Our family spent Mother’s day at the Blue Mosque in Shah Alam, the state capital of Selangor, which is a 25 minute drive from the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. We arranged for a taxi driver to take us there, wait for us, and return us home when we were finished all for $40 (about 2 1/2hrs). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Salahuddin_Abdul_Aziz_Mosque.
Our arrival at the mosque coincided with the ending of the noon prayers at the hottest time of the day (about 2pm). As a result, Madeline was very unhappy when she learned that her modest appearance was not modest enough :(((. Her arms were only 3/4 covered by her blouse instead of entirely covered, thus necessitating her wearing a long, heavy robe like outer garment over her clothing as well as a scarf to cover her hair. Not a happy camper! The boys got by with short sleeved shirts and long pants. I was able to borrow a *stylish* scarf to cover my head.
We took an hour tour in the stifling heat, took lots of pictures, and then took a short walk along the nearby lake. A very different mother's day for me...
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| fence around mosque |
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| Muslim design (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_geometric_patterns) |
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| Muslim men chatting outside the mosque after noon prayers |
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| shop stalls around the outside of mosque |
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| Muslim family outside mosque |
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| unhappy daughter in heavy clothing |
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| me in beautiful mosque architecture |
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| more wonderful architectural features |
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| one of the mosque entryways |
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| inside mosque |
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| almost empty mosque |
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| entry person |
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| vacuuming the carpets after noon prayers |
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| Muslim headgear for men |
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| shopping at the mosque |
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| Blue Mosque from outside |
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