Thursday 21st October to Saturday 23rd October – Kuala Lumpur

To say we spent our time in Kuala Lumpur to explore the city thoroughly would be untrue – we had some excellent trips but spent most of the time recovering from the jetleg.

Matt and I managed about 9-10 hours sleep every night, and we woke up every morning with a cracking view of Kuala Lumpur.

We spent a lot of time during the Thursday and the Friday by the pool, however we did venture out a couple of times.

On Thursday, Wilma treated us to a foot massage. As soon as I was in the chair I was relaxed, and by the end I didn't want to get up. I hope to have plenty more of these during my time in South East Asia.

Thursday evening, Wilma took us to the Skybar, at the top of the Traders Hotel. I enjoyed a delicious pineapple cocktail there, but even more delicious was the view. You could see over the whole of Kuala Lumpur up there, and with the lights in the night time dark it was quite a sight. We then went to a chinese restaurant, where Wilma knew the owners. There was no menu, you just named some food you wanted and they told you if they had the ingredients. It was delicious, and we had an interesting conversation with the owner and her son about Malaysia.

Friday was a very lazy day, however Doug came home so we had a lovely dinner chatting to him and Wilma. I think we can say that Matt and I are now truly over our jetlag.

Saturday was far more eventful. We were up at a reasonable time, and we headed to the park near Doug and Wilma's for a wander and to see some sights. We got a taxi into the main part of Kuala Lumpur (don't think we got too ripped off – although he did try not to use the meter!), where we enjoyed some exceptionally cheap but delicious lunch, before wandered near the Petronas Towers, which are truly jaw dropping the first time you see them from below.

Saturday afternoon we met Doug and Wilma, who took us to see the silver leafed monkeys. The monkeys were certainly entertaining, and I think Matt enjoyed them climbing all over him when he bought some beans to feed them. I was particularly amused when they pulled the entire bunch ouy of his hand – they certainly aren't stupid. We had some dinner before going to see the fireflies when it got dark. This involved a river trip and lots of fireflies which sparkle from the river side. It looked amazing, although Wilma said she had seen it a lot better than that.

Matt and I have thoroughly enjoyed our time in Kuala Lumpur. We have had the opportunity to rest and catch up with the time difference. Having someone to show you around is great too, we enjoyed restaurants that I doubt we would have found by ourselves. We hope to come back to KL in December or January time, when Mark will be there. I am sure it will be a much welcome luxury by this point.

Bangkok tomorrow, and the start of a long stay in Thailand, hopefully broken up by a trip to see Michael in Hong Kong.