Tuesday, December 29, 2009

kate and i have set off on our race around the world if india
we pretty much did all of KL on foot in a day. just got to fit in the gardens where there is a bird and butterfly park (though i'm sure in serperate enclosures or there would be a lack of the butterflies)
then fly to india
in the morning yesterday we walked for like an hour to the twin towers of kl to see the view from the bridge between them but we missed out on the tickets for the day.
It didn't matter cause our adventure through local markets was much more intersting i'm sure. there was a food market we went into and it had live fish and chickens squirming around in boxes, every kind of fruit and dried seafood imaginable. Kate helped a store holder catch a loose fish too
we did our foot fish treatment at the markets. it was hilarious. i was giggling the whole time. it felt like pins and needles almost, but they would try get between your toes which was a bit too much. my feet have never withstood such tickling for so long. i must have looked rather odd squriming around while trying to feel relaxed.

we did a big walk through chinatown and little india and tried some different foods. kate showed me the finer points of haggling...i think she has mastered the art quite well in her past travels.Between workng out the exchange rate and what a quarter of the price was to start from i was completely lost. then the band of the watch i bought broke before i put it on anyway. some lady at the restaurant we ate at had her son fix it for me though.

we're now off to see the birdlife of malay and KL's lake gardens!
then to india!