Quest For The Skies

Taking panoramic shots of the Petronas Towers, walking between the skyscrapers, capturing breathtaking pictures from high bridges, and riding in the thrilling cable cars, we were certain that this country had an appeal for the heights and reaching the skies.

Petronas Towers once claimed the title of the tallest building in the world. Merdeka 118 is currently the second-tallest building in the world. Genting Skyworlds Theme Park sits as the highest theme park in the world at 6500ft (from sea level). Langkawi SkyCab Cable Car is one of the steepest cable cars in the world.  The Batu Caves Murugan Statue is the second-tallest statue of Lord Murugan, measuring 42.7 meters (140 ft). These were a few accolades from Malaysia’s lap owing to their fascination with heights.

However, this doesn’t end with the heights of the buildings or statues. Their aspirations start with the names of the majority of their attractions. Whoever believed ‘What’s in the name?’ clearly didn’t visit Malaysia! Everything is in the name. Once we started to observe it, we saw it everywhere. Awana Skyway (cable car ride to reach Genting Highlands), Skyworld Theme parks, SkyAvenue mall, Sky Casino, Langkawi SkyCab, SkyGlide, and SkyBridge are just some of the names we spotted. Interesting, isn’t it?

When in Langkawi, it was mandatory to visit SkyBridge, famous from the last scene of the movie Don (2006), which was shot here. We reached Oriental Village, the starting point of the SkyCab, to take the gondola ride to the peak of Gunung Machinchang, the location of Langkawi SkyBridge. It is a 125-metre (410 ft) curved pedestrian cable-stayed bridge, listed amongst the world’s longest curved-suspension bridges. It presents a magnificent view overlooking the mountains, the ocean and the forests. Feeling on top of the world, we captured every angle of this beauty that we could. No photos could do justice to the grandeur of nature we witnessed.

Along with the SkyBridge attractions, 3D Art Museum in Oriental Village named “Art In Paradise” was the tourists’ favourite. It offered interactive 3D paintings and wacky illusions.  One could easily feel like a kid again, clicking adorable photos with the available props.

All places mentioned offered an exquisite experience and were worth visiting once.

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