Batu Caves Kuala Lumpur

Rose at 9.00 a.m. Fried eggs with toast and coffee for breakfast.

During the morning we play¢d with Anil and Sunil in the garden. A right rough and tumble pair with one of them always ending up crying. Prema arrived back at midday to take us out. She had taken the afternoon off work.

We drove into KL and down Jalan Ampang where …

Today we decided to make our own way to Batu Caves instead of a tour. The tour from hotel was 120RM, and included a stop off at batik making and pewter factory. We googled info, checked with the concierge and walked, or rather waded through the thick muggy air 5 minutes down the road and caught the Komuter train for 1rm each - this is about 40 …

We had a busy 4 days in KL! We decided to book a hotel online this time, so we wouldn't have the hassle of walking around with our backpacks in the big city. The bus dropped us off in Chinatown where our hotel was, but Chinatown is big and it took us an hour to find the hotel - the locals pointed us in several different directions and we were going …

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We left Singapore via train. Rushing past the lush country side of Malaysia, which consisting of rolling hills and palm trees. This would be the first long distance …

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If Singapore had a little brother that had the potential to become the next Singapore, it would be Kuala Lumpur. Similar to the multicultural population of Singapore, Kuala Lumpur has also has a base population of Malaysian, Chinese, and Indian cultures. Most people here speak english as well because it's part of the …

Aujourd'hui je suis parti aux Batu Caves, un lieu de pèlerinage hindou situé à 15 km de Kuala Lumpur. J'ai traversé toute la ville en métro puis pris un taxi qui m'a déposé juste devant une grande falaise. Au pied de celle-ci était dressée une immense statue du dieu hindou de près de 45 mètres de haut, toute dorée, et juste à côté d'elle il y avait …

A huge golden statue of a Hindu god guards the entrance to the eerie Batu Caves, hidden in the limestone hills north of Kuala Lumpur. Climb the 272 steps to explore the sacred site's dark nooks and crannies, now home to mischievous monkeys and fruit bats …

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After arriving in Kuala Lumpur late in the evening, I opted to stay in a Lonely Planet recommended hostel rather than looking around for something else. In previous experience, I have come to notice that almost all Lonely Planet featured accommodation will normally put its price up after publication, this is normally due to the fact of increased …

We arrived at KL with no hitches, & we were going to get the train into the city but from the airport we needed to get a bus & we didn't know where from so decided to get a taxi! We pre paid which was good so we didn't get ripped off! The hostel was right next to Bukit Bintang station but couldn't see the hostel straight away the taxi man …

... whats the best way 10 times and get 12 different answers. But we were determined today to get to the Batu Caves outside of KL...( thats what they call Kuala Lumpur, but Maureen and I like the way it sounds so thats is how we say it) the local ...

... .  All I need are some people to put up the front money....any investors out there???     July 8 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...an exotic name like this...I'm expecting some ability to feel it's history...but this is a bright shiny city...as ...

After a short night of sleep we pack up our suitcases ready to head out to Kuala Lumpur, the buzzling capital of Malaysia. We arranged a transport with Edmond around noon, but first we have our last lunch in Malacca. We found a cute little cafe in a side ...

... and Devi, we made plans to see the city the next day with Prakash and Ragavan as our guides. First stop was the Batu Caves, a major Hindu religious sight where once a year during Thaipusam thousands of people gather to pray and show devotion. They walk ...

... stone cave though, if that helps. One of the major 'scores highly on Tripadvisor so it must be good' attractions for Kuala Lumpur is the Batu Caves. We thought it worthwhile to pay them a visit for this reason. Another even better reason is that they are ...

On the saturday we took the bus to the Batu caves. When we arrived it looked like we would have to do another 290 steps striaght up to get to the caves. To make things even more interesting there were damn cursed monkeys everywhere! We witnessed one ...

So what does someone when they've got 48 hours to kill in Kuala Lumpur? Well actually quite a lot! Kuala Lumpur is a backpackers paradise, it's got cheap accommodation, a good exchange rate, lots of bars, and markets to shop for the most convincing ...

I have somewhere between little and nothing to say about the caves.  The giant statue at the entrance is the largest Murugan statue in the world.  The Malaysian Hindus are pretty proud that they were able to outdo India in this regard, and we ...

Today we kept the Malaysian Tourism industry afloat by visiting almost every tourist attraction in and around Kuala Lumpur. Our day started with a trip to the Petronas Twin Towers in the city centre. I had read on the website that tickets are free and ...

From Malacca we travelled to Malysia's capital Kuala Lumpur, a 3 hour coach journey. Thankfully, and rather unexpectedly, the coaches in Malaysia are well kept and air-conditioned. After reaching the bus station in KL, we went across the road and ...