Day two - KL

So the following day there was no rain.  Instead it was mega hot.  We headed out for the day at the Lake Gardens, first stop the Royal Malaysian Police Museum, which we had read was very interesting, especially for little boys!
It was split into 3 galleries, the first was all about the various empires taking over Malaysia and their wars and battles and the weapons they used.  The next gallery was all about the various police forces throughout Malaysia and the weapons they used, now and in times past.  It was quite graphic in some parts.  Rowan loved it, Reuben thought it was scary and begged to leave just as we entered gallery 2.  So we sat outside whilst Tris and Rowan explored the rest of the museum.
Reuben wanted to go to the bird park next, but it was so hot that we though we needed some shade or air con.
So after getting a train back to the twin towers we headed for the playground that we missed out on yesterday hoping that it was shady.
It wasn't!  It was so hot that the slides wouldn't slide!  But next to the playground was a free waterpark that was full of kids splashing in the water.  Reuben was straight down to his pants and in the water, he loved it.  Rowan wasn't so keen and decided to just watch in the shade.

In the grounds of the main mosque

water park fun time!

spot the whitie!

For tea we got some yummy street food, bbq satay chicken and some pork dumpling (the boys LOVED these!)

Our First Day in Kuala Lumpur

And no, we haven't found any oompa loopmas or Koala bears!  But we have had lots of rain and yummy food.

We arrived yesterday evening and by the time we got out of the airport and into our taxi the Friday night traffic was at it's worst!  So the hour journey from airport to hotel took over 2 hours, then when we arrived at Chinatown the market was in full swing and we discovered that the road our hotel shuts to vehicles at 5pm!  So we had to walk with a freshly awoken Reuben (that means grumpy Reuben) and all of our luggage, which is a LOT!  But we made it, people were really helpful and the hotel is great.
We went straight out for food, found a little Indian resturant, ate dosas, drank chai.  The boys found the grossest looking drinks they could find (Rowans had jelly lumps in it!), then we headed back for a well needed sleep.

Then we woke up today very late and the rain came.  When it rains here, it really rains and it's hot.  But we braved it and headed out to the train station to take us across the city to the Petronas towers (the big twin towers that you always see in anything about Kuala Lumpur).  It was too wet for the playground but we headed on in to the science museum.  Well it was a museum about petroleum science, but the kids loved it!

How much room do small boys need to sleep?

It's raining, it's pouring

The view from our window, in the daytime when it's a road!

Chinatown gate

The river was so swollen when we went past, it was really close to the bottom of the bridge.  The graffiti is awesome though

In the discovery centre

The only environmental message in the whole museum!

This was attempt number 3 at getting us all looking nice!

They really had camera monkiness today

They can do a nice smile

We were all going to go into this Indian temple to watch puja (prayer time) but the noise coming out was deafening and both boys froze rigid, so Tristan went in on his own

He said it was amazing and he was really buzzed up coming out off the energy from inside the temple

Mmmmmm, dosas

Reuben eating!

Our last few days

After all the sorting, cleaning and packing the end day finally came.  It was quite weird living in such a big, empty space.
As I did the final clean and check through the house I had fond memories of that house, both children had learned to walk and talk there and so much more, but it really does feel like it is time to close that chapter and open another one.  Life is for living after all. 
It does feel really scary and saying goodbye to friends and family was really hard and we shall miss you all madly, but it really does feel like it's the right thing to do. 
So as I left the house I felt a mixture of excitement and fear but no regret.

I will leave you with a few photos of our last days in our house, then I will be back with some photos of our few days in Malyasia.

Little mister poser and his tattoos!

The last time we see that view

It looks so strange to see this room bare, after 5 years of babyhood

The last day, all that was left - the laptop and our bedding

Bye Bye Lanner Hill x

Removal day

Well we spent weeks sorting, cleaning, selling and giving away and managed to whittle down our stuff into 260 cubic feet and put it aside for the packers to come along and in 3 hours box it all up and take it away. 

We should hopefully get it all soon after getting our own place in Aus.

books, books and more books

our worldy possessions

the removal truck

our sorting room all packed up

the truck ready to leave

Our leaving party

No time to write much, just want to get photos on here before our travels start tomorrow.  Great leaving party, great friends, we will miss you all xx