27 August-Malaysia

Petronus Towers in the storm-Malaysia-Pool bar, Traders Hotel
Cocktails in the storm

Petronus Towers

Cocktail bar-Traders Hotel-Malaysia
Very wet Malay waitress

Thomas-Swedish Cocktail Barman-serving cocktails in storm

Thomas at work in the storm-bar open to the elements

Cocktail bar-top of traders hotel-Malaysia

26 August –Malaysia

An even later start this morning, but eventually we headed back to the Kraft Market and enjoyed looking at the very colourful and artistic special batik exhibition. We bought a few prints and then headed back to the cool of the Curve shopping mall, then back to Kiara Park.

This evening we headed into KL for cocktails and dinner. Nick took us to Traders hotel with a pool bar 33 stories up that looked directly across at the Petronus Towers-great architectural design and once tallest building in the world. However, just as we arrived the sky opened us and it absolutely poured with rain, flashing lightning and thunderous thunder. As this was an open bar, it was spectacular. We hovered under a porch area and our Swedish cocktail barman was keen to continue to serve us, in raincoat, his bar open to the heavens and water everywhere. I think the Malay staff thought we were mad, but it was an amazing experience, the sky put on an amazing show, the towers looked great through the rain and mist, and the cocktails were delicious. The barman was great too-friendly, good fun and he loved NZ.

After leaving this rain soaked bar, we caught a taxi to a group of restaurants in a very exclusive part of the town, expensive hotels, etc, and finally chose a Middle Eastern restaurant for dinner. After dinner Nick ventured out into the downpour to retrieve the car and take us back to Kiara Park.