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Central Market is a convenient place to look for souvenirs. I was afraid they had nothing I wanted to buy. But the market was cleaner than I had expected. As there are some tables and seats on the 2nd floor, you can have some rest there. Leave a Comment Theme: Local Craft |
For U Handicrafts & Souvenirs: Among the collection of kites in this shop are traditional Malaysian “moon kites” like the one pictured. I’m sure these kites are overpriced just for the tourists, but they really are pretty. The shop is in the Central Market, on the upper level towards the back left side of the building.
All the kites are supposed to be hand-made and -painted, and I didn’t see any two alike. The proprietress said all of them fly, and that they’re double paper and much sturdier than the thin balsa supports would lead you to believe. Maybe they do fly, but for the price I’m not too keen on experimenting. The one pictured is about 3 feet wide and cost about RM300. There are all different sizes and intricacy of the paintjobs, though, ranging from less than RM100 to RM700+. It sounded like there was a discount for paying cash.
The kites fold down for transport, and the proprietress will show you how to unfold them and get everything aligned again. |
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several shops and stalls all under one roof.
Tea pots, crafts, souvenirs Leave a Comment Theme: Other |
Central Market...well, as the name goes- It used to be a market; now it's a one-stop place for various arts and crafts...You can't go wrong here...the other place will be around the KLCC area...there's a craft complex, well worth a visit.
Anyway, there's also antiques here...different shops specialize in different antiques, so ask the information counter.
There's also a great bookstore for novels and magazines (Book Centre) with many many of the newest softcover books...Friendly staff (Look for the fat man! - I hope he doesnt read this!)
A pet store too,(Mainly aquarium fish) and there are so many artists around, you might wanna get a potrait done.
Around Central Market are some other crafts stores, some closer towards Chinatown. I would reccomend a visit to Peter Hoe- nice stuff (batik, crafts) there.
Pewter is a must to me, shop also for various craft items like mats and what not... Leave a Comment Theme: Antiques |
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