This is the Malaysian Coat of Arms. The tiger is the national animal much like our eagle for us.
The hibiscus is the national flower. There were many that we saw as we travelled.
And they even used the image of these flowers on many of the light poles. Cute.
We drove by the Blue Mosque. We didn’t get to go inside probably because it would take so much time. Shoes have to be removed and proper dress is mandated which means no shorts or bare arms. Plus our excursion had several other important stops.
There is a statue celebrating the victory in WWII. The artist was the same person who created the Iwo Jima statue in Washington DC.
Again Kuala Lumpur is like other Southeast Asia cities with many very tall buildings. We went up to the observation deck on the Telecom Tower. We walked all of the way around to see most of the city. The most famous and most photographed buildings are the twin towers. I got a better picture from the ground than from the observation deck.
The skypath (walkway between the two buildings) is at floors 41 and 42. That is about half way to the top. There are several buildings in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur that have these sort of walkways. I don’t really understand why.
So after a full day of driving around the city and stopping at a fancy hotel for a delicious buffet lunch we drove back to the ship. It started to rain almost as soon as we got on the bus. It was a monsoon rain. Amazing! By the time we got to one particular toll booth there was only one lane of the road that had water shallow enough to drive through. Notice the truck in waist high water. And stalled out! It took several hours to get back to the ship. But we never got wet. The rain stopped before we got off the bus.
By the way I had 3 different preparations of lamb at the restaurant.
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