Kuala Lumpur

We had a fun trip to Malaysia. The coach bus we took was like flying first class. Plenty of room, dinner included, and TV screens in the seat in front of you to pick from movies and games to play.
Saturday, we spent the day seeing the highlights of the town. We went to the Petronas Twin Towers. We weren't able to go up the observation walk because they only give a limited number of tickets each day. We browsed the mall at the base of the towers, then headed to Central Market, a shopping complex of local vendors. We also visited their Times Square (basically just a big mall with an indoor amusement park) and the bird park. As we were walking to the Bird Park, a group of monkeys ran out in the street and we kind of followed them around for awhile. It was so cool to just see a bunch of monkeys running free in the city!
We both got massages at our hotel spa and went to dinner at a Brazilian steakhouse.
We hope to go back for another weekend to see more of the city. Apparently there is an elephant sanctuary and some caves tours that Adam wants to try out, but we didn't have time this weekend. The nice thing is that everything is much cheaper in KL than it is here in Singapore!

On the bus, ready to go!

Look at the monkeys!

Adam chasing the peacock at the bird park

Lunch at the Gasoline Cafe where you sit on the floor and eat

We're off to Malaysia!

This weekend we are heading to Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. Buses travel to and from KL several times every day. We will be taking a coach bus for the 5hr trip. We'll post pictures when we return!

Cheryl and Jan's visit

For the past week, Adam's mom Cheryl, and her friend Jan have been visiting us in Singapore. We had a great time! We did so many exciting things in the week they were here. We enjoyed shopping, but barely made a dent in the thousands of shops that Singapore has to offer. Everyone's favorite was Chinatown, where the goods were slightly cheaper, but authentic looking:) We saw many local attractions and landmarks that are part of Singapore's history, and we enjoyed lots of different food: Indian, Chinese, French, Japanese and some home-cooked American food. Cheryl and Jan learned to use chopstix very quickly! They said they wanted to be adventurous, so I took advantage of that. Cheryl and I did a reverse bungee ride. It all happened so fast that we barely had time to process what was going on. At least we survived to tell about it! I have added the video below.
We took a Duck Tour, which is an amphibious vehicle that goes in the water and on land. We drove through the Singapore River and through the streets of downtown. We visited the Merlion, which is a monument dedicated to the naming of Singapore. We went on the Singapore Flyer again, this time at sunset. It was so beautiful. In the far distance, you could see one of the mountains in Malaysia. Cheryl and Adam tried an Asian spa, where fish do the work. They put their feet in huge fish tanks and let the fish eat the dead skin from their legs and feet! It is said to open the pores and improve circulation.
We spent an afternoon at the Singapore Zoo and went on the Night Safari. The zoo here is unlike anything we have seen in the US. There are no cages at this zoo; only moats separate the animals from the visitors. We saw many exotic animals that cannot be found in US zoos. The night safari was really neat too. We took a tram through the grounds after it was dark, and were able to see many animals just roaming around.
One afternoon, we took a cable car ride to the island of Sentosa and back. We introduced Cheryl and Jan to Guitar Hero on the Nintendo Wii. They rocked!
All in all, it was an amazing week. It was great to see family and friends again! Thanks for visiting us:)

View from Singapore Flyer


I think Cheryl loves the Fish Spa!


Adam and Cheryl in front of the Merlion and Fullerton Hotel


Lunch at the Japanese TeppanYaki


Cheryl and I getting ready to do the reverse bungee!


Cheryl tries chopstix for the first time at our local Hawker food stand

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July! We hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday. We got to celebrate at a festival sponsored by the American Association of Singapore. There was good food, drinks, bands, and fireworks. Of course we could not miss this photo opportunity!




We rode the Singapore Flyer this weekend. It is the world's largest ferris wheel. It was night-time so the photos weren't that great, but the view was amazing. Each of the cars can hold up to 20 people. Luckily it wasn't crowded and we got the whole car to ourselves. The entire city was lit up and it was beautiful. It took about 30 mins to make it all the way around.