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Caves, monkeys and drinking under the stars

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August 12th 2010
11th August - Today we took a train to the "Batu caves". This was a great experience. You walk up loads of steps up to the cave temples situated at the top of a limestone hill. There is a massive hindu statue in front of it. As you walk up the steps there are lots of monkeys all hoping to snatch someone's food. I made the mistake of looking in my bag for some water. The monkey heard the rustling ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Kuala Lumpur

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During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Fe... ... read more