A huge sprawling city, Kuala Lumpur (KL) is also Malaysia's capital. KL is an easy city to navigate and has plenty to entertain visitors. The Petronas Towers and KLCC are a must see in KL. Completed in 1996, for 6 years it had the claim on the worlds tallest building. If you find the covered walkway from Bukit Bintang, you can leave the traffic, heat and maps behind and stroll in air-conditioned comfort above the city. You'll have to take your obligatory photo at the base of the towers and take a stroll around KLCC park. On the 4th floor at KLCC, you'll find the Petrosains science discovery centre, where we spent 4 hours of fun and learning. A well presented, fully interactive space, including a trolley ride to the entrance through a rainforest, 3D movie and plenty of staff to explain science along your way. A9 got to try chemistry experiments, while G7 loved the space centre and learnt all about living in a space station. Chinatown is always worth a visit In any big city. Great food and a few genuine fakes at the market. Make sure to visit the central market, with a great food court and to try your hand at batik painting. The Islamic arts museum is a stunning building showcasing fabulous Islamic architecture, ceramics, clothing, books and more. On top is a stunning blue tiled dome, and downstairs, our kids loved the childrens library and giftstore. A9 and G7 wanted to fill in the IAM activity books, which kept them entertained far longer than a museum normally would, giving us lots of time to explore. KL bird park, perched up at the botanical gardens has a huge open air aviary and plenty of exotic birds to see and feed. We found it overpriced but everyone enjoyed the walk through the waterfall enclosure and hand feeding the lories. The national planetarium is located right beside the botanical gardens and is a great educational (and free) world school activity. We learnt more about rockets, gravity and enjoyed the movie on the moon, sun and stars. Jalan Alor is street food heaven! A whole lane of ethnic restaurants and stalls. Try to figure out what meat you're being offered and taste a bit of everything. Dim sims, roti, and maybe some durian for desert? Kidzania is a childrens dream day. The children can try many different jobs within the kidzania 'city', earning and spending kidzo's. Parents are not allowed to help and have to wait outside allowing the children independence and control. check out our video of our day at Kidzania! We were incredibly lucky to be invited to lunch with our gorgeous friends in Putrajaya. We were treated to homemade Nasi Lemak and driven around the local area. Putrajaya is the administrative capital of Malaysia, purpose built over the last 30 years, with impressive bridges, mosques , the Prime Ministers offices as well as pristine roads and gardens. KL is the most affordable big city we've come across this year, with plenty to keep a travel family busy.
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