Kuala Lumpur

7^th October

A nice sleep in for the kids while I did some of our washing. Some of us are down to our last set of clothes (and under ware!).Had a look at the roof top pool and the view of the Patronas towers was great – except for the haze. We walked up the road and dropped into a very popular shopping centre full of locals getting lunch. Had a wonderful Indian lunch – heaps of locals coming and going (always a good sign). From there we walked to the local monorail station and caught a carriage to visit Berjaya Shopping Centre. It has an indoor roller coaster and theme park. The kids and Peter spent 3 hours there and had a wonderful time. Meanwhile I had a foot massage and a manicure to pass the time. The shopping centre is 9 stories high and has about 700 shops – very small and mostly Malaysian. From there we caught the monorail again to China town and walked for the next 3 hours through all the markets and stalls. They sell most of the usual stuff – copies of jewellery, bags, shoes, clothes, luggage and some souvenirs. It was a great opportunity to teach the kids how to bargain – that it is expected and how to work out what is a good price. Had some delicious fresh fruit at one of the stalls – love how they have it all ready for you to eat and you use a skewer to pick it out. Back home for Peter and the girls to go for a roof top swim.