Champions League Final In KL - Part 1

In May, what now is a long time ago but what seems to me only yesterday, my friend and I decided to catch the Champions League Final between Manchester United and Barcelona at Bukit Bintang, KL.

We also made a snap decision to take a sleeper train up to KL on Friday night from Johor Bahru. The train is supposed to depart from JB some time around 11+pm but be prepared for it to arrive way past midnight (maybe it is different now that the trains leave Singapore from Woodlands but certainly, that was the norm for a long time). The slower pace coupled with the possibility of lying in a prone position means that one is able to arrive at KL Sentral in the morning rested (as opposed to some place like Bandar Tasik Selatan at around 5.00 am in the morning). That is, of course, if one is not too bothered by noisy fellow passengers, like this family with kids, two of whom squeezed together with their Dad into one compartment, making a lot of noise and asking a lot of questions.



We, of course, had the comfort of one bunk to a person, small as it was...



Breakfast At Klang
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The last time we had dropped by at Klang for Bak Kut Teh in the afternoon, all the famous stores had been closed. So this time, arriving at KL Sentral at 8.00am in the morning, I was determined to have Bak Kut Teh for breakfast at Klang.

And so it was that we arrived in Klang some time around 9-10am (taking the KL Kommuter, a rail service which spans KL's satellite towns and a little beyond, from KL Sentral is a very convenient option) and headed straight for one of the well-known outlets.

The one we went to, Seng Huat Bak Kut Teh, is just up down the road from the train station (Jalan Sultan, I think)...





And guess what, the pork ribs were already sold out by then!!! So we had mixed meat Bak Kut Teh, which was fine by me, for the broth was light yet flavourful, distinct yet smooth.



We also had tea, which my friend seemed to place a lot of emphasis on, though to me it is just something that people tend to take with Bak Kut Teh...





But I must admit the small cups which we used to consume the tea were interestingly quaint. I wonder if that is just to create a novelty value, so as to enable them to charge just that bit more...



Anyway, I suddenly remembered something about us being able to catch a boat from Port Klang to an island called Pulau Ketam and, despite, my friends protestations, decided to head for there - on an impulse, of course....