Sept. 23-24, 2016
One weekend in September, Viktor, Veronika and I whipped over to Kuala Lumpur for a quick visit. You may be thinking what's the point? Why? 24 hour visit is a little quick. It was a great multipurpose visit though. Viktor went for a sleepover with his friend and former classmate Bryan (hemoved from HCMC to KL at the end of summer, and they really miss each other). I was going to pick up my super nutrition shakes, which I can no longer get in Vietnam, but are available throughout many other countries in Southeast Asia. And Veronika came along for a girls day in KL...action packed, but super fun and purposeful.
We were picked up at the airport by Bryan's aunt Amy, She drove us to our hotel (the PNB - a great place, clean, very reasonable price and walking distance to the Petronas Towers, but a little far from all the great shopping and food that KL has to offer), if we were to do it again we would probably stay closer to KL Sentral or Brickfields to be closer to the action of the city - especially the delicious Indian food found in the Brickfields area).
Bryan's family hosted us for dinner, Bryan's older brother is a chef and cooked an incredible array of meals including Indian, Vietnamese, Thai and Malay food. The hospitality of the family was incredible, and even though Bryan and Vitkor were good friends, we had only met at a school function, but they cared for us like family. After a great social evening Amy drove Veronika and me to our hotel downtown and Viktor stayed for his KL sleepover.
The next day, Veronika and I had a great breakfast, we walked around the Petronas towers, had fun taking pictures, and did a little shopping. It's so nice to hang out with my kids one on one, and really get to talk to them and get to know them. It's special time, that really needs to be planned on a more regular basis.
Veronika and I headed to the Malaysian Isagenix headquarters and pack our suitcases full of products. I was supplying not only my family, but a couple other friends who were in Vietnam, and wanted to be healthier. Later in the day we took an Uber to KL Sentral, did some shopping and met with Hazel, Amy, Bryan and Viktor. We had lunch, said our goodbyes, and it was time to take the train to the airport for our flight home to HCMC.
It was a little more than 24 hours. Not even a weekend, but such a great little getaway, and with Air Asia flights coming in at $57/per person, totally doable. Thank you Air Asia for making travel affordable, my family is getting to experience SE Asia like we never imagined.
Jet-setting with my middles. :-)
We arrived downtown KL at night.
We were picked up at the airport by Bryan's aunt Amy, She drove us to our hotel (the PNB - a great place, clean, very reasonable price and walking distance to the Petronas Towers, but a little far from all the great shopping and food that KL has to offer), if we were to do it again we would probably stay closer to KL Sentral or Brickfields to be closer to the action of the city - especially the delicious Indian food found in the Brickfields area).
Bryan's family hosted us for dinner, Bryan's older brother is a chef and cooked an incredible array of meals including Indian, Vietnamese, Thai and Malay food. The hospitality of the family was incredible, and even though Bryan and Vitkor were good friends, we had only met at a school function, but they cared for us like family. After a great social evening Amy drove Veronika and me to our hotel downtown and Viktor stayed for his KL sleepover.
The next day, Veronika and I had a great breakfast, we walked around the Petronas towers, had fun taking pictures, and did a little shopping. It's so nice to hang out with my kids one on one, and really get to talk to them and get to know them. It's special time, that really needs to be planned on a more regular basis.
Veronika was on a quest to find and H&M store and we did...they are actually all over KL.
Veronika and I headed to the Malaysian Isagenix headquarters and pack our suitcases full of products. I was supplying not only my family, but a couple other friends who were in Vietnam, and wanted to be healthier. Later in the day we took an Uber to KL Sentral, did some shopping and met with Hazel, Amy, Bryan and Viktor. We had lunch, said our goodbyes, and it was time to take the train to the airport for our flight home to HCMC.
Me and Hazel
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