We have made it! Got in late Saturday night and everything went very smoothly. It was about an hour drive from the airport. The place we are staying right now very nice. It is called a corporate suite, which means it is basically a really nice hotel that has two and three bedroom suites. We only got a two bedroom, but I think it will be just fine for a month or so. There is a little kitchen with a stove and fridge for fixing some meals. Both rooms have there own bathroom, which is very helpful with the kids and with Tony being here. Also there is maid service every day! And they will do our laundry! I love that part!
We spent Sunday morning having breakfast downstairs in the cafe for the buffet they provide with our room...it was weird but we found things we like to eat. I noticed the food is not HOT here it is more like room temperature. Strange, but I think I can get used to that as long as I eat before the kids show up and my food becomes cold faster. After breakfast we took a walk around. You can see the Petronas Towers from the windows of each room in our apartment (very cool). There is also a HUGE park and water splash pad just across the street so that is where we headed this morning. I will have to take some pictures of the park, because when I say HUGE...well that doesn't come close to describing it. It looks like it belongs somewhere in Texas and inside an amusement park that you have to pay $40 to get to. It is like one of our parks in the neighborhood back in Katy Texas, only there are ten more connected to it with the rubber floors and ramps and swings. The kids were loving it and we only got to explore about a quarter of it.
I did get in trouble already. I was pushing Zoe on the swing and of course I went to swing with her. I heard this whistling coming from the security close by and I looked over and she was whistling at me. Apparently you cannot swing as an adult. Wow! Embarrassing!! But I am not in jail. Tony has not stopped messing with me about it since.
Next we hit the biggest shopping mall! It has about 6 stories...will have to go back and get more accurate count. They had everything from Cartier and Chanel to Gap and Banana Republic. A Burberry store caught my eye and had a better selection than I have ever seen. I found my future Christmas present, although David came in and told me to come on. He is not as much fun to shop with. We ate lunch at KFC...we figured it had stuff that we knew the kids would eat. We will try something new for dinner.
Back in the room for kids naps after lunch. I am certain I could hang out in the hotel all day and not get bored. There is an amazing pool, playground, gym and a putting green (not that I care about that thing). This place really is amazing. I have had some moments of realization that this is now my home for the next few years and it scares me a bit. But I think we may have gotten one of the best places to stay and live. I have a lot to get used to with the Ramadan and all the Muslim traditions. We hear the chanting a few times a day starting at 5am from the mosque across the street. It is weird and yet I am so curious about how incredibly devout a person can be to a religion. You have to applaud their devotion.
After nap time, we went back out to look around the market shops. Wow, very interesting. I have decided that the cool air is great and smells normal...but when you get hit with some warm air you better hold your breath. It stinks for some reason. The markets were narrow and crowded and not the best place for the kids so David went back to the hotel to take them swimming while Puppa and I went to the grocery store. That was a new experience too. Could not find lunchmeat anywhere so the kids have either cheese or peanut butter sandwiches to choose from. We did find some stuff I know they will eat and like though and milk which is needed in our household. We used to go through 2 gallons a week...they don't sell by the gallon. It looks to be the size of a quart. I will be finding different grocery stores when we figure out where we will live permanently. For now we will just make do with what we have.
We all had a nice swim before dinner and then just ordered room service for dinner. It was really nice. Everyone got to choose something and we were able to eat in our PJ's. Nic went off to bed around eight and Zoe stayed up to watch Avatar with Daddy and Puppa. She only made it to nine though. She was very tired. Puppa is sleeping in Zoe's room (they have two twin beds) and Nic is sleeping in a crib in our room. Works out rather nicely for everyone.
This was our first day of our new adventure and I am excited to have more to write about and experience in this country.
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