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Mon 21st<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

We woke at 7.30 so had plenty of time for a shower before breakfast \u2013 lucky for the other patrons huh?<\/p>\n

Breakky was as it always was \u2013 no complaints but nothing to rave on about either.\u00a0 Then we went back to our room for a while and watched not only the traffic at the lights but the filling of the car park below our window.\u00a0 At 7.30am it had been totally empty but here it is at 8.20, slowly filling up.\u00a0 We loved the way you can see the outlines of where the cars park, considering the surface was just dusty \u2013 no concrete and certainly no painted lines!<\/p>\n

\"Tightly

Tightly Packed Cars<\/p><\/div>\n

During breakfast it was my plan to watch for the HOHO bus coming around the traffic lights so that we knew it would be about 20 minutes until the next one, rather than stand at the stop like a wally for 20 full minutes, not knowing that we\u2019d just missed one.\u00a0 Well, that didn\u2019t work, we were too busy talking, and we went back to our room anyway so could have missed seeing it while we were in the lift.\u00a0 But for once the holiday fairy was on our side and as we got to the stop \u2013 which was a lot further from our hotel than I\u2019d realised \u2013 along came the bus.\u00a0 Must have known that a kindred spirit was waiting for it.\u00a0 (David\u2019s a public transit bus driver.)<\/p>\n

Remember what I\u2019ve said about everywhere that has air conditioning making sure the place was like a fridge?\u00a0 The \u2018conductor\u2019 for want of a word for the pretty young girl selling the tickets, was wearing a thick, padded snow jacket and jeans.\u00a0 Honestly!!!\u00a0 She gave us a pair of headphones each and told us that there were no jacks for them on the front seat of the top deck \u2013 and we\u2019d been so excited to get that seat too considering we don\u2019t have double deckers in Perth.\u00a0 So we moved to the next seat back and then at the very next stop a couple came and sat in the front seat obliterating our view.\u00a0 We thought they\u2019d move as soon as they were told there was no sound there but no, obviously they already knew everything LOL \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n

However, I\u2019ve missed a bit.\u00a0 As the bus started moving away from the stop we\u2019d got on at, and even before we\u2019d paid our fare or got our headphones, guess what we saw on the left?\u00a0 The Malaysian Tourism Information building.\u00a0 Do you remember back on page 2 when we caught the train for 5 stops and then walked to the back of beyond in the rain only to find the Tourist Info place flattened?\u00a0 Well here it was, maybe 300 \u2013 400 metres from our hotel.\u00a0 We\u2019d walked about 250 metres in this direction on our first day before turning down a side street towards the towers.\u00a0 I don\u2019t think I will type the words that went through my head when I saw this building.\u00a0 It would not be polite!<\/p>\n

\"Malaysian

Malaysian bleeping Tourism Centre<\/p><\/div>\n

Now I may as well tell you right from the start that some of the story about the HOHO will not be in order, but it will make for a less disjointed story so if you\u2019re familiar with the layout of KL, and notice anything odd, just accept that you\u2019ve been warned and I\u2019m not making any claims to complete geographical or chronological accuracy.<\/p>\n

So back to where we were, David\u2019s headphones didn\u2019t work so he couldn\u2019t hear the commentary that was supposed to be one of the highlights of the HOHO bus, so I just listened to the commentary through mine and repeated anything he\u2019d want to know.\u00a0 Except he\u2019s got this in-built sense\u2026\u00a0 he\u2019d sit there quietly until the moment the commentary started speaking and then he\u2019d start up too.\u00a0 Every time, not just a few times.\u00a0 Silence\u2026 babble, babble, babble\u2026 from him and the recorded voice.\u00a0 And I only have one ear that works so I was trying to split it between the two of them.\u00a0 Luckily I\u2019m not a bad lip-reader!<\/p>\n

While I think of it, we had noticed many times as we walked around KL that the bike riders wore their jackets back to front.\u00a0 I guess it made them work really well when it rained but it still tickled us.<\/p>\n

\"Backwards

Backwards Jackets<\/p><\/div>\n

We\u2019d decided that we would stay on the bus for a whole circuit and then decide which stops we wanted to get off at during the second round but the route was circuitous and by the time we reached a rather spectacular fountain I made a snap decision that we would get off here.\u00a0 I don\u2019t make snap decisions and it made David stutter rather in shock, but he\u2019s a good husband so off we got.<\/p>\n

