DAY 156 (Friday 23 December 2011)

Today was Zoo day, we were picked up from our hotel just after 0900hrs and taken to the location to get on the bus to the Zoo, however, when we got to depot, we found that we were the only 2 people that were down for the Zoo.  Our mini bus driver was Timothy and he first took us to the ROYAL SELANGOR PEWTER FACTORY where we had a guided tour of the factory

One of the workers smoothing down a money tree

Yes there is such a thing as a money tree, not the sort you would wish for but this money tree is made with pewter coins attached which is then broken off to pay for any merchandise.

Charlie had a go at some of the work that gets done at this factory, however, the people that work there will be safe in the knowledge that he won’t be getting a job there anytime soon, me neither.

Charlie attempting the hammer technique

Outside of the factory is the largest pewter tankard that actually made it into the Guinness Book of World Records back in 1985, lets just say it can hold a lot of beer.

After our tour of the pewter factory we were taken to a room called the Hard School of Knocks, here we were able to make our own bowls (to keep), we even got to keep the aprons that we were wearing and we given a certificate to show that we actually made the item.

Charlie with his bowl, certificate & apron

Me with my bowl, certificate & apron

After we left the factory we then drove on to the National Zoo (ZOO NEGARA), when we got there we were told by Timothy that we had to be back outside for 1330hrs, so that gave us just over 2 hours to go around the Zoo which we thought would have been impossible, but to be honest it wasn’t the biggest of Zoos.

There we got to see

Orangutans

Giraffes

Racoons

 Baby Otters

and a few other animals.

After we left the Zoo we got back to the hotel to get sorted out before heading out for some lunch, we decided on going to the KUALA LUMPUR TOWER however, when we got there we found that lunch had stopped serving at 1500hrs, so off we went again, we decided that now we know the timings for the KL Tower we will go there on Monday for our final lunch before we leave the next day.

So once we had something to eat is was back to the hotel for hopefully a quiet night, we have nothing to set the alarm for tomorrow as we are looking at doing the CHINA TOWN and LITTLE INDIA walk.  I shall let you know how we get on.