Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Museums, Temples & Heritage Buildings
At the National Museum engage your kid's imagination by introducing them to the
11,000-year-old skeleton 'Perak Man' and finding out what activities are scheduled for the
discovery room. Heading up the Petronas Towers is not just an opportunity to gawk from
high at the city but also to learn about the tower's construction and, afterwards, visit the
hands-on science museum Petrosains within the Suria KLCC mall.
Batu Caves, with its Hindu temples, colourful tableaux of Hindu tales and legends,
monkeys, and natural Dark Cave, holds much to capture a child's imagination. The
dazzlingly decorated Thean Hou Temple likewise, for photo ops of Chinese zodiac
statues, flying dragons and a pool teeming with scores of tortoises.
Dining Out
KL's myriad dining outlets offer meals that will appeal to the fussiest of kids. Although
you may not think it, a busy food stall is usually the safest place to eat - you can see the
food being prepared, the ingredients are often fresh and if the wok stays hot there's little
chance of bacteria. Grown ups can also try more adventurous dishes while the kids get
something more familiar.
If outdoor eating is something you're not comfortable with, then there are plenty of in-
door food courts - all the major malls have them and choice and standards are universally
fantastic. Many restaurants attached to hotels and guesthouses will serve familiar Western
food, while international fast food is ubiquitous. Midrange and upscale restaurants often
have high chairs but most budget places don't.
Malaysian drinks are very sweet and even fresh juices usually have sugar added. To cut
down on sugar ask for drinks without sugar or order bottled water. It's not a bad idea to
carry a Steripen (
www.steripen.com
)
, a battery-run water filter about the size of a small
screwdriver that can purify tap water as well as ice cubes in any kind of drink.
NEED TO KNOW
Time Out KL
(
www.timeoutkl/kids
) Publishes a
Malaysia for Kids
guide and has up-to-date listings and features
on what to do with your kids on its website.