And do I have a good photo of these beautiful fountains that had excited me so much?\u00a0 Nope.\u00a0 Photographers are always talking about \u2018light\u2019 and this was one of those occasions where it was all wrong and a decent shot just could not be taken.\u00a0 This is one of David\u2019s photos and definitely the best one we have.<\/p>\n

\"Fountain\"

Fountain<\/p><\/div>\n

It was so statuesque and impressive and looked like a fly-trapping flower with the water falling from one to the next.\u00a0 It was beautiful!!!\u00a0 But never mind, you get a rough idea.<\/p>\n

As we left we saw the \u2018river\u2019 which had always looked rather yellowy-grey and scungy, but in this instance it was bursting out of its bank retainers.\u00a0 It looked as if it had been this way for quite some time and I hated to think what the erosion was achieving under that footpath.\u00a0 Or indeed \u2018Historic St Mary\u2019s Church\u2019 that was not far away behind it.<\/p>\n

\"Collapsing

Collapsing River Bank<\/p><\/div>\n

We went back towards the bus stop and decided to find the signposted toilets which turned out to be down a short flight of stairs in an underground car park, but there was a fee and it was so exciting that if it was a pay toilet then it would be a quality facility.\u00a0 Well, despite my graduate degree in optimism, I shouldn\u2019t have been so hopeful.\u00a0 They were fairly clean, I\u2019ll give them that, but should have been part of a historic exhibition!\u00a0 The doors were of peeling paint.\u00a0 There had been no door between the man that took the money and the toilet \u2018room\u2019 \u2013 he was right there, about 2 feet away from the stalls.<\/p>\n

There was a dispenser of soap \u2013 or apparently so, because, as I held my hand under and pushed the plunger it was nothing but a sudden sharp spurt of water that shot out!\u00a0 That bottle hadn\u2019t seen soap in the last 6 refills!!!\u00a0 And then there was the compulsory greenery.\u00a0 This time in a sawn off plastic apple juice bottle.\u00a0 It truly was sweet, I\u2019m not knocking it, just making observations that made me smile in an \u2018Aawwwww\u2019 kind of a way.<\/p>\n

\"Bathroom

Bathroom Adornment<\/p><\/div>\n

And I would be failing my duty if I did not tell you that as I turned the tap, it did just that \u2013 the entire thing swivelled around in its socket but did not turn on.\u00a0 I left, laughing, and had to explain the whole thing to David as I used the disinfecting hand-wash liquid from my handbag.\u00a0 There had been a hand-dryer in there.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t try it but it probably blew soot!<\/p>\n

And here came the bus.\u00a0 We\u2019d been on the black one, as featured in the video way back when, but this one was white.<\/p>\n

\"Hop

Hop On Hop Off (HOHO) Bus<\/p><\/div>\n

We behaved ourselves and got on using both feet (not hopping as the name \u2018Hop On\u2019 could suggest, and would be just like us to do) but the top deck was full (and they all glared \u2018no room here!\u2019) so we went over a stepped hump into the lower pit.\u00a0 I\u2019d have called it a deck or a floor, but \u2018pit\u2019 it was.\u00a0 All of the sound jacks were either missing or hanging out with exposed wires and it was really short, cramped and hard to see out from down there!\u00a0 We were between the front and back wheels shown in the picture, and behind the painted people\u2019s tummies.\u00a0 Not what we\u2019d hoped for!<\/p>\n

As it happens I think the next stop was China Town and half the bus emptied so we shot upstairs and got decent seats so that was good.\u00a0 This time we did stay on the bus to complete the circuit so I\u2019ll say a lot less but show you some of the sights we saw along the way.<\/p>\n

\"Half

Half a Building?<\/p><\/div>\n

This was just beyond the China Town shopping strip.\u00a0 It truly looks to me as if half the building just slid away one day.\u00a0 I can\u2019t fathom this one out at all.\u00a0 Is it an architectural feature, or did someone build a hut one day and someones have been building a room next door or an attic on top on a regular basis ever since?<\/p>\n

\"Little

Little India Fountain<\/p><\/div>\n

A fountain in Little India, taken from the bus.\u00a0 The first time we saw it, left, and the second time, right, with the elephants blowing water from their trunks.<\/p>\n

I completely adored many of the Malaysian words because it was so obvious what they meant in English and the spelling made so much sense, if you pronounced the word with an Asian accent.\u00a0 Being me, I made a bit of a collection, and here they are\u2026<\/p>\n

