A day in KL

We watched an electrical storm at dawn from our super lux rooms. D had a swim and B explored. We opted for an (expensive) buffet breakfast, which was delightful, with some of the best coffee we've ever tasted.

An altercation with the tour franchise operators - so we went it alone and travelled into KL Central by a super fast express train, which takes just under 30 minutes. In the oppressive heat and humidity, we waited for a mythical hop-on hop-off bus and eventually decided to taxi it to an incredible Bird Park - "the world's biggest walk in aviary". The verdant jungle all around with hornbills and parrots and flamingos, (and even emus) reminded us that we were in the tropics. We crossed the road and explored an orchid centre, hundreds of thousands of exotic blooms.

Here are samples of heaps of photos available in a slide show by clicking here.







Overcome by the heat we sat in the cool breeze watching the tourists and locals, and decided to hire a taxi for 3 hours for 100 RM. The driver showed us the main sights of KL, and she was obviouslyu proud of her city. We went to the top of the KL tower to see the spectacular views.

We returned to the hotel in the afternoon, and after a swim / shower, went into the airport "Food Garden" and experienced the delights of Malaysian cuisine. We finished with a coconut, cut to allow two straws into the coconut "milk" which is really coconut tasting water.

I am furiously posting this at 8pm, before going back to the room for a snooze with a wakeup call at 10.45pm, so that we can get the 0055 flight to Dubai, flying Emirates. Staying in a hotel at the airport certainly has its advantages!

Adelaide to KL

Thanks to Marie and Ray for dropping us off at the airport.

The flight with MAS went smoothly, although there were several children who weren't properly controlled (Grrr says D). The majority of passengers seemed to be members of the Albanian Social Club, and they spent a lot of time socialising with each other. The seats were comfortable, we were both able to grab aisle seats with a free seat beside us. I'm puzzled why we couldn't nominate our seating preferences at check in. The flight was about 7/8 full.

We both wore our special stockings to avoid DVT, and tried to walk around as much as possible. But we kept on bumping into Albanians. The entertainment systems are remarkable these days with movies, music, games etc on demand. B doesn't like "anything in my ears" including headsets over her ears, so she denied herself the inflight entertainment, preferring to read.

2015 At KL - a splendid airport some 45 minutes car ride from the city, we booked into the hotel at the airport. This was a great relief, as we didn't have to change money or catch a cab, or work out transfers. The Pan Pacific is 5 star and super lux!