Petronas Towers

The merits of having a birthday near to a holiday is that you end up getting wonderful surprises like a night at a five-star hotel on your first day of the trip. I felt utterly spoilt, the hotel in question is the Mandarin Oriental situated right next to the Petronas Towers so this is the view that filled our bedroom window. It was our first day in Kuala Lumpur so we had to force ourselves to leave the luxuries of the Mandarin Oriental to see some of the city, though I would have been happy to pass the day away just spreading out on the king-size bed or using it as a trampoline.

At night, the view was even more spectacular with the city lights glimmering beneath us and the towers in their illuminated glory. Sorry for exercising so many gushing adjectives. It was simply a sight to behold.

Anyway, there was this little dial-switch in the bathroom which I thought was a dimmer switch for the lights but I turned it backwards and forwards with no effect. But then, when we turned on the TV, the stereo system came on and music filled the bathroom. I was just so impressed, though apparently this is quite a common feature in even ordinary hotels. I guess in my prefered mode of traveling, I really dont get many experiences of hotels as such, let alone hotels with stereos in the bathroom. Maybe I'll end my backpacking days and start to enjoy the finer things in life.