Largest Pewter Mug in the World

Explorer Tour

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October 14th 2005
Today we went of the Kualu Lumpur Explorer Tour. A very interesting tour which incorporated the Batu Caves, the Royal Selangor Pewter factory, a Batik Factory and a viewing of a rubber tree. The Batu Caves are huge. They are used as a Hindu Temple and are able to hold appox 1.4 million people for religious celebrations. After walking a large set of stairs we were able to walk through the cave a ... read more

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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