First we walked through Chinatown and stopped to look in the colourful Chinese temple and then on to Central Market. We spent some time watching the local artists. One lady was doing a Batik painting, where you edge the pattern in wax before adding the colours. Another lady was creating amazing sand pictures in bottles.
Next we headed to Merdeka Square and saw the impressive Saltern Abdul Samad Building. We stood in awe of a beautiful couple, in their wedding attire, having their photos taken in front of the building. A photographer approached us and wanted to take our photo. He needed a picture of tourists, taking pictures with the impressive building as a back drop. The photo was to be used in a Malaysian business magazine called Focus. Christine took some time to prepare her hair and make up and the photo looked great! Models 'R' us ... here we come!
We went to the National Gallery and saw an amazing miniature reconstruction of Kuala Lumpur city centre and watched people making little wooden Petronas Towers for tourists to buy. We had our photo taken in front of the 'We Love KL' sign after standing neatly in line waiting for our turn!
We stopped in a mall to cool down from the heat and grab a drink and what did we find .... a chocolate museum. Too good an opportunity to miss! We learned all about the different chocolates and how they are made and the highlight .... chocolate tasting!! We tried strawberry, mango, tiramisu, hot chilli, green tea and peppermint.
We then walked on to the Petronas Towers and wandered around the shopping mall. In one perfume shop Christine was give a stunning red rose by a shop assistant. It had a code attached to allow you to try their skin ageing machine. The machine interestingly calculates the age of your skin! Christine sat with the beautician and had a go.... Not to miss out on the fun, Darryl was given a rose too. He also sat down and his skin age was revealed by the machine. Christine won't allow the results to be published but that in itself tells an interesting story as to who has the youngest looking skin ;-)
We then found a Harrods shop and restaurant! A nice girl on the tea counter offered us some Harrods Green Earl Grey tea to try - it was very nice.
In the evening we headed to a local satay restaurant for dinner. Chicken or beef was served on a skewer and the most incredible peanut sauce dip (satay) served with it. It was food heaven!
Next we headed to Merdeka Square and saw the impressive Saltern Abdul Samad Building. We stood in awe of a beautiful couple, in their wedding attire, having their photos taken in front of the building. A photographer approached us and wanted to take our photo. He needed a picture of tourists, taking pictures with the impressive building as a back drop. The photo was to be used in a Malaysian business magazine called Focus. Christine took some time to prepare her hair and make up and the photo looked great! Models 'R' us ... here we come!
We went to the National Gallery and saw an amazing miniature reconstruction of Kuala Lumpur city centre and watched people making little wooden Petronas Towers for tourists to buy. We had our photo taken in front of the 'We Love KL' sign after standing neatly in line waiting for our turn!
We stopped in a mall to cool down from the heat and grab a drink and what did we find .... a chocolate museum. Too good an opportunity to miss! We learned all about the different chocolates and how they are made and the highlight .... chocolate tasting!! We tried strawberry, mango, tiramisu, hot chilli, green tea and peppermint.
We then walked on to the Petronas Towers and wandered around the shopping mall. In one perfume shop Christine was give a stunning red rose by a shop assistant. It had a code attached to allow you to try their skin ageing machine. The machine interestingly calculates the age of your skin! Christine sat with the beautician and had a go.... Not to miss out on the fun, Darryl was given a rose too. He also sat down and his skin age was revealed by the machine. Christine won't allow the results to be published but that in itself tells an interesting story as to who has the youngest looking skin ;-)
We then found a Harrods shop and restaurant! A nice girl on the tea counter offered us some Harrods Green Earl Grey tea to try - it was very nice.
In the evening we headed to a local satay restaurant for dinner. Chicken or beef was served on a skewer and the most incredible peanut sauce dip (satay) served with it. It was food heaven!
