Kuala Lumpur 21.10.13 and.home 22.10.13

Today is the last day before we travel home.  We set off about 9.30am to walk to the KLCC gardens and on the way found the "City Walk" not far from the hotel. Followed it and found the Bukit walkway. A shortcut through laneways lined by little restaurants and shops.  Shady. Ended up at the Aquaria and Gardens.  Gardens are a delight, green, large well signed pathways and well tended.  Walked along and found a very nice shopping centre, and an upmarket Dept store, Parksons.  Lo and behold they had a sale on so we did some shopping.  Nice shorts for Bill, T. shirts for Adam and Laura and Matthew.  The Petronas Tower Skybridge is closed on Mondays, wouldn't you know it, so missed out on that.  We found a nice restaurant for lunch.  Delicious mushroom soup and a soft drink.  Retraced our steps to the hotel for a rest then went back out and found the overhead walkways to the Pavilion Shopping Centre.  Most impressive.  Got a shonky taxi back about 4.15pm.  A last dinner at Healy Mac's Irish Pub.  The motorbike riders here are crazy!  They push to the front at traffic lights, in squadrons,  sometimes using the footpath to do so, which can be a bit disconcerting, and take off at huge speed with much revving and roaring of motors when the lights change.  Many just ignore the lights and tear through.  KL is really rather a nice city and the huge park area near the KLCC is a real asset.
Home today.
An early start, up at 5.30am and a good breakfast before being picked up at 7am. to go to the airport.  The plane left on time and was very comfortable with excellent service, wonderful food, even Lobster Thermidor. The benefits of business class.  Read, watched a video and the time passed fairly easily.  Bill had excellent views when we passed over inland Australia.  Next time, I am having the window seat!  Home about 10.30pm.  All well. 
This was a trip that was full of historical and current interest and will be thought about for a very long time as we slowly digest all we have learnt.

Views around KL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The K2 Tower