KL to Putrajaya

Hi,

Given that Putrajaya is on the railway line between the airport and KL, it does rather makes sense to visit Putrajaya first, and then head on into the city. However, unless you're fairly light on luggage and have a reputable hotel booked, this might not be a very convenient choice.

There are a few grand mosques in Putrajaya, but I assume you mean the Putra Mosque. In addition to the mosques, Putrajaya has a grand convention center, several large parks, and a variety of bridges. Personally, I don't find the architecture particularly attractive. The main reason to visit the place is to see what it tells you about Malaysia's government. The architecture of the place is inspired by countries - Iran, Turkey, the Arab World - that Malaysia has limited historical and cultural connections to, while skipping the obvious places that Malaysia does have a great deal of connection to, namely China and India. The city is also remarkably Malay. In a multi-ethnic country, the new capital is intentionally designed to have as few non-Malay people in it as possible. Witnessing these things is far more interesting than the mosque, at least if you ask me. The mosque is by no means the most beautiful or the most interesting in the world; for photos of beautiful mosques at sunset, you'd be much better off in Iran, Turkey, or the Arab World, rather than this little fake corner of it.

You'll need to take a taxi from the railway station to the mosque, but it's not expensive. So you may as well have your luggage with you. But I do agree that the mosque is not photogenic.

Thanks for your thoughts. I was close to concluding that as far as travel is concerned, it would probably be best to just head directly to the area from the airport, and from there continue on to KL to our hotel. We will have luggage with us, so hopefully we will be able to store it at the airport in left luggage, and then retrieve it before proceeding to KL. Not optimal, but better than lugging it around with us while in Putra.

There might be left luggage at the Putrajaya train station, or there might at least be some ticket sellers who would let you store your bags there. This would make much more sense than leaving your luggage at the airport. But I can't say I have any personal experience with this.