Skull of the enemy

Even today, the tribe shows much respect to the skull. It is much bigger than any of the others and lies apart. Since they captured the enemy's 'general' peace was made between the two tribes. A tree was planted in each village as symbol of that peace. They used to go and visit their new friends regularly to see if the tree is still there. Should this not be the case, it would have been war again!

Kuala Lumpur and Sarawak 23 - 28 June Day 60 till 65

June 28th 2009
Kuala Lumpur is a modern and vibrant city. The overwhelming dominance of motorbikes we got used to in Vietnam and Cambodia is gone here, cars have recovered their status. We very much enjoyed seeing the Petronas twin towers, they are the tallest twin towers in the world today, have 88 floors and a total height of 451.9 meters. We also liked the elegant KL's telecommunications tower. What I en ... 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

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