Our previous lazy day continued into the morning, as we once again enjoyed the view from our 27th floor rooms over persimmons and bagels. Determined to explore the city more, we braved the long elevator wait and ride and brief walk to nearby Blue Boy Vegetarian food center. Nourished, and having perfectly timed our walk for peak heat, we wandered Jalan Masjid India and the surrounding area, basking in overflowing AC from the myriad jewelry stores peppered among the clothing stores that dominated the street. Declaring defeat in the face of the heat, we retreated to a local grocery store for AC and ice cream before catching a Grab to the Islamic Arts Museum. Beautiful scale models of mosques present and ancient, numerous Korans with intricate calligraphy, and rooms of ceremonial garb and weapons made for an interesting afternoon of placing Islam in the history of Malaysia and the surrounding countries. By the time we left the museum, dark clouds covered half the sky. Minutes into our walk home, we decided to backtrack and call a Grab. Minutes after that, our nearly-early-enough reroute was rewarded by a torrential downpour. Huddling under a kind street vendor's tent outside the National Mosque saved us the brunt of the deluge, but even the 10 second walk to the Grab soaked us thoroughly. Dinner from a venue close enough to reach without stepping out from an overhang rounded out our second full day in Kuala Lumpur. 

The torrential rainstorm, and a corner of the National Mosque (at left)!