Kuala Lumpur

It was much cheaper to book our flights to Thailand through Malaysia, so we ended up having three days to explore Kuala Lumpur, which was awesome.

It is a huge big business city, so modern and very westernised. As we walked down the street all we could see was McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Prada, Louis Vuitton and Dunkin' Donuts. I even saw a billboard advertising Aston Villa Football Club!

One of the best things was that you could eat the street food and not worry about getting sick! We went to Chinatown one night and just walked the length of the street, sampling many tasty treats along the way.

The best place was called "The Steamboat", and just had kebabs of pretty much anything you could imagine. They gave you a tray and it was like a pick-n-mix! All the meaty ones then got barbecued and for the seafood, you got sat at a table with a pot of boiling water sunk into it. You then just stuck the kebabs into the water for a minute or so to cook and hey presto, a fun and tasty experience for all.

While in India my camera took a salty dip in the sea so I did some shopping to find a replacement. The 'Plaza Low Yat' was a computer scientist's dream as it had six floors of nothing but high-tech goodies! I just walked from shop to shop haggling like a champ and eventually got a camera for £100 with some accessories thrown in.

We also took a bus tour round the city, during which we saw some cool sites and visited the national museum, which held these gems:

This beast, which is the national car of Malaysia!

Wooden shoes!

Ancient Lego bricks!

To be continued...