Travel Reference
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SHOPPING
Klang Valley is stacked with malls, with Petaling Jaya particularly well served in this re-
spect. The following ones are our pick of the crop.
Petaling Jaya
SUNWAY PYRAMID
( 7494 3100;
www.sunwaypyramid.com
; skating rink admission incl skate hire Mon-Fri RM17, Sat & Sun RM22;
skating rink 9am-8pm)
Next to Sunway Lagoon and pretty much a tourist attraction in its own
right. Distinguished by its giant lion gateway, faux Egyptian walls and crowning pyramid,
this mall contains a skating rink as well as a bowling alley, a multiplex cinema and the usu-
al plethora of shops and dining outlets.
MALL
CURVE
( 03-7710 6868;
www.thecurve.com.my
;
10am- 10pm)
About 15km west of the centre of PJ, this
sprawling shopping complex is worth a look for its various market events usually on the
weekend and - a recent addition - the farmers and craft market on Friday (11am to 7pm).
There's a free bus shuttle service here from the Royale Bintang Hotel (
Click here
)
in KL.
MALL
JAYA ONE
(
www.jayaone.com.my
/
; 72A Jalan Universiti; 10am-10pm)
Home to the performing arts centre
PJ Live
Arts
(
www.pjlivearts.my
)
and a branch of hit bistro The Bee (which also hosts bands and other
events). Every three months it also has a new-and-old goods stall event,
Markets@JayaOne
(
www.markets.my
)
. Take a taxi or bus from Asia Jaya Light Rail Transit (LRT) station.
MALL
1 UTAMA
(
www.1utama.com.my
;
1 Lebuh Bandar Utama, Bandar Utama; 10am-10pm)
The main reason for visiting
this mall is for its 2790-sq-metre Secret Garden - one of the largest roof gardens in the
world with over 500 varieties of plants. There's also a mini rainforest in the mall's atrium
and the climbing gym Camp5. There's a bus from Kelana Jaya LRT station.
MALL
AMCORP MALL
(
http://amcorpmall.com
; 8 Jln Persiaran Barat; 10am-10pm)
Don't overlook this dated but conveni-
ently located mall next to Taman Jaya LRT station. Visit on the weekend when it hosts one
MALL
