From the toucans to the two towers

I'm exhausted and footsore, but happy. This morning I visited the famous bird park in the huge Lake Gardens park. It's the largest aviary in the world, they claim. Anyway, it was a very long walk in very high heat and humidity. I'll spare you the zillions of bird photos, but here is a remarkable turkey-sized pigeon:

I limped from the park back to my own neighborhood for lunch at the most amazing vegetarian buffet I've ever seen. Rice and a sampling of 7 dishes cost me about $2.30. And it was all delicious.

Finally, because no trip to Kuala Lumpur would be complete without seeing the Petronas towers, I made my way to the very upscale center of town. This architectural tour-de-force is the modern take on traditional Islamic architecture, financed by oil and gas money. Yes, everyone takes this photo. And here's mine.

I was dead tired and walking on blisters, so I made it back to the hostel early, before the apocalyptic thunderstorm that's going on now. On to Malacca tomorrow!