Kuala Lumpur

This little (actually, larger than my size 41 feet) rat must have been the brother of the very much alive rat that crawled its way up to my table at the chinese restaurant last night... Did I choose the wrong side of town to stay at?

Actually, apart from the rats, this is a very decent hotel with a VERY decent spa on the 1st floor. I had a little lady walk all over me and crack my back and neck and now I feel like I am walking on air! I wish I could take her home.. I suppose there was quite a bit to crack after I spent the day walking around town - very slowly, to spare my hips. It has been grey and rainy, but nevertheless a great day.

I wish I could have taken a look in the national mosque, but since I qualify as tourist, and a not very muslim one, I was not allowed in :-(

After picking up a leaflet of Qu'ran propaganda and the female role explained (did you know the US spends an annual 56 $ BILLION on porn?!), I did learn all about the Islam architecture around the globe at the Islamic arts museum.

That's all for today, tomorrow I continue on to Sumatra to find out what I will be up to for the next two months..

One last impression of KL: there is a wonderful mix of cultures here!