\"Road

Road Sign<\/p><\/div>\n

I will put some of the meanings in brackets because I only figured out a couple because of where they were.<\/p>\n

Bas (bus)
\nButik (boutique)
\nekspres (express, as in the photo above)
\nkargo
\nklinik
\nkompleks kraf (craft complex)
\nkomuter
\nlif (lift)
\nmotosikal (motorcycle)
\npolis (police)
\nposkod (postcode)
\nrestoran
\nsentral<\/p>\n

\"Restoran

Restoran Top Hat<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Kompleks

Kompleks Kraf<\/p><\/div>\n

After some discussion we decided that we did not want to go to the National Museum but did fancy the Craft Complex \u2013 as long as this didn\u2019t turn out to be somewhere we had to use our \u2018no thank you\u2019 skills.\u00a0 After some discussion of a different kind, we (ahem!) decided we did want to see the orchid and hibiscus gardens LOL\u00a0 And don\u2019t you worry one bit, David gleaned a truck-load of sympathy over that from 3 friendly ladies on the HOHO.<\/p>\n

So here is the entrance to the Craft Complex, which I thought so pretty with its huge, obviously fake, flowers on a suspended hula hoop on each side of the pathway in.<\/p>\n

\"Kompleks

Kompleks Kraf Entry<\/p><\/div>\n

This place was interesting in that it was nothing like we\u2019d expected!\u00a0 There were some displays, but mostly it was a large, meandering shop selling some lovely pewter, pictures and carved wooden items as well as some beautiful jewellery.\u00a0 The staff took no notice of us at all, and this was fine; in fact this was welcome!<\/p>\n

Out the back was a food hall which we looked through but everything was what I would call \u2018native Asian\u2019 foods and nothing at all tickled our fancy.\u00a0 We bought a bag of chips (crisps) each from an incredibly tiny stall right at the front where our only choice was chips, popcorn or a bar of chocolate.<\/p>\n

Further round was a vending machine and the bottles of water or cans of cool drink were 1 Ringit each.\u00a0 That\u2019s 33c Australian.\u00a0 We were stunned!\u00a0 Deciding to get some cold water (yes, it was a refrigerated unit!!!!!\u00a0 Delighted face!!!!!) we were entertained with the antics of the machine.\u00a0 It didn\u2019t just push your choice out of the front of its allotted row and let it fall a great distance, it sent up a little shelf and, once the item was on it, it then brought it back to the right and tumbled it down only a short fall.\u00a0 Fun to watch as well as a bargain LOL<\/p>\n

Back towards where we\u2019d come in \u2013 because I can\u2019t say \u2018back towards the front can I? \u2013 was a large souvenir shop and we enjoyed a browse around here and bought gifts of 4 t.shirts and some little rose bud flowers embedded in plastic for all time.\u00a0 They\u2019re much prettier than they sound.\u00a0 It\u2019s so hard in these places when you live in Australia because we can\u2019t even think of buying anything made of wood or cane or any kind of plant or animal material at all.\u00a0 They are all totally banned by our customs.\u00a0 You have to keep your wits about you during any shopping as it would be so disappointing to have to surrender the item as soon as we got home.<\/p>\n

We then had to wait about 20 minutes for the HOHO but we sat outside the Complex on a platform under a little roofed shade hut and ate our chips so we were quite content.<\/p>\n

As we came into view of the Petronas Towers I noticed that they both had bits sticking out of the sides towards the top.\u00a0 We had not noticed those before \u2013 indeed they had not been there before \u2013 so we wondered if they perhaps supported the window cleaning contraption or something.\u00a0 Though why both towers would be out together I could not say!\u00a0 Fascinating anyway.<\/p>\n

\"Petronas

Petronas Towers with Gantries?<\/p><\/div>\n

At one point in the trip we approached KL City Air Terminal and the recorded lady told me all about it, and the information was really interesting.\u00a0 Apparently it\u2019s the only train station in the world with its own airport code and we could go there when we were ready to leave KL and check in our bags and then catch the train for the 20 minute journey to the airport if we wished.<\/p>\n

