Christmas Vacation, Part 3 - Malaysia

We took the train from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Seven hours on a train is a long time! Even in first class. Luckily we brought along all sorts of electronic entertainment...sometimes I feel like our family is personally keeping Apple in business – iPad, iPods, and our beloved Mac.

Riding the train allowed us to see a bit of the countryside in Malaysia. It was beautiful, lush and green. On the train Kiana came down with a fever, so she was especially relieved when we arrived in Kuala Lumpur. I was thankful that we booked at a nice hotel (accommodations are inexpensive in KL), as Kiana spent the next 36 hours in bed with a fever. It wasn't until the second day that we were there that she realized that we had a view of the Petronas Towers from our room's window (until recently, they were the tallest buildings in the world).

Unfortunately, we weren't able to visit the towers as planned. Actually, because Kiana was sick and I was still recovering from the same illness, we didn't do much in KL at all. We did make it to the malls (two beautiful malls with every shop imaginable) within walking distance of our hotel. In the short time we were there the kids managed to eat three Auntie Anne's pretzels each! And we saw Tron. If I had a choice, I'd go back to KL again instead of Singapore. I'd like to see more of the city and I hear there are good beach resorts too.