We thought it would be a brilliant idea to go and visit the Batu Caves, north of the city. Mike, an Australian guy we met the previous night, Jarrad and I opted to catch the bus up there, as it left from just around the corner of the Hostel… I think it was going to be around 100 ringgit each way to jump in a taxi, and the bus was 2.50 Ringgit.
While waiting at the bus stop, we met a girl who was travelling from France, we offered for her to tag along. She had some interesting things to say about her travels and was very friendly too.
While we were on the bus, I seen a few flashes of lightning, and thought nothing of it. Then the rain came. It absolutely bucketed down and it didn’t look like giving up. It was still about 30 degrees, so it wasn’t too bad, so we arrived at our destination, and walked up the 272 steps, to the entrance of the cave with no cover from the rain. I think the sound of the thunder was made more intense by the fact we were high up on the side of a mounting and it echoed so loudly through the cave.
Thanks to the rain, we were all saturated, clothes wet, shoes and socks wet, everything wet..... so we all kicked our shoes off and spent most of the day barefooted.
The size and structure of the cave is absolutely breathtaking, I believe the roof is around about 100m high in some parts and is full of Hindu shrines. Its really quite beautiful. It was made better i think by the fact that it was empty, not too many people came to see it today because of the weather, so we were nearly undisturbed. It helped us all to appreciate the magnificence of the caves. I'd highly recommend visiting them if you ever find yourself in Kuala Lumpur
Once we found a bus back, Isabella, our new French friend departed and left us boys to go out and find some lunch. And yet again, I had Indian food. I dined on a really awesome chicken dish with some awesome naan bread. was really tasty and will most probably visit it again tomorrow before we set out for Phuket, Thailand.
I’m not too sure yet as to what the plans are for the evening, but I’d better look at getting some food into me, as I am starving.
Selamat Jalan
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