Army Museum
They had kid-sized cannons too!
September 4, 2009 - After breakfast at the resort's coffeehouse we took a short drive to the Army Museum (officailly opened on June 28, 2005) in Si Rusa. At the parking lot outside were two Condor APVs (I think) minus its 20mm main gun and 7.62mm machine gun, two Man trucks and a Tebuan (Canadair) jet. Although a trainer jet the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) did equip it with mini-guns and rockets and attacked communist forces along the Malaysia-Thai border in the mid-70s.
Ferret Armored Car
The exhibits were divided into various eras like the Portugese, Dutch, British, Japanese and of course ther establishment of the Malaysian Army itself. There were on display rare ancient firearms from the Portugese and Dutch eras.
Nic atop a Daimler Scout Car
Other vehicles on display included a Jeep, a Bren carrier, a Caribou tranport plane, a A4 Skyhawk and many more armored vehicles. Being an avid armor fan I totally enjoyed the visit the most but Nic also had fun too.
Legend Water Chalets
Noon: Checked into Legend Water Chalets (many thanks to Mandy) after our museum visit and the chalet is gorgeous. The chalets are built above the water and the lovely Balinese theme more than makes up for the lack of a beach. It has a king bed and a day bed, open air (top side) shower, glass panel, private balcony (pic below). You can even do some fishing from your balcony as a fishing rod was provided. Just to please Nic I used a piece of green apple as 'bait' and we 'fished'. Nic was not too thrilled that we caught nothing (obviously).
It's splash time for Nicole!
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