Cuti-Cuti Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur Chapter

The residents of Danau Kaseh just played tourists in Kuala Lumpur, and WOW, it was loads of FUN! It's true, Malaysia has so much to offer. Since our Bangkok trip had to be cancelled, we decided to have Cuti-Cuti Malaysia - & what better way than to start with the glorious capital of KL!! 

Highly recommended for all mothers!

I got this really useful book called "KL for Kids" which gave a very objective view on the must-go places in KL. Written by a few Mat-Sallehs who lived in KL for some time, the book is excellent as a guide with honest tips. We have taken the kids to some of the  Top-10 places recommended by the book, so I could see that the comments they made about those places were spot on. 

The walking path to Concorde & Hard Rock Cafe

Our holiday started on Friday, with the kids getting excited as we check into Concorde Hotel on Jalan Sultan Ismail. The Premier Rooms we booked were fantastic - the kids had 2 Queen Beds in their spacious room & we had a King in ours. We had access to the Premier lounge & the kids helped themselves to the complimentary bottled juices, snacks & candies from time to time throughout our stay (memang buat muka tak malu...). Breakfast was cosy in the intimate Spices Restaurant, away from the crowd (needless to say, our table was the loudest..). I thought it would be good to pamper the family once in a while, & it was really worth it :-)

World's largest Walk-In Free-Flight Aviary

We were up early on Saturday morning to start our adventure. Our first stop was the Bird Park which is the World's largest free-flight walk-in Aviary. The kids loved it. The park is just the right size. It's not too big (Jurong Bird Park in Singapore is just too big to cover), so about 2- 3  hours spent in the park is just right, without any of the kids complaining about tired legs!

The birds posed for the picture!

There were hundreds of species of birds - roaming free! Most of the birds are friendly. Colourful & pretty! The peacocks are beautiful - one was a real show-off & danced around to make sure everyone had a full view of its lovely feathers! 

Proud Mr Peacock!

Adlina feeding the birds

Don't miss feeding the parakeets & lories. Amazing experience! I highly recommend the Bird Park if you are planning a trip to KL with your kids! It's really lovely :-)

Next on the agenda was the Butterfly Farm. After the excitement of having pretty friendly birds sitting on their heads and feeding from their palms, fluttering and elusive butterflies seem to be a real let-down to the kids. The setting of the Farm is quite natural with koi ponds & bigs trees. But the kids were more interested in the lazy terrapins, the huge ugly frogs croaking  & the strange stick bugs camourflarging in the gallery. If it weren't for these other attractions, I would give the Butterfly Farm a miss if you asked me..

By then the kids were hungry. Anas was already starting to complain about being tired. So, off we went to Central Market. The last time I went there was 20 years ago & it is so MUCH better now! What a great collection of gift ideas! I love the place!

Makan-Makan at Old Town - the iced coffee was delicious!

We ended the day the way it should be: by having fish eating the dead cells on our feet! Haha :-D What an experience! Ticklish to the maximum at first.. then eventually we got used to it. We all loved it without exception & made a promise to come back. Our feet felt so clean and refreshed after the treatment. This is extremely recommended!

Zaharim's not ticklish at all!

After breakfast on Sunday, we went up Menara Kuala Lumpur by cab & walked down the trail in the forest reserve at Bukit Nanas. It was quite a pleasant walk especially after the rain. The forest is surprisingly well preserved with huge trees everywhere. At the bottom of the trail is a Batik shop. Unfortunately, we were there too early & the shop was still closed.

The weekend ended far too soon for us. It was time to say goodbye to our little Cuti-Cuti in KL & for once, I was quite reluctant to go out of KL! We had so much fun and spending time together as a family was really great. Loads of warm & fuzzy feelings & special moments..

So, our conclusion? Tak payah pergi jauh-jauh... Cuti-Cuti Malaysia pun BEST!! Seriously..

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