Friday in Kuala Lumpur

Friday...ate subway sandwiches (and not the breakfast ones) for breakfast then met our same driver as yesterday to go explore. Our first stop is the National Zoo. On our way there we drove down Embassy Road.  All the major embassies were on this road.  As we were driving over the car were huge birds.  I asked our driver what they were but he didn't know how to say it in English but he said there were a lot in the zoo.  We paid our entrance fee and an extra 15 rm ($2.50ish) to use our video camera...weird! Once inside we got a map and headed out,  we turned the first corner and there in front of us to walk through were 100 or so of those birds I had asked about.  We prayed we didn't get pooped on as we walked through them.  The grandpa, as we called him, was about as big as Todd.  There were also some huge pelicans inter mixed with these other birds.  We continued through the zoo for about 2 hours. There were wild monkeys all over as well.  It was a pretty nice zoo.  

Never had to pay to use our own video camera before.

Monkey behind bars.

So many big birds.

Hi big fella.

This is who we called grandpa bird.

Zoo Negara or National Zoo.

Entering insect world and butterfly garden.

Butterflies are pretty cool.

Cool picture.

Right next to you Cameron.

Triplets.

Almost our name.

I framed them in the sign.  Pretty cool huh?

They have a frog named after us.

He was a tricky little guy to find.

Cameron holding a snake.

A Flying Fox eating some fruit.

Pretty good zoo.

After the zoo we went to Royal Selangor Pewter Factory and Showroom.  It was interesting.  We were shown the different techniques to make the designs on the pewter.

Animal money they used a long time ago.  They would break off a leg to buy something.  It was based on weight.

Petronas Towers made of pewter.

A cold soda in a pewter glass.

The factory.

This lady was making this glass.

Largest pewter beer stein as listed in Guinness Book of World Records.

Royal Selangor is the name of the pewter company.

Next stop was a rubber tree.  Our guide showed us a rubber tree and pulled out a piece of rubber.  Also interesting.  Next stop was Batik Factory and Showroom.  A lady explained how they make the Balik designs on shirts, skirts, or sarongs.  The lady showed me how to wear a sarong 3 different ways  and a scarf as a sexy shirt or scarf.  Cameron thought this was funny.  Interesting but we didn't buy anything. It was quite expensive but neat.  Next stop was a watch shop.  Our driver promised there were cheap watches.  He was right.  I found one I liked and I bought it.  There were also more expensive watches as well.

Part of the rubber tree.

Close up of a rubber tree.

Learning how to make Balik fabric.

One piece of material is so versatile.

Dress.

A scarf can be worn as a "sexy shirt" as the lady told us.

Or make a flower and wear it on the scarf.

Last stop was Batu Cave.  It is a limestone cave temple.  There are 272 steps to climb to get inside. The steps are narrow and crazy monkeys all over wanting food.  They were cute but also creeping me out. Once in the cave there were a lot of birds flying around.  There were also shops all over trying to sell stuff.  There were Hindu people praying.  We went up the steps to the other side and then worked our way back down, up again, and out to the dark cave.  Cameron really wanted to go in.  It was a 45 minute tour. The sign said something about dark, spiders,  and I was out.  Nope, not doing this tour. Plus it smelled really weird.  Headed back down monkey steps and checked out the shops then got back in the car to head to the hotel.

Neat statues on the building.

This is a big statue.

Headed up.

See the baby?  These monkeys were crazy.

Making our way to the top.

We made it but now hot and tired.

Inside the temple.

Going back to the cave.

Outside the dark cave which I would not go in.

Safely back on the bottom.

Hot, sunny day...perfect.  At the hotel we went to the pool.  It was nice.  We then went to look for the restaurant we were going to go to.  It is at the Kuala Lumpur

Nice pool.

Whose big feet?

China Bear.

Denmark Bear.

Indonesia Bear.

USA Bear.

Malaysia Bear.

Mexico Bear.

Another cheers.

Cameron's zodiac prediction for 2012.

The DC Comic Store.

Every comic book.

Outside the store.

Back to the hotel.  Rested up then went to the lounge for drinks and snacks before heading to dinner. We ate at Malones.   Dinner was great.  We had a salad and beef stew for appetizers.  Todd had fish, I had black peppered chicken which was hot, and Cameron had seafood pasta with mussels, clams, and shrimp in it.  He loved it.  Back to the room.  A little tv then bed.

Like father like son.

In the lounge playing Bedazzled Jewel.

At a restaurant you can rent one of these tobacco smoker things.  Oddest thing I have ever seen.

Cameron broke his sandals, then broke the hotel sandals on the way to the restaurant so we had to switch shoes.  I walked like I had a broken foot.  He tore the toe thing out.  Hard to walk in.

Cameron enjoying his seafood pasta.

They only have yellow and red balls to play pool.