We left Shanghai Wednesday morning on a Malaysian Air flight - 5 hours direct to Kuala Lumpur. I have to say, two adults and one baby for 5 hours is a breeze compared to one adult with one baby for 13 hours! As usual, everybody just adored Angela. I buckled her into Rich's seat for a quick picture and the flight attendant jumped in for the photo.
Angela actually had her own 'bassinet' on this flight and just barely fit in it (length-wise of course)! She didn't like it very much but we found it a great place to store all of the baby stuff (wipes, diapers, toys, etc) during the flight!! It also meant more leg room for mom & dad since the bassinet's only attach to the bulk head rows.
The hotel we were at for Wednesday and Thursday nights was connected to a shopping mall and to IBM's offices. We did some browsing at the mall on Thursday and Friday while Rich was at work and then spent some time relaxing by the pool. We also enjoyed some nice dinners with Rich's co-workers. Ang was such a trooper considering we kept her out past her bedtime three nights in a row!
On Friday afternoon we moved to a hotel in downtown Kuala Lumpur. The highlight of downtown is the Petronas Towers. These are two massive towers that are connected by a pedestrian bridge at the middle. There is a mall attached to the towers and a very nice park just outside the towers. The park has a running path, a giant playground and a public swimming pool for children. On Saturday afternoon we went up to the 41st floor of tower 1 and walked across the skybridge.
After our trip up the towers, I spotted a Dunkin Donuts!! We stopped for a donut and iced coffee which weren't quite what we are used to. The donuts were more cake-like and the coffee came pre-loaded with an insane amount of sugar. But, it was a nice reminder of home in a far-away place.
The rest of our day was spent relaxing by the pool at our hotel. The pool was on the 22nd floor and offered some really nice views of the city.
Overall, it was a really great trip and it was nice to get out of Shanghai for a few days. We can now say that Ang has visited another one of the World's Tallest Buildings (yes, we are keeping track). Hopefully the next time we go to Malaysia we will be able to take more time and visit one of the nearby beach towns. From what we have heard, there are some amazing beaches only a few hours from where we were.
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