Robin, the kids, and I headed to Merdeka Square yesterday. This square is lined by a British club (founded 1884) and the green serves as a cricket field. Here Malaysia raised their flag for the first time signaling independence in 1957.
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| Walking through the barzaar |
Of course we missed a turn 500 meters from the Square - sending us several kilometers in the wrong direction. Trying to circle around, we inadvertently drove through "The Bazaar" - Mom, Dad, and Mike - think of our Trevi Fountain drive-by in Rome. Yikes. Well, anyway, we found a parking lot and decided it was better to strike out to Merdeka Square on foot.
We circled back and appropriately WALKED the bazaar. We all enjoyed seeing the many stalls of traditional Malaysian dress and promised all the kids we'd head back there sometime soon when they may each select an outfit.
We did find Merdeka Square which is framed by a number of colonial buildings and the gorgeous Sultan Abdul Samad building. On one side of the square there is a gallery which houses a huge 3-D map of KL. It was pretty amazing. The gallery also houses a woodcutting shop where the children stood fascinated for 20 minutes watching the artist making intricate carvings. The guys carving wood actually stopped and took pictures of our kids watching them! I bought earrings. A fun fact: Merdeka Sqaure area is the only place in central KL that still has natural (not planted by humans) coconut trees.
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| Tyler pouting in front of the Sultan Abdul Samad building |
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| 3-D Map of KL |
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| Kids in Medeka Square |
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| The last of the coconut trees |
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| My new earrings, carved by ARCH at the gallery |
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