May 28-30, 2018
Although our blog does not tell it, we did in fact complete our travels in eastern Europe last summer and returned to the US for another school year and to plan our next journey. Just shy of a year later, we are on the road again- this time to explore some of Southeast Asia by the way of Malaysia, Borneo, Singapore, Indonesia and a to spend a couple of days in Seoul on our way home.
Just 2 days after celebrating both boys' graduations (from 8th & 6th grade) we headed to Kuala Lumpur via Toyko. It was a LONG journey! Leaving home at 4:45am on Monday, we finally reached our destination on Wednesday around 2am...
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Early am departure-
wet hair & barely awake |
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N watched FIVE movies &
R played his new Nintendo Switch for nearly the same number of hours! |
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14 hours of flying later...we arrive Narita airport in Toyko-
we have a 3 hour layover until our final 7hr leg to KL |
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| After closing in on 20 hours of travel they couldn't keep their eyes open any longer... |
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2:30am Wednesday morning- time for real rest.
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First Malaysian breakfast-
sushi, Nasi Lemak, dim sum & roti canai with green guava & dragon fruit juices |
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For our first day we just wanted to be outside & stretch our legs...
the Botanical Gardens seemed the right place to start. |
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We knew we were traveling to a place as hot and humid as Memphis in August...
so to avoid overheating, we found a shady spot to have a respite from the sun & a family game |
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From this angle you cannot see the iconic KL tower or the twin Petronis Towers, however, there is no shortage of tall buildings in Kuala Lumpur
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We also visited the Butterfly Gardens-
The second decision we had to make is where to have dinner our first night...
Our preference is to eat like the locals when we visit somewhere so we decided to venture to the previous red light district now turned favorite foodie street, JALON ALOR, known for the best hawker food in Kuala Lumpur. At 6pm the street transforms into one big open- air restaurant filled plastic chairs & food stalls. It was just a short walk from our hotel.
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| Taking in the sights and smells... |
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| Dim Sum |
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| Proved to be a great first course! |
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You pick the protein & they cook it...
R is not so sure about this squab and frog... |
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| Turns out to be delicious! |
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Meat we are a little more familiar with- Lamb-
(favorite for N & me) |
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| Satay anyone? |
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With full stomachs, we walked back to the hotel-
Highly recommend a visit to Jalon Alor if you are ever in this part of the world. |
