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<\/a>Certificate for Art Class<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Sydney’s paintings she made during art class<\/p><\/div>\n
National Planetarium<\/h3>\n
This is a gem that we nearly missed.\u00a0 On the day we went to the National Planetarium, we were originally planning to do an outside activity.\u00a0 Fortunately it began to pour and the rain did not look like it was going to let up.\u00a0 We were trying to figure out what to do when we noticed the National Planetarium on the map and decided to give it a try. \u00a0I am so glad that we decided to do this.\u00a0 The museum has tons of hands on exhibits that are in both Malay and English, including a mock up of the International Space Station and Soyuz space capsule.\u00a0 Sydney got to see how astronauts go to the bathroom and sleep in space.\u00a0 She even got try out sitting in a model of the Soyuz capsule. \u00a0And one of the best parts of the museum is that it\u2019s free.\u00a0 If you go, don\u2019t miss going up to the observation tower, which has a great view of the city of Kuala Lumpur.<\/p>\n
<\/a>National Planetarium<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Sleeping in Space<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Toilet in space<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Soyuz Space Capsule<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>View of Kuala Lumpur from the observatory<\/p><\/div>\n
KLCC Park<\/h3>\n
KLCC Park is located at the base of the Petronas Towers. \u00a0Besides having a spectacular view of the Petronas Towers, the park is a great place for kids to run around. \u00a0It has one of the biggest play structures I have ever seen and also has a great wading pool.\u00a0 During our month stay, we enjoyed bringing a picnic lunch and just hanging out in the park while Sydney played with kids from around the world or just waded into the pool.\u00a0 At night the fountain at the base of the Petronas Towers is lit up and makes for a fun evening out.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Part of the play structure at KLCC Park<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Wading pool<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Fountain at night<\/p><\/div>\n
KL Bird ParK<\/h3>\n
This is one of the more expensive activities we did while in Kuala Lumpur.\u00a0 Despite the cost, I felt it was worth it.\u00a0 KL Bird Park is one of the largest open-air aviaries in the world and while there we were able to see many beautiful tropical birds species from around Malaysia including the hornbill.\u00a0 KL Bird Park has several feeding times through out the day, so be sure be there during one of the feeding times. For more pictures, check out Sydney\u2019s Corner on the KL Bird Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sydney and the owls<\/p><\/div>\n Love Birds<\/p><\/div>\n Emu<\/p><\/div>\n We found that the seeing a movie in the cinema in Kuala Lumpur to be incredibly cheap with prices as low as $7 for the 3 of us.\u00a0 During our stay we went on a bit of a movie marathon, because they were just so cheap and we couldn\u2019t resist.\u00a0 Enjoying a movie can be a nice way to spend a down day and escape the heat.\u00a0 There are several movie theaters in the city center including Suria KLCC and Pavilion mall.<\/p>\n Batu Caves is about an hour outside of Kuala Lumpur, but can be reached easily by public transport.\u00a0 Batu caves are natural caves where Hindu temples and sculptures have been built.\u00a0 We enjoyed seeing the difference in Hindu temples versus the Buddhist temples we had been seeing in much of other parts of SE Asia.\u00a0 A word of warning: at Batu Caves there are also some very cheeky macaque monkeys. Don\u2019t have any plastic bags out or the macaques will try to liberate them from you to check for foo<\/p>\n Batu Caves<\/p><\/div>\n Batu Caves<\/p><\/div>\n Batu Caves<\/p><\/div>\n Batu Caves<\/p><\/div>\n Cheeky monkey<\/p><\/div>\n Cheeky monkey<\/p><\/div>\n This was my favorite activity we did while in Kuala Lumpur.\u00a0 The Forestry Research Institute is located outside of Kuala Lumpur and can be reached by public transport and then a short taxi ride.\u00a0 The Forestry Research Institute is set in one of the few rainforests left around Kuala Lumpur and has a great canopy walk.\u00a0 Although, it is not a long canopy walk it was still impressive walking through the rainforest tree canopy.\u00a0 It made me realize just how far the tree canopy towers above the rainforest floor. \u00a0Be aware that the canopy walk closes during rain.<\/p>\n Canopy Walk<\/p><\/div>\n Canopy Walk<\/p><\/div>\n Canopy Walk<\/p><\/div>\n Petrosains science museum is sponsored by the petroleum company Petronas so it definitely has an oil slant to it.\u00a0 Despite this, the museum is still worth a visit and is huge with lots of hands on stuff including science experiments.\u00a0 Sydney really enjoyed this museum and we actually ended up spending an entire day there.\u00a0 Be sure to arrive early to avoid the crowds.<\/p>\n We got to experience winds up to 126 KPH<\/p><\/div>\n Sydney participating in a demonstration<\/p><\/div>\n Dinosaur at Petrosains<\/p><\/div>\n I am a little hesitant to mention this one.\u00a0 Not because Dialogue in the Dark wasn\u2019t interesting, but because it is now located outside of Kuala Lumpur in Senlanger and you would need your own transportation.\u00a0 Dialogue in the Dark is an exhibition to show what it would be like to be blind.\u00a0 We were taken through several every day scenarios such as going through a market, using an ATM, navigating streets and even purchasing a drink at a coffee shop.\u00a0 All of these activities were done in the pitch black.\u00a0 It was an eye-opening experience for me and helped me appreciate how difficult \u201csimple\u201d tasks can become when you are blind.\u00a0 At the end we had a good conversation with our guide and it made me realize how life is really not about the obstacles, but how we choose to handle those obstacles and whether we turn those obstacles into barriers or hurdles.\u00a0 For more information, check out Jason\u2019s blog about Dialogue in the Dark<\/a>. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was one of those places that pleasantly surprised us.\u00a0 Normally, we do not like big cities. This was especially true after four months of being in SE Asia and staying in some really, really big noisy cities.\u00a0 But we actually really enjoyed our time in Kuala Lumpur and found the city to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[152],"tags":[150,171,136,167],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel-junkies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10345"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel-junkies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel-junkies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel-junkies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel-junkies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10345"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/travel-junkies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10345\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10377,"href":"https:\/\/travel-junkies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10345\/revisions\/10377"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel-junkies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel-junkies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel-junkies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel-junkies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/a><\/a>Movies<\/h3>\n
Batu Caves<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/a><\/a>Petrosains Science Museum<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/a><\/a>Dialogue in the Dark<\/h3>\n
<\/a> I hope this gives you some good ideas of what to do the next time you are in Kuala Lumpur.\u00a0 I also hope that you love the city as much as we did.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"