The bus continued around this building and the lady told me the exact same message once again.\u00a0 Then we took another corner and doubled back on ourselves, once more around this terminal and guess what?\u00a0 She told me AGAIN, in exactly the same words, about the train station.\u00a0 At last, thankfully, we went off somewhere else but, stone the crows, if about 4 minutes later we weren\u2019t back circling this wretched building with the wretched recorded woman repeating herself yet again.\u00a0 Twice actually, because we seemed to have to circle the building clockwise as well as anti-clockwise to get out of its clutches.\u00a0 Six times I heard the spiel about how wonderful and unique this station\/terminal was.\u00a0 I could recite it to you if you\u2019d like?\u00a0 Enough already!!!\u00a0 Do the people that put these tapes together actually listen to them?<\/p>\n

Finally we escaped the clutches of the vast magnetic bus-attracting field surrounding KL City Air Bloody Terminal and got to the Orchid and Hibiscus Garden stop.\u00a0 David gleaned further sympathy from his 3 adoring ladies as he dramatically dragged one leg behind him pathetically in mock protest as we aimed for the door.<\/p>\n

The orchid garden scored about 4\/10 if you count the Singaporean version as 10\/10.\u00a0 But we got a few nice photos.\u00a0 It really was hot up there on the top of the hill so we just dragged ourselves around rather, but there was nothing else to do and we were at peace amongst nature.<\/p>\n

\"Butterfly

Butterfly on Small Orchid<\/p><\/div>\n

I quite like this shot (below) \u2013 which is just as well because I had to wait ages for a woman who fancied herself no end to stop prancing around up and down the stairs trying to \u2018accidentally\u2019 get photographed.\u00a0 Sorry lady, I\u2019m more stubborn than you are tee hee!<\/p>\n

\"Kuala

Kuala Lumpur's Orchid Garden<\/p><\/div>\n

We went down the sloping pathway towards the bus stop but hadn\u2019t found the Hibiscus Garden and didn\u2019t know if we had the energy if it involved coming back up the path again, but there was no one around to ask.\u00a0 Right at the bottom of the path were 2 guys hosing the pathway so I asked about the Hibiscus Garden.\u00a0 Their English wasn\u2019t strong, but they were as friendly and kind as everyone we met in KL and had sufficient words to guide us.\u00a0 Yes, back up the steep path.<\/p>\n

This time we decided we\u2019d brave the loos seeing as we were going to be here a while longer, though we dreaded to think!\u00a0 You only paid to come into the gardens on a weekend, and a tiny amount of money even then, so we were not optimistic and did not let our bladders in on the secret in case they got enthusiastic and then disappointed if we decided against the idea.\u00a0 We eventually found the loos tucked away in a little corner and there was an older man sitting behind a little open window to take our money.\u00a0 He must have the most boring job in the world, there were so few people around, but he was the sweetest person imaginable and after we\u2019d given him our payment he gently and kindly pressed 4 neatly folded sheets of toilet paper into my hand.\u00a0 Funny how the smallest event can leave an impression of tenderness and compassion, but it did.\u00a0 The facilities were even very clean, much to our surprise.<\/p>\n

We now easily found the Hibiscus Garden, though it too was quite small, and what should have been an impressive fountain was just a dry statue.<\/p>\n

\"Hibiscus

Hibiscus Fountain<\/p><\/div>\n

Our entertainment here was two ladies photographing one another draped decoratively around the pillars, or lolling on the steps, doing what they interpreted as model-like pouting.\u00a0 Luckily they didn\u2019t see what we interpreted it as because we had the decency to turn away each time we laughed LOL<\/p>\n

I was so taken with this tiny, tiny hibiscus.\u00a0 Isn\u2019t it just gorgeous?\u00a0 The hibiscus in my garden at home are literally the size of dinner plates!<\/p>\n

\"Tiny

Tiny Hibiscus Flowers<\/p><\/div>\n

We eventually finished with the Gardens and made our way back to the HOHO bus stop which turned out to be a fairly long wait.\u00a0 From their very own website we\u2019d been warned that it was better not to catch it during the rush \u2018hour\u2019 between 4pm and 6pm.\u00a0 That had amused us no end, but did not deter us.\u00a0 Traffic is hardly the fault of the bus, nor its driver, nor its owners \u2013 ask David, who gets grouched at by passengers for being late all the time \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

