Saturday ,( Malaysia), 15 Oct., 2015  -  Kuala Lumpur
   We toured Kuala Lumpur today.  The twin Petronas Towers are very impressive, the tallest twin towers in the world. |(In the evening Dick walked over to them to purchase a snack.  The mall between them is multi level and boasts all kinds of shops from designer brands to 2 supermarkets.)  We stopped at the Royal Palace but were not able to enter as the king was in residence, (indicated by a yellow flag flying). 

A very interesting stop was at the national mosque.   The roof line and minaret are unusual.   The roof is a an open umbrella , and the top of the minaret is intended to represent an up-side-down close umbrella.

Eva had to don a long robe and traditional head covering.  There was a wedding in progress in one area of the prayer area  we were not allowed to enter as non-Muslims. {Eva: I learned here that, as with ladies hats, etc. for women, so is the dress of Muslim women.  Our tour guide is a |Muslim.  In Malaysia, it is entirely up to the womenn whether or not they wear the traditional head wear on the street.  However, in the Mosque, most do wear a the head covering.}. 

We stopped at the Central Market, (very close to the GEO Hotel where we will be moving on Sunday).  This large market has hundreds of small stalls, somewhat similar to ones we have seen in other countries or the ‘Pacific Mall’ in Markham, Ont.  We will probably write more on this market in a day or two.
   Heading back to the hotel we stopped at a restaurant across the street for a delicious Asian lunch at a restaurant