We arrived late into KLIA ( airport) and got a taxi to the closest area with a hotel. I think the taxi cost more than the hotel... Next morning put the bikes together and biked 46 km on a quiet rd to Putrajaya where our friend Malou is living and working at an international school. It was a great till we got to Putrajaya. It is the Canberra of Malaysia. It has 15 precincts, all the rds around them are designed like petals and there are many motorways. Lots of bike paths that just stop. Malou spotted us on her way home from work, we were stopped trying to decide if we actually had to go on the motorway. We had to!! It was a scary few km till we spotted her waiting for us on a quieter stretch of rd. So it was condo apartment living for a week, with swimming pool while we sorted our 60 day Thailand visa, shopping at Tesco' s and enjoying some of the food we have missed, cereal, yoghurt, cheese, wholemeal bread, potatoes... Wine... It is only 20 minutes to KL by train, we went in on the Friday but the embassy was closed so had to go back on Monday to apply, then Tuesday to pick it up. Biked around Putrajaya on Sunday, went to the big mosque, everyone has to cover up and it is so hot it is unbearable. Then around the river trails, the wetland area and botanical gardens.
KL, we went to the Central Market, China town, the Batu caves ( Hindu shrine) the bird sanctuary and the butterfly park. Dinner out one night at Marriott's, a 5 star hotel, gorgeous seafood buffet, with ex-pat teachers, we all looked under dressed but no one seemed to care. It was definitely a Western week out but time now to get back on our bikes and find the real Malaysia.
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