Food & sights in KL

Having discovered South Pacific Seafood in PJ on last week's walk we wanted to check it out ASAP. We love the ambiance of outdoor restaurants - this one spills into a parking lot; every time a car leaves it spills out more. We had the sate (made special b/c it doesn't have peanut sauce), talapia in a Vietnamese sauce, and sauteed sweet potato leaves. We repeated our dinner later in the week, but substituted grouper in an assam sauce. We will work our way through the other fish and sauces in the weeks ahead.

Under the sauce is a tasty fish

With the start of Ramadan we needed to check out Ramadan markets - markets that open from 3-7 so that people can buy food to take home and eat when they break the fast. We bought baked fish (tasty), fried mee (okay), sate (unacceptable because it was a mixed grill sate) and sweets at this market. My knowledgeable friends warned us against over-priced items and mediocre food. To make better choices I will take a guide (or have read a blog).

To make sure that Tracy knew there was more to Malaysia than food, so we went to the Islamic Arts Museum and Selangor Pewter Factory. The museum featured models of world famous mosques and a textiles exhibit showing different national garb. Worth a few visits so the information can sink it.  BTW the gift shop has an impressive collection of scarves.

The Royal Selangor Pewter Factory is a must-see. Our tour guide was exceptional and she made sure you knew what to look for in the gift shop. As we toured we saw pewter hand prints; they are made by each employee after five years with the company.

We stopped at workstations and watched what a hand made process really entails. For RM60 we could have crafted our own bowl at the School of Hard Knocks - a opportunity for more talented or younger folks. At the gift shop we spotted a few things for doting grandparents to give to a grandson, especially the pewter music boxes.

Well fed and introduced to Malaysia we let Tracy return to the US. Alas, we were rushing to Bahasa Malay classes and our picture didn't come out.