It took about 4 hours to drive there from Penang, a very scenic drive dotted by limestone cliffs and endless groves of palm trees. The rest stops along the toll expressway were convenient, complete with facilities, a hawker center, children's playground, and even a gas station. Upon our arrival in the city, our wonderful GPS navigated us around the confusing streets straight to our hotel. After checking in, we walked over to the KLCC park, which had the biggest concentration of playscapes I've ever seen! Though it was hot, our kids didn't care and spent the next hour happily exploring and giving us "tours". The very impressive twin Petronas Towers were in the background. Around dinner time, we made our way over to the Suria KLCC mall and enjoyed some very cold air-con while dining with a view of the dancing fountains outside. A lovely first day!
After getting a late start the next morning, we took a taxi to the Lake Gardens, a very large metropolitan park with gardens, museums, and children's playgrounds. We spent several hours at the KL Bird Park, the largest free-flight aviary in the world, and were fascinated by the great variety and beauty in the bird kingdom. I enjoyed watching the male peacocks put on a show for the females, and Abigail particularly enjoyed the bird show. We had lunch of char kuoy teow and fish curry at the attached Hornbill Restoran. After, we walked to the beautiful Islamic Arts Museum where we were all fascinated by scale models of famous mosques around the world. There were also weapons, jewelry, beautiful handcrafted fabrics, pottery, and wooden chests inlaid with ivory. Sorry, no pictures to show you from there!
After, we made our way to another playground. Mark and Abigail loved a spinning mushroom they found, and Rachel took us across a model of the Penang bridge. We then caught a taxi to the KL Tower (421 meters, and the fourth tallest in the world) and enjoyed sunset views from the top. We ended the day at Pavillion mall where we ate Italian food and wandered through a forest of decorated plaster bears representing every country in the world. A very busy day!
We didn't do nearly as much the following day, but we did wander over to the Aquaria KLCC. This small but well-designed aquarium had a large underwater tunnel and many displays on the plight of sharks disappearing from the oceans due to being hunted for their fins, so sad. Adam and I both enjoyed watching the octopus best. We grabbed some yummy Indian food for lunch, and then headed back to our hotel to cool off in the pool. That night, we dined in our hotel's restaurant, and Abigail went downstairs with daddy to ring in the new year by releasing wishes attached to balloons!
On New Year's Day, we headed to Mid City Mega Mall where we enjoyed a taste of home at Krispy Kreme! Then we all made momma happy by going to Jigsaw Puzzle World where we spent an embarrasing sum on one of my favorite hobbies! Then back in the car again to return home. It was fun to taste some of Kuala Lumpur's charms, but we only saw a few of the many attractions here. If we return, a completely different adventure awaits!
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