Geo: 3.12433, 101.684It truly is amazingly hot.By the way, last night the Malaysians took silver in the men's doubles in badminton - so we did not hear the final roar from 15 stories below last night. We were too tired to drive south to Kajang for famous satay food court, so we ate in the restaurant connected with the hotel, and then walked around along with thousands of others. These people know how to dine alfresco!Today we went to FRIM, another attempt to enjoy nature. Sadly the canopy walk was fully booked, and you couldn't walk the jungle trails without a guide ($$$$$) but we enjoyed seeing the enormous trees, some monitor lizards, a few birds, 2 traditional Malay houses, a museum. Getting there with our new gps was a breeze, as was finding excellent ice ... read more

Geo: 3.12433, 101.684We woke up refreshed for our first breakfast at hotel. Joseph and Anita had a funeral so didn't pick us up till 11ish. We headed out to find a card for the phone (to enable us to use Google maps on my phone) and changed our old Singapore dollars for Malay currency. What a mixture of people and places near by, from a little girl weeing in the gutter, and laundry hanging everywhere, to highrises. Joe & Anita confessed to never having EVER been to the Bird Park, which boasts the largest free-flying aviary - so most birds were not in small displays. Saw the show with clever parrots and macaws, and just wandered around. Can we "count" these on our list of bird-watching :) ???Then we headed to the "Central Market" for lunch ... read more

Geo: 13.7308, 100.521Only one more leg - a short one. Writing this from the a/p in Bangkok.The Thai airlines was even more comfy for sleeping, tho we may have done even less than on United. Food was Thai and great. And the attendants are most gracious and gentle - and many! Forgot to mention that the dinner on United ended with a make-your-own sundae! Boy, do we need to exercise!!!! ... read more

Geo: 41.8861, -87.6364Dear friends and family,Just a quick entry from the United Club at O'Hare, enjoying our free snacky things awaiting a 6:15 pm (Central) flight to Paree. Ou est le loo? Yes, I'm ready. We drove to Chicago straight after church yesterday, and arrived at the Willer household just before 6pm. Roger and Carole have kindly allowed us to "park" our car with them for the 5 week duration of our trip, and are a wonderful Bed and Breakfast facility! Our visit with them was most pleasant, but we can't believe it's been that many years since they left NE Ohio! We visited them once after that but 23 years?! Love the fascinating variety of houses in their mature neighborhood. Thank you, Carole & Roger. We fly tonight on a Boeing 777, and for those ... read more