I guess we waited about 20 minutes but ended up striking up a conversation with a South African couple after I\u2019d tentatively spoken 4 slow careful words to the lady.\u00a0 I\u2019d heard her speak to her husband and would have sworn she was speaking German but she\u2019d been speaking English.\u00a0 Her accent was so strong to me!\u00a0 How embarrassing \u2013 whoops!\u00a0 During our chat they told us that they\u2019d been to the Batu Cave and been terrified of the monkeys there.\u00a0 They apparently just took a fancy to something that people were carrying and dove right in and took it.\u00a0 If you didn\u2019t want to be scratched or bitten there wasn\u2019t a thing you could do about it!\u00a0 Oh, I am sooo grateful we didn\u2019t go.\u00a0 Imagine if one had wanted my beloved camera with all my holiday shots in it!!!<\/p>\n

And at that moment, as if on cue, David saw 2 monkeys just up the road.\u00a0 I\u2019m happy to say they stayed there!<\/p>\n

\"Wild

Wild Monkeys<\/p><\/div>\n

The bus came soon afterwards and the rest of the journey back to the hotel was uneventful and not even much slower than the first time around \u2013 considering it was now about 5pm.\u00a0 Perhaps we only traversed the outskirts of the city.<\/p>\n

Now this photo isn\u2019t the best example but it was all I could get.\u00a0 All of the vehicles we\u2019d seen that I would call privately owned coaches seemed to be thoroughly decked out with these amazing curtains and pelmets!\u00a0 There was Bas Pekerja and Bas Persiaran and each coach had such richly coloured curtains!\u00a0 They appeared to be velvet, and all heavily adorned with matching or gold fringes.\u00a0 So amazing!\u00a0 Do that in Perth buses and some bright spark would probably bring scissors and turn them into a chain of dolls, or set fire to them!<\/p>\n

\"Richly

Richly Curtained Coaches<\/p><\/div>\n

Anyway, we now went up to our room to unload David\u2019s backpack, and then popped across the road to Ampang Park because I\u2019d seen a butterfly dress in one of the shops there selling for 18 Ringits, not 39 Ringits as they had been asking in the Butterfly Park shop!\u00a0 I rarely buy clothes unless we go on holidays and after choosing a blue butterfly dress, David chose a black one for me as well.\u00a0 Still cheaper than only 1 dress at the Butterfly Park.<\/p>\n

For dinner we still avoided the G-Tower Club.\u00a0 That awful smell for 2 nights in a row had left a strong impression!\u00a0 We decided that if the House restaurant downstairs was very nice then the one in the foyer of the hotel would be nice too.\u00a0 They shared the same kitchen and chef. \u00a0Tonight we were not served by Tin Tin or Lala but Nana.\u00a0 Yes, that amused us too.\u00a0 I guess David or I could never get a job there.<\/p>\n

Well, unfortunately, we had quite a wait for our meals to come and David\u2019s arrived so very long before mine that he only had a couple of mouthfuls of his tiny salmon and vegetable dish to go when mine did get delivered.\u00a0 My chips (the hot kind)\u2026 well, I\u2019d be polite if I described them as luke warm.\u00a0 The focaccia mushroom burger was very nice though.\u00a0 When I finished this, David managed to trip a waitress over (verbally) and ask for a dessert menu.\u00a0 We were laughing for quite some time saying they probably wouldn\u2019t come back to take our dessert order and were almost right!\u00a0 In the end David had to attract their attention again.<\/p>\n

I wanted tiramisu but they\u2019d \u2018forgotten to order it\u2019 so I decided on a brownie instead.\u00a0 I forget what David ordered but they then brought out cutlery only for me.\u00a0 We shrugged. \u00a0My brownie arrived and I\u2019d almost finished it before they brought David\u2019s dessert out.\u00a0 And then they noticed they hadn\u2019t given him any cutlery.\u00a0 Sigh!\u00a0 Probably just as well this was our last night here, we were running out of places to eat at.<\/p>\n

We went back to our room for a cup of tea that would be ordered and delivered in a timely manner \u2013 by us \u2013 and went to bed at 9.45.<\/p>\n

Tue 22nd<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

Going Home Day and David, predictably, woke at 5.15.\u00a0 I\u2019m not quite so crazy and woke at 8am.\u00a0 We had a very leisurely shower and for once stuck to our resolve to have breakfast before packing.\u00a0 It was odd at breakfast, we\u2019ve usually struck up friendships with staff long before now but we didn\u2019t even tell anyone it was our last day or say goodbye.\u00a0 There were pancakes on the menu today though so that was nice.\u00a0 Yummo!<\/p>\n

