We took a stroll around the neighborhood and checked out the mosque from afar. I didn't have a headscarf with me so we wouldn't have been allowed in even if we'd wanted to visit. We walked the perimeter of the beautiful green lawn of Merdeka Square and then headed to the Central Market in Chinatown.
The Central Market featured economically priced souvenirs and goods of all sorts.
We chanced upon a local fish spa in the market and I had to give it a try. The Cute Fish Spa charged 5 ringgits for 10 minutes of "treatment". A huge bath of fish that thrive on dead skin swim in a large tank. Customers pay their fee and then dip their feet in the water -- instant pedicure! The fish quickly descended on my feet. There were three others seated at the edge of the bath. One guy seemed to be an expat from the US living in Kuala Lumpur. The other two ladies seemed to be local. The fish really seemed to prefer foreign feet. I guess we're more highly callused and tasty than the locals. It tickled. It felt sort of like my feet were bathing in sparkling water or champagne -- very effervescent. Before we stopped at the spa, my feet felt tired after an afternoon of walking. I felt highly invigorated and refreshed after the treatment.
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