Fine Dining is gaining ever increasing popularity and we all want to try newer dining places at international destinations.
The tallest building in Malaysia is Menara Towers in KualaLampur. It is a telecommunication tower which is 276 mts above the ground level. While we all know about the Petronas Twin Towers as one of the most tallest structure in Malaysia, Menara Tower also known as the KL Tower.
It is used for telecommunication, the total height of this tower is 421 mts or 1381 feet, the 7th tallest freestanding tower in the world (after Tokyo Skytree in Japan, the Canton Tower in China, CN Tower in Canada, the Ostankino Tower in Russia, the Oriental Pearl Tower in China, and the Milad Tower in Iran).
The tower also acts as the Islamic falak observatory to observe the crescent moon which marks the beginning of Muslim months.

The lift takes only 1 minute to travel up all this distance and the ambiance is mesmerizing.
This observatory is open to public at height of 335 meters with binaculors to see the rest of the KL from this tower. A revolving restaurant goes by the names of 'Atmosphere 360' located at the top of this tower provides beautiful views of the city below. Even the Petronas towers look small from here.
At the center of this restaurant is the buffet menu - which has options from chicken to beef to fried vegetables, spaghetti, pastas, sweets. Since I am not much into continental dining, and I felt there were very few options for vegetarian food. So the chef asked me if he can make something special for me. He made me stir fried vegetables of my choice and it was yummy.
It is necessary to do a reservation at this restaurant as it is generally packed, especially on weekends. The prices for Lunch buffet, Hi-tea and dinner buffet are different.
Lunch Buffet Price - RM 92.45 net per adult
Dinner Buffet Price - RM 207.9 net per adult
Yes the dinner costs a significantly more than the lunch as the city lights are more charming than the day time views. And much more romantic dining experience during evenings and nights.
Initially we had made reservations for dinner, but when we reached the KL tower it was raining and the staff told us that the weather is cloudy, due to which the panoramic city views would not be great. So we decided to go to china town instead and came back for the lunch next day.
But we did enjoy the lunch time buffet as well.

I would recommend everyone travelling to Malaysia to include Menara Tower and the Atmosphere360 restaurant in their itinerary.

Beras Besah or Island of wet rice is one of the most popular islands of Langkawi. The sand at this Island is so soft that it feels like wet rice.

There is a popular legend that says that two giants by name of Mat Cincang and Mat Raya. Mat Raya was celebrating the engagement of his daughter with Mat Cincang's son. But the groom was found flirting with another woman, which led to a strong fued between the two families and the entire feast of the engagement party flew in the air and became the present day island. The wet rice island is probably the area where the rice fell.
You can easily inscribe your name on the white sand, it's granular and mushy.
How to Go:
As mentioned in my post - Island of Pregant lady, the only way to go to this island also is by speedboad or jetty. You can book a jetty from the Jetty point in Langkawi (The one where the Eagle statue is there - prime location in Langkawi). Or you can check with you hotel reception, they have tie ups with different Jetty operators. This Island is covered in the Island Hopping tour - which costs around 250 -300 RMs.The Island hopping tour is around 3-4 hours, he picks you up from the jetty point, takes you to the Eagle feeding square, amazing eagles can be spotted hovering over your boat. The next stop is Pregnant Lady Island and the last stop is Beras Besah island.

What to do:
The island is very serene, and no commercialization. Thats why it has retained its natural beauty. There is nothing much on this island except one stall where you can get water, soft drinks etc. You can also rent some swimming gear, snorkelling gear etc., but my advice is to just enjoy the beauty of this beach. Not must corals and fishes here, so not the best site for snorkelling. The best place for snorkelling, scuba diving is Pulau Payar, i will write about it in my future posts.

All in all, this is a good place to visit and must be included in the Langkawi itinerary.

Langkawi is a cluster of 99 islands, and the second largest of it is the Dayang Bunting Island also known as the Island of the Pregnant Maiden. This Island had in its center, as very large fresh water lake. No one knows the depth of this lake but it is full of sweet green water. This is known as the lake of the Pregnant lady.

The Island looks like a Pregnant lady lying on her back.
A popular legend says that once upon a time, a lady conceived upon drinking water from this lake. Since then, many women who have problems in conceiving visit this lake and drink this sweet water and seen miraculous results.


How to Go: The only way to go to this island is by speedboad or jetty. You can book a jetty from the Jetty point in Langkawi (The one where the Eagle statue is there - prime location in Langkawi). Or you can check with you hotel reception, they have tie ups with different Jetty operators. This Island is covered in the Island Hopping tour - which costs around 250 -300 RMs.

The Island hopping tour is around 3-4 hours, he picks you up from the Jetty point, takes you to the Eagle feeding square, amazing eagles can be spotted hovering over your boat. The next stop is Pregnant Lady Island, where you can walk down to the lake, enjoy 1-2 hours and the last stop is Beras Besah island.



What to Do:
After getting down at the Pregnant Lady or Dayang Bunting Island, there is a long walk down to the Fresh water lake - instructions are clearly written. There are lots of monkeys, so need to be careful.


They have put up a floating platform on the lake and swimming is prohibited without appropriate life saver jacket. Please do not risk your life by jumping into the lake, it is extremely deep. The aura is mesmerizing with mountains all around and the greenish color of the lake shining in the sun.

At a particular spot, we noticed there were lots and lots of fishes, and people were putting their foot into the lake so that fishes can eat into them. Another legend says that it is good luck if you give your feet to these fishes, and there were enough people willing for it. I couldn't stand it more than a few secs, it was too tickling.


There is indeed something magical about this island.So go ahead and bask in the sunshine and sip on this miraculous sweet water lake amidst the salty ocean.