Then we packed our cases and still had plenty of time so went over to Ampang Park to try to buy one last gift but couldn\u2019t find anything suitable.\u00a0 Fortunately we did find just the perfect thing in the clothing stalls in the underpass on the way back though.<\/p>\n

Now I\u2019ve forgotten to mention the traffic light walk signs.\u00a0 In Perth we have a red man when you\u2019re not allowed to cross and a green man when you can.\u00a0 In KL the green man\u2019s legs move and as time is running out his legs start to move faster until, just before it changes to the red, he\u2019s running like billyo!\u00a0 I was laughing out loud standing there on the footpath when I\u2019d noticed this.\u00a0 And David didn\u2019t notice so he was looking at me as oddly as everyone else ha ha!<\/p>\n

This now took us to hotel check out time.\u00a0 As we paid, we asked reception if they could get us a taxi to the airport but decided we\u2019d get one of their limousines instead of risking Speedy Gonzales again. \u00a0The limo was reasonably priced and we were able to add it on to the hotel bill rather than needing cash once we reached the airport.\u00a0 This left us a few Ringits for something to eat so that was good.<\/p>\n

The driver was lovely and chatted to us and gave us information about all the suburbs we were passing, including rough prices on the houses as we got further away from KL. He told us that if we stayed on this highway it would take us all the way to Singapore but there were 100 toll booths to go through before you would get there.\u00a0 \u2018Wow\u2019 is not a strong enough word!<\/p>\n

As we went through one of the four tolls to get to the airport I counted that this one was 22 bays wide.\u00a0 There were no road lines leading to or from these, it was just a free-for-all to arrange themselves again for the 3-lane highway beyond.<\/p>\n

We got to the airport without fearing for our lives and managed to find where to check in.\u00a0 It was a massive place and we had to find counter row M on the absolute far end and then there was facility for about 20 check-in counters just in M alone.\u00a0 I needn\u2019t tell you they only had 3 open and working, and our guy started to make a fuss that David was carrying 2 cabin bags until David laughed, pointed at me standing right next to him and said \u201cOne of them\u2019s hers!!!\u201d\u00a0 If only everyone had his manner \u2013 to laugh about things that others would get angry over, and to laugh in such a way as to not upset either party.<\/p>\n

Then we did all the usual passports, scanning, exit procedures and catching the train again before more scanning and emptying of our water bottles.\u00a0 There really wasn\u2019t much of a wait after this so we made the \u2018compulsory trip\u2019 and of course I photographed the sign in there that made me laugh no end.<\/p>\n

\"Kuala

Kuala Lumpur Airport Sign<\/p><\/div>\n

Yes that\u2019s right \u2013 don\u2019t stand on the seat and *definitely* don\u2019t kick the flush button.\u00a0 You\u2019d have to be into kung fu to get your foot up there!!!<\/p>\n

The \u2018flight\u2019 to Singapore honestly took way longer in loading and taxiing than flying.\u00a0 No need for in-flight service because there wasn\u2019t time and before we knew it we were landing again.\u00a0 In fact we\u2019re not quite sure we did land.\u00a0 It was the gentlest touch-down we have ever experienced because we felt nothing at all, only the braking.<\/p>\n

Once in Changi Airport we noticed an amusing sight that had been there as we\u2019d come through a week ago.\u00a0 There\u2019s a large concrete pillar in the middle of a very wide walkway and around it were 4 stainless steel posts holding bunting flags and a big sign on 2 sides saying \u2018Out Of Order\u2019.\u00a0 How can a concrete pillar be out of order?<\/p>\n

We had 2 hours to wait here and David did not want to eat at Deli France again so we found somewhere different. \u00a0David was able to pay in Australian or Singaporean dollars but not Malaysian Ringits.\u00a0 I guess they can\u2019t take every currency there is.\u00a0 After we\u2019d eaten, this grandma was totally zonked \u2013 travel sickness medications taking their toll \u2013 so I did what you can only get away with in airports and had a sleep on the floor. \u00a0My loving husband decided to capture the moment for all time LOL<\/p>\n

\"Tired

Tired May<\/p><\/div>\n

And then all I honestly have left to share is a photo of the sunset from the plane on the way back to Perth\u2026<\/p>\n

\"Sunset

Sunset from the Air<\/p><\/div>\n

And a picture of the monster shoes in use once we\u2019d arrived home.<\/p>\n

\"Monster

Monster Feet<\/p><\/div>\n

So until the next holiday \u2013 thank you for reading!!!
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