If you guessed Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as our 5th destination, you were correct!
Kuala Lumpur literally means "muddy estuary" in Malay.
Kuala Lumpur is well known for the Petronas Towers, which Matt Lauer visited during his trip KL in 2010. At the time of its completion in 1999 was the world's tallest building at 452 meters... today it is 3rd or 4th. Honestly, I learned way more than I wanted to about records regarding tallest buildings when I tried to look this up... apparently the Sears/Willis Tower in Chicago was actually taller if you counted the antennae and had more floors, but the Petronas Towers were considered taller because antennae don't count, but the spires at the top of Petronas do. Anyway, it all seems like a moot point when you consider the building that opened last year in Dubai (Burj Khalifa) is almost DOUBLE the height at 830 meters!
Perhaps the person from Malaysia that is most recognizable to Americans is actress Michelle Yeoh, of "Crouching Tiger, Hiden Dragon" fame. (According to Wikipedia... so take it for what it's worth) she was also a former Miss Malaysia, in People's 50 Most Beautiful People issue in 1997, and the voice of the soothsayer in Kung Fu Panda 2..
Kuala Lumpur literally means "muddy estuary" in Malay.
Kuala Lumpur is well known for the Petronas Towers, which Matt Lauer visited during his trip KL in 2010. At the time of its completion in 1999 was the world's tallest building at 452 meters... today it is 3rd or 4th. Honestly, I learned way more than I wanted to about records regarding tallest buildings when I tried to look this up... apparently the Sears/Willis Tower in Chicago was actually taller if you counted the antennae and had more floors, but the Petronas Towers were considered taller because antennae don't count, but the spires at the top of Petronas do. Anyway, it all seems like a moot point when you consider the building that opened last year in Dubai (Burj Khalifa) is almost DOUBLE the height at 830 meters!
Perhaps the person from Malaysia that is most recognizable to Americans is actress Michelle Yeoh, of "Crouching Tiger, Hiden Dragon" fame. (According to Wikipedia... so take it for what it's worth) she was also a former Miss Malaysia, in People's 50 Most Beautiful People issue in 1997, and the voice of the soothsayer in Kung Fu Panda 2..
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