Spent a few days bouncing between KL and Penang. KL was towers and fog. Petronas spires disappearing into low cloud, Merdeka 118 cutting straight up through it, caught the skyline once from a hotel window mid-storm. Also made it out to Putrajaya for the pink dome mosque.
Penang’s was definitely my fav though. Kek Lok Si Temple first, painted ceilings, gold Buddhas, monks walking through the halls, that whole place is a lot to take in. Then walked around George Town for hours. Old Peranakan shophouses falling apart in the best way, a trishaw parked outside a 100 year old door, some couple doing wedding photos in front of a building, an old guy selling vintage banknotes off a cardboard box on the sidewalk. Just walked around randomly and made foot stops along the way
I loved how different the two cities looked. Same country, completely different visuals.