Stairs

Caves and customs

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January 27th 2010
Went to the Batu Caves today. The bus journey there ended up more like an epic tour taking about twice as long as it should have, certainly got our monies worth! We walked up 272 steps to reach the Temple Cave which is guarded by a 43m gold hindu statue (quite impressive). The cave was full of hens and monkeys and these monkeys were even more forward than the last bunch we met- one even tried to t ... 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