I spent the day in Kuala Lumpur. It’s about an hour from the city’s port
terminal. The day was about
contrasts. The group visited several
sights during our 8 hour tour. These
included:
The country of Malaysia is working hard to no longer be
called a “developing” or “third world” nation.
The goal is to make this transition by 2020.
It was a day of both old and new in this capital city.
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| Port Klang serves as the cruise port center for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It's actually a river estuary. |
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| One of the many items found in the National Museum of Malaysia. |
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| A throne on display from Malaysia's past. |
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| Entrance to Batu Caves, a Hindu shrine, with the Murugan statue. |
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| Wooden steps up to the Temple Cave were built in 1920 and have since been replaced by 272 concrete steps. |
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| They warned us about the Malaysian Long Tail Monkey; they steal drink bottles and plastic bags. |
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| Going down the stairs was a little easier, but it was in the 90s with humidity at 90%. |
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| Here I am after climbing the 272 steps to the entrance of the caves. |
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| After 272 steps, there are even more once I enter the temple. |
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| This was an amazing site. The cave is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India. |
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| This monkey stole a bottle of Mountain Dew, opened it, and poured it on the ground to lap it up. |
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| The limestone forming Batu Caves is said to be around 400 million years old. Here's one of the shrines. |
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| This shrine was being used to give offerings by followers of the Hindu religion. |
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| Help! A monkey thief stole a coconut from a vendor and seems to enjoy it at the entrance to the shrine. |
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| Standing at 140 ft high, the world's tallest statue of Murugan, a Hindu deity, is at the entrance. |
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| The group had lunch in an Indian restaurant with Malaysian singers providing the entertainment. They did Mexican songs for the largely American and Canadian visitors! |
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| You can see the Petronas Towers outside the Indian restaurant where we had lunch. |
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| These towers were the tallest in the world from 1998 to 2006. They now are #4. |
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| One of my many shots from the KL Tower viewing platform. |
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| The KL Tower is 1381 ft. tall, and you have a 360 degree view of the city of Kuala Lumpur. |
