A sea of headscarves

Kuala Lumpur was a feast for the senses and a chance for some "name brand" shopping in Chinatown. Michaela purchased a lovely Swatch watch for RM15 (about NZD$7) - which has since stopped working - and Shaun managed to locate a lovely yellow Lacoste polo for RM25 (about NZD$12) - not bad negotiation skills considering the bargaining for the watch started at RM50 and RM70 for the polo.

We holed up in a 'rustic' hostel in the middle of Chinatown (see if you can find the furry kiwifruit in this picture)...

We did manage to see some sights - the Petronas Towers really are quite awesome (even without Catherine Zeta Jones hanging from them) and the food has been fantastic (although the prevalence of corn and beans in the desserts is something that must be an acquired taste).

Michaela decided she would try to re-enact the 'dash across the skybridge' scene (before the trapeze wire came into play).

We have now moved on to Penang where we are camped out in Georgetown drinking and eating and plotting an assault on Thailand..

S and M