Blogs from Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia, Asia - page 2

Conversation of the week: Indian man loudly exclaims to Nick "HELLO SIRRR!! HOW ARE YOOO? I LOVE YOU!!!! BYE BYE." Haha. Hello again guys, taking advantage of the fast internet again in KL to upload some more piccis!! Also if you want to leave us a message could you please leave comment rather than send message?? Cus the messages go away after a while and we want to keep themmm!!! :) Lastnight we sat in the gardens by the fountains and Petronas towers and watched the sun go down and all the city lights come on. Was so amazing! Then we went to a vegitarian indian restaurant and it was honestly the best indian food we have ever tasted. It was totally authentic and run by indian people. We didnt know if they were saying yes ... read more

We also visited the batu caves just north of Kuala Lupur. We were lucky because the night we got in was the last night of the thaipusam festival. This is a hindu festival where devotees give thanks for the blessings they've had thoughout the year. What was different about this was they'd perform pain inflicting tasks like carrying milk pots attached to their head with spikes or huge cages decorated with peacock feathers up 272 steps to a hindu shrine in the batu caves. We saw some people almost fainting as they go up the stairs. Apparently they go in a trance like state that prevents them from feeling pain. The custom is actually banned in India. stef and I climb the stairs to the top. It wasn't a bad climb except for the heat and ... read more

Batu Caves - 15 min visit Nothing much interesting, except the giant statute and 272 steps, a couple of monkeys & a bunch of pigeons hanging around there. That's all!... read more

Vor zwei Tagen sind wir nun in Kuala Lumpur angekommen. Im Gegensatz zu Thailand ist Malaysia sehr sauber und es sieht alles sehr geordnet aus hier (fast wie in der Schweiz). Wir sind am Abend angekommen und haben uns eine einfache Unterkunft gesucht und danach sogleich beschlossen, den KL Tower zu besteigen (ist der vierthoechste TV-Turm der Welt). Da uns kein Taxi zum Tower fahren wollte (Stau), haben wir beschlossen zu laufen. Nach ca. einer Stunde und ein paar Umwegen hat es dann doch noch geklappt… Am naechsten Tag haben wir ein Busticket geloest, mit welchem man die ganze Stadt besichtigen konnte, was sehr interessant war. Als wir am Mittag bei den Petronas-Towers angekommen sind, haben wir ein Ticket geloest, um die Bruecke zwischen den zwei Towers zu besichtigen bzw. zu besteigen (ist die hoechste ... read more