Gold Statue at the Batu Caves

Turtles, Elephants and a Nice Cup of Tea!

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July 1st 2009
Having flown back to Kuala Lumpur late at night, we were picked up the next morning for our Elephant tour! We were expecting a bus or minibus but a man came to drive us by car. We went first to the Batu Caves which are a Hindu place of worship on the outskirts of KL. You can see the giant gloden statue from miles around and we climbed a huge staircase next to it to reach the mouth of the cave. Ins ... read more

Asia » Malaysia

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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