Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
SIGHTS
Shah Alam
MASJID SULTAN SALAHUDDIN ABDUL AZIZ SHAH
( 5159 9988;
www.mssaas.gov.my
;
10am-noon & 2-4pm Sat-Thu)
Called the Blue Mosque for its
azure dome (larger than that of London's St Paul's Cathedral), this is one of Southeast
Asia's biggest mosques. Covered in a rosette of verses from the Quran, the building accom-
modates up to 24,000 worshippers and is a sight to behold. Its four minarets, looking like
giant rockets, are the tallest in the world (over 140m). You'll need to be appropriately
dressed if you want to look inside.
MOSQUE
CITY OF DIGITAL LIGHTS AT I-CITY
(
www.i-city.my
; per car RM10; 6pm-3am; Padang Jawa, then taxi)
Some bright spark had the idea to
jolly up a dull technology park with a million and one LED light displays. There are forests
of multicoloured trees, giant peacocks and cacti, a massive screen showing free movies,
Snowalk
where the air-con is cranked up to keep the fairy-lit snowmen and penguins climat-
ically happy, and outdoor amusement and water theme parks. Kids and collectors of su-
premely kitsch experiences will love it.
TECHNOLOGY PARK
Klang
Once Selangor's royal capital, Klang is where the British installed their first Resident in
1874. Its few sights should take no more than a couple of hours to see, leaving you plenty
of time to enjoy the real reason for heading here: satisfying your stomach in the restaurants
of Klang's vibrant Little India.
Klang is small enough to see on foot. Heading south from the train station, along Jln Ste-
syn, you'll pass several attractive rows of Chinese shophouses (to the right).
LITTLE INDIA
Running parallel to Jln Stesyn to the right is Jln Tengku Kelana, heart of Klang's colourful
Little India. Especially frenetic around the Hindu festival of Deepavali, this Little India is
more vibrant than those of KL, and includes several fortune tellers, who squat on the pave-
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