Have Perut Will Travel...: Selamat Hari Raya! 5-Mall Hop: Splendour of Eid Fitr

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Friday, 5 April 2024

Selamat Hari Raya! 5-Mall Hop: Splendour of Eid Fitr

Selamat Hari Raya

I took leave today for a scheduled medical check up that was unfortunately cancelled. With nothing planned, we decided to revisit the same malls we explored during Chinese New Year — except this time, instead of chasing dragons, we were on the hunt for ketupat and Eid Fitr decorations.

We left our condo at 10:30am and ran a quick errand downstairs at Plaza City One. Then we walked to the bus stop along Jalan Munshi Abdullah and caught a free GOKL Blue Line bus to the Titiwangsa bus hub.

From there, we crossed the awfully busy Jalan Tun Razak via a footbridge and entered the Titiwangsa Monorail station, tapped in, and continued on until we reached the Titiwangsa MRT station.

Mall 1: TRX

We caught a train for RM2.00 (≈ USD/EUR0.40) to the Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) station — our first mall of the day. We captured the splendour of the Eid Fitr decorations here before moving on.

Mall 2: Pavilion Kuala Lumpur

Next, we boarded another train bound for Kwasa Damansara for RM1.20 (≈ USD/EUR0.30) and got off at Bukit Bintang MRT. Unfortunately, we exited the wrong turnstile, so for a “fare” of RM0.80 (≈ USD/EUR0.20) we re entered to head in the correct direction.

We exited through Gate E and walked to Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, where we captured footage of both the exterior and interior decorations — from ground level and from the sixth floor.

Mall 3: Sungei Wang Plaza

We continued along Jalan Bukit Bintang, ducked underground into the MRT station again, and exited at the other end for another RM0.80 (≈ USD/EUR0.20). Back on the surface, we took the escalator up past the Monorail station and entered Sungei Wang Plaza.

Working with limited space, the Eid Fitr decorations here were understandably modest.

Mall 4: Plaza Low Yat

We exited Sungei Wang and walked to Plaza Low Yat. Since it was lunchtime, we headed to the newly opened non halal food court, Asia Food City, on the lower ground floor. Our unplanned lunch came to RM49.50 (≈ USD/EUR10).

After lunch, we went up to the first floor to run another errand before crossing Jalan Imbi via a footbridge into Berjaya Times Square.

Mall 5: Berjaya Times Square

We shot some footage of the Eid Fitr decorations here before heading out onto Jalan Imbi again, walking toward our final destination of the day.

Mall 6: LaLaport BBCC

We arrived at our new favourite mall, LaLaport Bukit Bintang City Centre (LaLaport BBCC). We spent some time filming the Eid Fitr decorations, then rested our feet at Starbucks, where our drinks came to RM27.25 (≈ USD/EUR4).

Finally, we hailed a Grab car for RM13.00 (≈ USD/EUR3) back to our condo.

What’s Next

In our next video, we (hopefully) wake up early enough to enjoy a quiet morning of car free Sunday.

Note: Car free Sundays were not held during Ramadan.