Trip To Melaka - Day 2.

On the second day, we all went to the A Famosa Water World. Ina has always wanted to go there but I didn't have the time. What more with Kuantan having its own Gambang Water Park.

We got on our way at around 8 in the morning. The time taken to reach there is around 30 mins.

When we arrived there, the parking lot is almost full already (and we thought we were early).

The queue was already long. I purchased tickets for the Water Park, Animal Safari and Cowboy Town package. Quite expensive...RM 99 for adults...

We went to the Animal World first...

~At the entrance~

~Hanim with one of the mascot around there~

When we first entered, there's this spot with macaws - a very colourful bird originating from the Americas. Took some pics there...




Nearby, there's a 'wishing well'. I don't see anyone throwing any coins inside...or maybe it has been cleared already...


From there, we went to see the Elephant Show. I guess it's fun for the kids.
We took the chance to take a pic with the elephant. To take pictures, it costs RM 10 each...



We continued and went to this Chicken Farm place. Nothing much there...just chickens. It shows varieties of chickens, so the girls didn't show much interest....


Then we walked around. There are many types of animals. In true sense, the Animal World is actually a zoo.

~With the Emus...close relative of ostriches~

~Sheeps~

~Geese?...I can find this even in Kuantan laa...aiyooo~

~Porcupines...also can be found in Taman Teruntum, Kuantan hehehe~

There are people selling packages of vegetables to feed the animals. It costs RM 4 each pack. Nice business strategy...
We bought one pack and Alyssa took it to feed the ponies.

~Alyssa feeding the pony~

~I took the chance to pat the pony on its head~

After walking for a while, we came to this bird show. It's quite exciting. They showcase birds. Hanim and Alyssa looked excited.

~After the game with the flamingos~

We walked around to see more animals. It's tiring. The girls are getting tired, me too. We stopped a couple of times to buy some drinks...

There are two more shows that we went to. One was the orang utan show and the other one was the cowboy show...

~The orang utan show~

~Cowboy show~

We got coupons for free lunch. The queue is very long. What to do, just go with flow. Everyone else is hungry, just like us...

While I'm queuing, Hanim and Alyssa posed for some pics at the nearby souvenir shop.






After lunch, we took a boat ride tot the Monkey Island. It's just a small island where a few animals are free to roam around the island.

~On the boat to Monkey Island~

They are tame too. We can actually touch them...

~I think this is a lemur~

~A very small monkey...smaller than my palm~

~On Monkey Island~

~Alyssa with a peacock~

From there, we went for the Animal Safari ride. We got on a bus and then drove through the animal's den.
The wild animals are walking free as we drove through their den, stopping in some places for us to take pics...

~A tiger taking a dip in one of the ponds~

~This one looking restless and growling~

~There are bears too~

The Safari ride is our last activity in the Animal World.
We got out and went to the car to get our clothes. It's already 3 pm and it's time for the girls to play in the Water Park.

I just took some pics of the girls at the Water Park entrance. We're going to play with water so I'm not risking my camera. It's not waterproof....

The girls had fun there. Personally, I think Gambang Water Park is bigger with better facilities, but it's quite okay. A Famosa is more of a 'all in one' facility...

~Everyone's tired after the Water Park adventure~

After the Water Park, we went to the Cowboy Town. It's getting dark...

There's this group of dancers in cowboy costume dancing at the entrance. We took the chance to snap a pic with them...

~Ina and the girls with the dancers~

We went inside and found ourselves in a small 'western-like' town. There are rides for the visitors at the price of RM 4 each.

I just took some pics at the stalls...

We went to see a short movie in 3D. It's quite interesting but not that much fun. Everyone is waiting for the cowboy show.

At around 9 pm, the show starts.
It starts with the Red Indian show. Performers are spitting fire from their mouth and also quenching fire in their mouth. "Flame eaters' are what they're called.



After all those cowboy show, we are treated to a parade by all the performers. There are dancers dancing, birds flying around, elephants parade. The song on the background?...what else...cuti cuti Malaysia laa...





The show ends with the fireworks show. I took some videos of the firework show so I couldn't upload it here. But it was wonderful.
The girls didn't stop clapping their hands and they're talking about the show until we reach our hotel room.

We went back to Kuantan the next morning...

It's been a wonderful two days for me and my family.
As I've always said, if the girls are happy then I'm happy...

~AmiN~