Enjoying Kuala Lumpur's Colonial Architecture at the Merdeka Square

Kuala Lumpur's weather this week was definitely hotter than here in Manila by a few degrees but it can be schizophrenic as well, just like here.  Around 4PM as we were winding our Hop On Hop Off tour, it suddenly rained!  It was drizzling a bit while we were at the Merdeka Square but after 10 minutes and a few pictures under our belt, the rain poured hard!  Kainis!  

Pity really as it would have been great to have photos nearere those landmarks there.  I forgot their names but their unique colonial architecture was definitely worth some photo op!  I also would've wanted to cross the river to Masjid Jamek, this old mosque, but it wasn't meant to be.  The rains had other plans for us.

By the way, merdeka is independence in Bahasa Malaysia.   It's a huge square - an open space and there's a large TV on the farther side.  It is flanked by different buildings which had nice colonial architecture which the city has preserved.  You won't see these buildings in Manila, sob sob, although that railway station looked like Manila City Hall.