We woke up earlyish and went and had breakfast; it was the do-it-yourself kind, so I made us some toast while Edd got me coffee. We then also had some cereal - best to eat as much as possible for breakfast, so we didn't have to have lunch too early (if at all).

Edd wanted to go to the botanical gardens, so we set off for the bus stop after a fresh top-up of directions from the receptionist. All the buses in Kuala Lumpur were free and we were relieved to not have to fork out to get around.

The trip didn't take too long and we arrived at the end of the line, got off and then looked for signs of the botanical gardens. There were none. We were going to have to follow the map and just wing it. The receptionist had told us to walk across the bridge, so we took the escalator upstairs and walked along the corridor; we got to a T-junciton and were stuck - where to now? I asked a cleaner that didn't speak English (well, pointed at the map and then did the 'where?' action with my arms); she pointed us to go right, so we followed the corridor that lead us through a strange market.

We got to a carpark and where stuck again, we knew we had to get to the other side of the high way, but there was no bridge over it that we could see. I then questioned the possibility of going under it and Edd spotted a train station platform, suggestion we check it out.

We walked along the platform and out the other side, not swiping out what ever it was we were supposed to have with us, but no body asked, so we figure it couldn't be too much of a crime. We then crossed the busy road, dodging cars and motorbikes as they sped around the round about. We found our first sign that indicated we were kind of going in the right direction, I checked the map and we walked up a hill, past the armouries, the police museum (this was free, probably because it was boring) and a few other signs that advertised things to check out. We continued our trek and found a bird sanctuary (giant avery), I wanted to go in so we went to find out how much it cost. 50 Ringgit per person - I wasn't that interested in looking at birds.

We crossed the road to the orchid garden that turned out to be free during the week, so went to see what that was about instead. The garden was beautiful and we walked around the rows of beautiful orchids that were impeccably looked after. I heard the cry of a puppy and spotted a little light brown thing race down the hill - he'd been crying, but was scared of people, so had obviously been there a while. There was nothing we could do, so left him hiding behind bamboo.
Cip was standing near the fountain and we joined him - it turned out there was a bit of spray that came off it that cooled you down, we were so hot we were happy to get a bit off secondary back lash to assist.

Edd was bored, so we left out of a side gate, which turned out to be the service entrance and exit with a big sign that said STAFF ONLY; we hadn't seen anyone there except one other tourist, so carried on down the side road. We passed a troop of monkeys that were playing in the trees; one came right up to Edd and curiously inspected him from 3 metres away. I joked that it was his long lost brother, came to take him back into the fold. Cip and I waited at a safer distance while they meandered past us, Edd went after a big lizard (we're not sure what kind) to get a picture - always in the heart of the action that one.

We then continued down the road to the botanical gardens, walking past the butterfly park and going inside to investigate how much it was to go in. Again we left, unwilling to part with the tiny bit of money we had left for 2 days; we'd both gone to butterfly domes in England, that would do for now.

Cip was bored, so we headed back to the bus stop instead of carrying on to the gardens. We going to go and look for the mall. The bus arrived and waited to get jam packed with people, the way London buses get at rush hour in the mornings. We passed our stop and continued to the pavilion, getting out with most of the bus.

The mall was enormous and we were all hungry, so sat down at a Texas Chicken place that had football on the TV. They had a special on: 19 Ringgit for a 2 course meal with a drink. I ordered a pumpkin soup with garlic bread to share with Edd, we all ordered pulled pork burgers (in Malaysia?!?!) and then Edd and Cip ordered creme brulle for dessert, which Edd and I shared - the boys had coke and I had a lemon ice tea, all included. The meal was amazing and such good value for money.

Cip was tired and decided to go back to our hotel for a nap, Edd and I then minced around the mall for 2 hours and then went back to our hotel as well. Edd had a nap while I sat and blogged, we were planning on going out that night, so had to have a short relax before we went out for the night, otherwise we'd fade early.

We had to delay our trip out as Edd had to contact his bank in England had blocked his cards and online banking, which was an issue as they could not call him on his UK number and we did not have SIM cards with international credit to call them. It took over an hour and a half to resolve, but they finally called him and rectified the issue. Bit of a problem travelling with a blocked bank card.

We then made our way over to the Sky Bar so we could have a drink and look at the twin towers opposite the building. We walked as it was not far, and tried to navigate our way through the above and then underground walkway system. Streets ahead of London, but no signage, which was a bit of an issue. We stopped and asked for directions a number of times, which included walking through a shopping centre and out the other side, bizarre.

We then stumbled upon the musical fountain and sat and watched it for 10 minutes, amazing; I took a video while Edd and Cip tried to work out where the hotel was with the Sky Bar, their priority was beer.

The music ended and the next 'show' was in half an hour, so we made our way to the bar instead of waiting. The boys had figured it out and I followed them to the hotel; Cip and I were convinced they wouldn't let us in: Edd was in his flip flops, Cip was in his slops and I was in my ugly sandals. Edd told us both to walk in like we owned the joint, so we followed his lead and weren't stopped at the door.

We then took the lift to the 33rd floor and held our breath while we pretended to own the place again. We weren't stopped. All the seats with the view of the twin towers were taken, or prebook, which was annoying as they were standing open and we did not have the option of sitting there until the booked guests arrived. We ordered G&T's and marvelled at the swimming pool in the middle of the bar; we all imagine the carnage that probably ensued after a few drinks with a good DJ. I was horrendous on a good day with a pool, I'd jump in without much encouragement, fully clothed.

One of the booths at the front opened up and we grabbed it, taking full advantage of the amazing view of the towers with the musical fountain below, doing its half hourly stint. We finished up our drinks at 9.45pm and made our way back downstairs; it was going to take us ages to get back again, so we wanted a head start.

We meandered through the streets, instead of taking the rabbit hole and managed to find our way back to our hotel after half an hour (a 10 minute walk if you know where you're going) Malaysia needed to jack up its signage, big time.

I was hungry so we stopped at a Vietnamese restaurant for food - the people may have been awful, but it had been the best food we'd eaten in all our travels. We ordered dishes that took ages to arrive and were then a great disappointment; Vietnamese food was amazing, if cooked by the miserable people of Vietnam. We witnessed a scuffle between staff where a woman was scolding 2 male waitrons for something; they partook in the confrontation right next to our table, so it was hard to ignore. The Malaysian people were by far the nicest people in South East Asia, but they also lacked the level of customer service that westerners practise. At least we got a bit of free entertainment.

Edd and I then went back to our hotel to go to bed; we left Cip to walk around a bit longer, he'd had a proper afternoon nap, we hadn't and seriously felt the effects of this lack additional rest.