The Wet Market
After we were done with the fruit market, we head over to the wet part. Also recently renovated, it was nearly arranged and for a wet market it was certainly very clean. None of those nasty smells we were used to with the old Chow Kit.
For a Saturday morning, I was surprised that the place was not as crowded. The vendors were too busy with their work that they hardly noticed me.
We spent around 20 minutes there and compared to the fruit market this place was more stuffy. Maybe it was the low ceiling and lack of air flow.
By the time we were, I was glad to get some fresh air ...
Capital Cafe
This was one of the old café from the heyday of 60's KL. At the time, the newly formed Malaysia was still searching for their identity. The place was still thriving and Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman formed the hub of the business district.
It was kinda a trip to the mall when you go out on a Saturday at Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman back then, and no shopping trip would be complete without a meal.
Zol reminiscing about the good old daysDone with the hailamShe recognised some of us ...And age-old cooking techniqueIn the good old days, Capital Café used to be a famous joint. Until this day, it was still famous for its mee hailam, although you had to be lucky for the" uncle" to fry you one as he had many helpers. The helpers didn't cook as well as he did.
During our walk, one of our friend suggested that we stopped there - just as we did a few years back. I had some mee hailam of course and I must say it wasn't as impressive as I hoped. Maybe the times had moved on.