥
There are two Malaysia. On one hand, the exotic land, country adventures and fevered dreams, populated by pirates, jungle moist, hunters of wild animals, colonial palaces, English colonists tea drinkers and sultans ... On the other, a dynamic country and modern living between highways, skyscrapers, oil and megaprojects industries, a good student Asian South East turmoil.
What we least expected, perhaps, is this Malaysia enriched by ethnic diversity, where Muslim Malays form only a small majority, along with many Chinese, Indians and Tamils ... A real melting pot, reflecting the diverse origins of the settlers of yore and labor came from the East. A kaleidoscope prism which would Kuala Lumpur ...
Both Malaysia share a natural border, long impassable, this mountainous jungle confined to the heart of the old country. So we find: in the West, a developed country around the colonial trading, industrial, concrete, whose effervescence owes much to the Chinese trade; to the east coast of beautiful beaches, typically Malay kampungs in wooden houses on stilts, tropical islands.
To understand this strange duality of Malaysia, we will neglect or colored temples colonial towns (Georgetown, Malacca) nor paradisiacal landscapes or fishing villages enveloped in legends (Perenthian, Terengganu, Cherating ...). We would not forget the jungles of the peninsula (Taman Negara), the oldest rainforest in the world, with a fascinating wildlife kingdom nomadic aborigines, or the fantastic tea plantations of the Cameron Highlands.
A trip to Malaysia is to discover a land of many faces. Consists of a peninsular and north of the island of Borneo, most of its cities were built in the middle of a vast tropical forest. Kuala Lumpur and its huge buildings give way to an exotic jungle, disturbing, but so attractive. The place is ideal for lovers of activities such as trekking or rafting. The Petronas Towers in the capital is a superb spectacle at night.
Temples and mosques in the country bear witness to the Muslim and Buddhist cohabitation. Its beautiful beaches have nothing to envy the best shots. During a trip to Malaysia, we should not skimp on relaxation and diving.
Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia. It is a metropolis of 4 million people (urban area).
Its name means "muddy confluence" in Malay: the city is at the confluence of two rivers. The most important is the Klang, which flows 45 miles to the west in the Strait of Malacca.
Torn from the jungle, the city owes its birth and fortune to fabulous tin deposits discovered in the nineteenth century. Kuala Lumpur was long an encampment of bamboo huts infested with malaria. But she grew up with the trade in tin for the capital of the Federated Malay States to become in 1896.
The first impression of the traveler who is going through Kuala Lumpur is that of a peaceful and orderly green city, which, despite its 1.5 million inhabitants, has a human size.
