Malaysia

Petronas Towers

Food Stalls in the Streets

The Street Food!!!

More Street Food!

MMMMM BEER!

A family shot!!

Night Shot

Vim

Entrance to Batu Caves

272 steps to the top!

At the top!

Top of the cave

Vim posing!

The Skyline

Oh Yeah!!  CPK!!

THE MALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A view of the Mosque

Taking a walk into the rainforest

Vim in the jungle!!

A trip to the rainforest

Have you seen my brother? He looks a lot like you!!

Mosque at Putra Jaya

Family Shot at Putra Jaya

The town of Malacca

A view of the city center of Malacca

Another View

A family shot!

Off on a ride!!

A Chinese Temple

A view of the City Streets in Malacca

Finally getting around to posting pictures of the trip!!!

There are a lot of pictures so I will break them up over a few posts. We will start with the first stop - Malaysia.

Coming out of the airport and stepping into the cab, we knew that we were not in India any more. The big difference.... big, wide open roads, cars stayed in their lanes, the traffic was well managed, the traffic signals were obeyed.... and most importantly... the sides of the roads were CLEAN!!!!

Taking the red-eye flight, we were tired by the time we landed in Malaysia. It was off to the crown plaza. We were within walking distance to the Petronas Towers. The first day was just relaxing at the hotel and taking a long nap in the afternoon. Then we were off exploring in the evening. We went for dinner at a nice Italian place and Vim was able to indulge in some Carlsberg beer. It definitely was much better than the local Indian King Fisher.

The next day we were off sight seeing. We were adventurous and ambitious. We started off for a walk in the rain forest, it was a place called the FRIM. We knew that this was not a stroll in the park by the sights of the people leaving as we were coming in. They were soaked in sweat!!! OK, not the best way to start the day, but hey... we were family so it did not matter if we were a bit smelly!! It was a nice walk very relaxing and peaceful!

Next stop was the Batu Cave. Here there was a Hindu temple high into the mountain in a cave. it was pretty cool. We had to climb 272 steps to get to the top. Yes, we all made it. The smelly factor was now increasing!!! Fortunately, we were off to the hotel after this.

That night we made it to the MALL!!! Yes, this was the mall that looked like Somerset. They had Gap and Banana Republic... and yes, CPK!! I was in awe!!!

Next day... off to Putra Jaya. This is where the local government offices were. It was a cool town. It was a big change from the city, hustle and bustle. Here they had a really neat looking mosque as well. After this we headed to Malacca, this is the historical part of the tour.

That night... guess where we ended up for dinner.... yep.... the same mall!! NO, not CPK again, this time some middle eastern food. Hummus, pita bread, mmmm, mmm good!!

The next morning we were off... early morning flight to Thailand. Next post will pick up in Thailand!!

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