Kuala Lumpur at dusk from up high — the KL Tower on the left, the Petronas Twin Towers lit up at center.

Ruth at the reflecting pool in KLCC Park, dwarfed by the 1,483-foot Petronas Twin Towers.

Dinner announces itself — a chilled tower of grouper, tiger prawns, and scallops on ice.

Inside the great limestone cavern at Batu Caves, a Hindu shrine glows against the rock.

A standoff at Batu Caves — Ruth and one of the resident macaques sizing each other up. Guard your snacks.

City of towers — glass and stone climbing in every direction downtown.

The 140-foot golden statue of Lord Murugan stands guard over the 272 rainbow steps up to Batu Caves.

Under the great oculus at The Exchange TRX — the flagship Apple store humming below.

A golden spiral staircase coils like a seashell — modern KL doesn’t do plain.

Ruth settles in for the full treatment — seafood tower, champagne on ice, city lights in the glass.