Malaysia Local Guides organized another very interesting and informative meet up on the Saturday of 17th March 2018, where we participated in the Kuala Lumpur City Council’s Heritage Walk Guided Tour. This free guided walking tour is a service by the Kuala Lumpur City Council working in conjunction with the Tourism Ministry to promote and educate participants on the history of many of the old buildings and areas around the central Kuala Lumpur area and tourists as well as locals are encouraged to participate.
Original Event page: https://maps.google.com/localguides/meetup/kuala-lumpur-heritage-walk
Since it started very early on a working Saturday morning, we had just 3 participants @StephenAbraham @PavelSarwar @EugeneWong . We had arrived about 8.30am in the heart of the city at the Kuala Lumpur City Gallery. We spent a little time taking candid photos before the tour, and registration began at 9am. There were many other tourists and participants from many other countries. [Our group photo below]
Our summary 360 video of our meet up. Watch the below in a large full screen in highest 4K quality where possible.
We started our walk from the Kuala Lumpur City Gallery Kuala Lumpur City Gallery (1898). Location (https://goo.gl/maps/V7M9WzhtSVs). The Gallery is a modern museum which documents and explains the history about the Kuala Lumpur city and how it transformed from a muddy tin mining area to a bustling modern city today. It was very mind opening looking at all the old photos and exhibits and most certainly a place that all tourists should visit. [Photo below]
Then we headed to the Kuala Lumpur Independence Square / Dataran Merdeka (1892). Location (https://goo.gl/maps/rpQpoCb19ML2). This is the official celebration grounds of the federal government where all major events take place. Historically, this was a cricket field grounds set up by the British government. Each weekend evenings, lots of people gather here to just enjoy the night. [Photo below]
A short walk to the Victorian Fountain (1904). Location (https://goo.gl/maps/h7ezF81DtzL2). A small but beautiful fountain built by the British reminiscent of old Victorian style. [Photo below]
We walked across the road to the National Textile Museum (1905). Location (https://goo.gl/maps/Fms9RLnzd9S2). A very interesting museum documenting the historical trade between east and west and explains the many types of textiles and styles found in Malaysia. [Photo below]
From the old British side of Kuala Lumpur, a short walk across the historical bridge road, location (https://goo.gl/maps/vai58mA73972), we were admiring the old buildings and walkways towards Chinatown. Our guide explained about the differences in architectures between the 2 sides of the city. [Photo below]
Then a short walk across the street to the Masjid Jamek Look out point, location (https://goo.gl/maps/K2fyF1b1mQx). Here we see the fork between the Gombak River and the Klang River and the beautiful architecture of the Masjid Jamek mosque, the first British built mosque in Malaysia. [Photo below]
From the lookout point, a stroll along the old river bank road towards the Sultan Abdul Samad Building (1894). Location (https://goo.gl/maps/eApPj7VtpSo). The old British administration building, which then was used by the Malaysia courts and now occupied by the Tourism ministry. A building with a wonderful historical architecture. [Photo below]
We then walked towards the historical Anglican Cathedral of St Mary (1894). Location (https://goo.gl/maps/wRUfetFTw5A2). A small church with very well maintained interiors. This was one of the earliest churched built by the British to serve a growing population during the late 1800s. [Photo below]
And finally to our final destination point, the Royal Selangor Club (1884), location (https://goo.gl/maps/zo34oT1id7U2). An old community club for the wealthy and rich of the days, which is still operating today. [Photo below]
It was an amazing time for all of us, and there was so much we didn’t know about the old buildings, so it was a great opportunity and experience for each one of us. This free guided tour is provided by the Kuala Lumpur city council and interested parties can contact them via the web site here. http://www.visitkl.gov.my/visitklv2/index.php?r=column/cthree&id=51&place_id=706
Thanks to all our members who joined us for the Kuala Lumpur Heritage walk today.
After our meet up, we proceeded to our next delicious Bangladeshi food crawl meet up arranged by @pavelsarwar in the heart of the city in Kuala Lumpur [Photo below]. Suffice to say for now it was fabulous. 
And you can read about our food crawl recap here.
