TripTracker.net - Asia Main Course Summer 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The Full Bangkok So good we've seen it twice Corners of Bangkok The most amazing thing I've ever seen...?Siem Reap, Cambodia The most amazing thing ... oh I've done that already!Kampong Phluk and Tonle Sap Lake Battambang, Cambodia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Pulong Pinang Songkhla, Thailand Thale Noi Nakhon Si Thammarat Khanom Koh Samui,

elgar

Asia Main Course Summer 2011

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Aug 6 2011, 04:10 PM

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elgar
Brighton, United Kingdom

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Leaving Siem Reap was sad as we loved it so much but we move on to our next stop. The flight and transfer were very straightforward and uneventful; we must be getting good at this now. Our hotel was in a busy area with markets and shopping malls all around, however it was again quite a distance from the main centre of the city. We have not done well in communicating our desires for location here as just as in Bangkok we are too far from the action. Despite this setback, the hotel is comfortable, if ordinary and we have plenty of room and facilities to hand. Turning out of the hotel again to explore we found our way to the sky train eventually and set off in search of said action. In Kuala Lumpur we visited the modern city centre in the evening by Sky-train. We found several good places to eat. For our daytime entertainment we visited Batu Caves, a cave complex in the northern outskirts of the city. We found the correct counter and bought our tickets for the princely sum of 2 RM each. When we got to the platform the train was advertised on the arrivals board. When the train pulled in, Gary strode onto the nearest carriage. Then I noticed that there were pink lady symbols on the side of the two nearest carriages - they were for ladies only. I pointed this out to Gary but it was too late the train was pulling out. We switched at the next station, Putra. However as we approached the following station, Gary realised that we were on the wrong line. While leaping up to get off I lost my ticket. I'm starting to go off this day. Finally on the right train, we arrived in about 30 minutes.

Batu caves attraction is, as you would expect a huge cave on the outskirts of KL. Dominating the approach is a gigantic statue of a Hindu deity with one of the biggest flights of stairs I have seen next to it. I can't say I was too impressed with the caves but it was as we expected. Tacky, grockley and full of garbage. There were some cheeky monkeys to amuse people but this seemed to bring out the less evolved elements of some of our fellow guests - grown men who felt that there was some merit in scaring, chasing and generally upsetting the monkeys.

At the bottom we bought postcards and shared a cold coconut juice straight from the nut, which was sublime. The proprietor was selling all manner of snacks including giant bags of Bombay mix, which we just had to sample.

We filled the other days with a walk though a nature park during which I paid the price for forgetting the insect repellent. I suffered literally dozens of bites on my legs, which caused me much suffering for several days after that. On another day we visited a bird park and of course the towers. First the Petronas Twin towers and secondly a trip up to the top of the KL tower or Menara Tower.

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