Sunday, April 12, 2009

THE PARTY IS OVER....LOTS OF PICS THOUGH

Statue of Murugan at the Batu Caves
In front of the Batu Caves Temple

Stairs to the Temple

Mean monkeys outside the caves


Matt on top of the 272nd stair

Looking back @ the entrance of the cave

Batu Cave Temple

An opening in the caves showing sunlight

Nat in front of a temple in the caves
Matt in front of the temple

Looking back down the 272 stairs


Ready for a dinner date...looking handsome!

It rains as much in KL as it does in Singapore!!
On our way to dinner with our ellas!

Street we had dinner on, very busy area

Petronas Towers at night

Day time view of the twin towers
The KL Tower, view from a park
Looking straight up at the petronas Towers

The old train station in the city

Matt with the city in the background

Nat in front of a fountain in the city


View of the top of a mosque from the monorail


IT FEELS GREAT TO BE HOME, IN SINGAPORE!
What a trip! We can definitely say Kuala Lumpur was an interesting experience. To sum up our trip, I've written a few little diddies below:

1. Our flight to KL on Japan Airlines was awesome. They have a camera outside the airplane & inside after showing safety videos, you can actually watch your pilot's view of take-off and landing. We have never seen it before, but it was awesome.
2. Our flight was about 35 minutes. GET THIS: it took longer to get to the airport in Singapore from our apt & the airport in KL to our hotel than our actual flight!
3. Our flight on JAL was so quick & smooth, we didnt even realize we were landing until I saw out the window, as we are about to touch down, and exclaimed to Matt "we're landing, we're landing!" He was a caught off guard as well.
4. Pretty sure our cab driver from the central station to our hotel was crazy. I was almost certain my half of the beat-up jalopy was going to fall apart from the rest of the cab. Our driver was horrible, I wasnt even sure we would make it to the hotel.
5. At least we had side-by-side massages Friday afternoon....I think Matt is hooked
6. Pretty sure the monkeys at the Batu caves were on crack. We had to leave because they started fighting with each other & were squealing & hissing.
7. Had an awesome dinner at Maredo's steakhouse for Matt's birthday. We loved it! The steak was great & so was the wine, and the dessert!
8. Saturday, after taking ourselves around the city we realized the only awesome thing about KL is the Petronas towers & really its kind of a dirty city.
9. We were soo glad to be back in Singapore Sat night. Feels good to sleep in your own bed & be back in your own home! Not to mention use public transportation thats safe, clean and easy to use!
10. Thanks to all those sending birthday wishes to Matt! He is so appreciative of them all, each one means so much to him.
So...all in all he had a great birthday. We really did have a fun time in KL. We loved being on our adventure together! And we had a wonderful Easter Sunday as well!
Back to the ol' bump & grind today....it was definitely hard getting motivated this morning.
More to come later, enjoy the pics!

1 comment:

nene P said...

Natalie/Matt-
We are learning about the continents this week. Could you send an email to my kids at my school address. We talked about China today and almost phoned, but the time difference was wacky! I want them to be able to see how you can get an email from China to our school.
Thanks
Penny
psheehan@collinsville.k12.ok.us