Putrajaya morning

This morning we were all up early so we could take Ross to the train station to catch his flight to Singapore. Once we dropped him off, Ann, Dad and I headed out to Putrajaya to have a walk and look around. We arrived at 7.30 and the sun was barely up. We wandered around the lake and up to the bridge. By the time we reached the top, the sun was truly up and the view was beautiful.

We walked back again along the lake front and then continued into the Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside Resort to try and find somewhere for breakfast. We went to the hotel restaurant "b" where we had a great buffet. I completely gorged myself on roti chenai, Char Kway Teow, hashbrown, scrambled eggs, pancakes, bircher muesli and pastries. We all rolled out of there and continued walking through the resort back to the car.

We drove up to  the top of the hill where the convention center was located. It gave us a good overall view of Putrajaya. We drove back down and headed down the main road until we came across some interesting architecture. Each of the government departments had a unique building - they were all beautiful. We ended up at the end of the main street where we came across Perdana Putra - the Prime Minister's Office - and the Putra Mosque.

As we walked around the area, we were inundated by Indonesian tourists wanting to have their photos taken with us. We posed with about 10 different groups to stand in the middle of them and have our photos taken. I always think this is funny. What do they tell their families when they go home? I usually stand at least a foot taller than them - I guess that makes me a bit of a freak attraction. Dad was also popular because of his grey/ white hair.

Once we dodged the tourists, we managed to look around and even go into the Putra Mosque. We all had to wear robes with hoods which were bright pink - even Dad as he had shorts on. It was hysterical to see Dad dressed in his pink robe! We looked like three fluorescent Druids. The mosque was absolutely beautiful. Unfortunately we couldn't go all the way inside as only Muslims were allowed. We would have loved to see the inside of the mosque. I definitely think it is one of the prettiest mosques I have ever seen though.

After shedding our robes, we drove around for a bit longer before heading home. With a quick pit-stop to pick up some water, we headed home. Dad and Ann headed off for a nap and I did a few chores around the place. We chilled out in the afternoon watching some TV and Ann walked across to KLCC to get her hair cut.

When Ann came back, Dad and Ann cooked salmon for dinner and then we got busy doing a couple of things about the house. Dad and I fixed up the lights on the new wall and tidied up the last of the paint. Ann polished the lantern that would be going above the bar. Once we'd finished, we sat down at watched Pirates of the Caribbean - Curse of the Black Pearl. I cranked up the home theatre so it sounded pretty good. Once it finished we all staggered off to bed.