We arrived

Monday: Arrived at Kuala Lumpur airport about 10 pm Monday night (where did Sunday go?). Met another couple who had also travelled from Toronto, then we continued on to the hotel (about an hour drive into town). After 27 hours travelling we were all ready for bed!
Tuesday: Up at 7 to have a leisurely brekkie, before leaving at 9 for the day. Met our travelling companions, there are 10 of us for the Malaysia portion of the trip (first two weeks), there will be 17 for the Indonesia portion (last two weeks). Same tour manager for the whole trip (Chris), he seems a nice guy, very enthusiastic, and he has travelled extensively. He is Canadian, used to have a job in Toronto as a guide for rock groups when they were in town for gigs (I must remember to ask him if he met anyone interesting!). Everyone in the group is retired, and we are the youngest. 4Americans and the rest Canadian, all seem like nice folks.
Spent an easy day sightseeing. First stop the National Museum, cool place, lots too see, just took in the highlights. Next was the Royal Palace, then the National Memorial (for the Malays and the Allied troops, WWII). Then a quick stop at the Orchid Garden before lunch. Strangely enough, Lunch was at the mall built at the bottom of the Petronas Tower. Terrific food court with all sorts of Malay/Chinese/Indian foods. Cheap too! After lunch we went up the KL (Kuala Lumpur) Tower to check out the views over the city, and to see the Petronas Tower from another angle. Kept an eye out for Bond (James Bond), but no luck!!
Went out to Chinatown for dinner. Chris just ordered a pile of local dishes and we tried them all. A few were really spicy, but very good, not like any Chinese food we've had before. Afterwards 3 of us decided we'd like to go back to the Petronas for some night shots, It was worth it, they are really quite the sight.