Day 139 Dec 21 2014 Candidasa Bali Indonisia

Beach Restaurant in Amed Bali

Selfie

Isabels first time snorkeling without a life jacket

Amed with Bali's largest volcano in the background

Day 139  Dec 21 2014   Candidasa Bali Indonisia

We took a taxi to Amed which is a town close to Candidasa which has a coral reaf just off shore.  We  went snorkeling for 1 ½ hours then ate lunch at the restaurant that we were snorkeling in front of, the food was really good.  We went snorkeling for 45 min after lunch then went shopping at a grocery store in another town.  It was supposed to be a supermarket and though it did have much more selection than the little stores in Candidasa it was lacking by Canadian standards.  I ended up with a sunburn to the back of my legs and parts of my back even though I applied sunscreen to my back during lunch.  I never thought about re-applying sunscreen to the backs of my legs until it was too late.

Day 138 Dec 20 2014 Candidasa Bali Indonisia

Snorkeling in front of Catra Apartments

pool at Catra Apartments

the tooth fairy comes through

walking back from shopping in Candidasa

Day 138  Dec 20 2014   Candidasa Bali Indonisia

We hung around the apartment complex most of the day.  The kids spent hours in the pool then we went snorkeling in front of the complex.  There was a fair bit of garbage in the water but there were also a fair number of fish making it worthwhile.  David ended up with a sunburn on his back, he did not look burned but really brown.  Evy and I spent quite a bit of time reading while the kids played video games.  Towards the evening we went for a fairly long walk in the town.  

Day 137 Dec 19 2014 Candidasa Bali Indonisia

In Kuala Lumpur airport on way to Bali

Isabel loses her tooth in the Denspasar airport

looking good

Day 137  Dec 19 2014   Candidasa Bali Indonisia

We flew from Kuala Lumpur to Denspar Indonisa.  We then took a taxi from the airport to the apartment that we rented.  When we got to the complex the kids went swimming in the pool for a few hours.  We went for a walk and discovered that the stores in the town did not carry much in the way of groceries, one of the highlights for the kids was that we found peanut butter which the kids have been greatly enjoying.  We had lunch at a beach side restaurant with variety to please everyone 

Day 136 Dec 18 2014 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Bird Park KL

Merdeka Square KL

Day 136  Dec 18 2014  Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

We started the day early for us and went to the Bird Park.  The bird park is 21 acres with a large part of it under a net.  David and Isabel were feeding birds when one of them peed on David.  We got it on video and the expression on his face was priceless.  The bird park was without a doubt the best I have ever seen both for size and variety.  The next stop after the park was  China Town which was several streets of booths selling counterfeit goods.  The taxi drivers wanted 3 times the regular price to take us back to our apartment using traffic volume as the excuse.  I am pretty sure it was because we were obvious foreigners.  The price quoted was 40 MYR, as we were walking away the price dropped to 20 MYR.  We ended up taking the Hop on Hop off bus as we had already paid for it.  

Day 135 Dec 17 2014 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Aquaria Kuala Lumpur

The best ice cream of the trip to date

riding the hop on hop off bus

Day 135  Dec 17 2014  Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

I woke up at 3:30 am and could not go back to sleep, it is going to take a while longer to get used to the time change.  We ended up taking the Hop on hop off bus with the best stop being Aquaria which is Kuala Lumpur’s aquarium.  We arrived in time for the feeding of the piranhas, nutrias and otters, the most interesting being the piranhas.  There were over 200 piranhas in the tank at it was a true feeding frenzy.  

Day 135 Dec 16 2014 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Entrance to Berjaya Times Square amusement part

Just wait till I get my hands on a real car!

Did not stay on very long

Waiting for the spin cycle to start

Day 135  Dec 16 2014  Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

We ended up going to Berjaya Times Square amusement park, which is an indoor amusement park inside a mall.  We had planned on going to the Genting Highlands amusement park but it recently closed for renovations. It was a disappointment as we had promised the kids we would take them.  What really sucked for Isabel was that the height marker for the rides where we purchased our tickets showed that Isabel was eligible to go on quite a few of the rides.  The markers inside we at least 3 inches higher and as a result Isabel was only able to go on the little kid rides.  I have little doubt that the company did that on purpose to sell more tickets only to have you discover that your kids cannot go on most of the rides once you are inside.  If we had known that before paying the entrance we would not have gone. They did have a fun indoor roller coaster for the rest of us as well as a few other decent rides.  It was another relatively early night.

Day 134 Dec 15 2014 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

In-front of the Petronas Towers

Petronas Towers

Entrance to the Petronas Discovery Center

A really cool rapping dinosaur inside the Discovery Center

Day 134  Dec 15 2014  Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

We were planning on staying awake until 7 pm but it never happened, we were all asleep by 3:30 pm and did not wake up till 4 am.  We went to the Batu Caves which is a large Hindu temple built into a cave.  You have to climb 272 stairs to get to the cave entrance plus more once you are inside.  It was surprising to find buildings with many vendors selling trinkets and snacks inside the temple.  I was also surprised by the amount of garbage strewn around the inside of the temple and by some guy with the religious paint on his forehead taking a wiz on the floor beside the porta-potti.  There was another cave a little way towards the train which is setup with many religious statues and figurines depicting Hindu lore.  I found it much more interesting than the temple itself.  We took the train to the Petronas Towers but could not go to the bridge as it is closed on Mondays.  We did however go to the Petronas Discovery Center which is a science center inside the Petronas Towers.  We spent quite a few hours there but did not get to see it all before closing.  When we got back to the apartment the kids  crashed on their bed, I had to force them to get up to eat supper.  We were all asleep by 8:30 pm.