Batu Caves in Malaysia

On the second day in Kuala Lumpur, i went to Batu Caves. It is around 13 km in the north of Kuala Lumpur. I went there by taxi and paid MYR 100 for return. We took taxi from central KL and did some bargain before taking the taxi. Why did i take taxi to go there? Because thats the fastest way and i think its the only way to go from KL.


And i heard from the taxi driver its hard to find and stop a taxi at the street in Batu Caves Temple, since its not in the city. Then i decided to book the taxi for return.

In Batu Caves Temple, there is the world largest statue of Lord Murugan. Based on KL smartguide book i have, it is said to make the statue it spent hundreds of tons of concrete and steel bars and 300 litres of gold paint to make the 43m statue that welcoming visitors at the base of the hills of the cave.










 To reach the cave you need to step the stairs, 272 steps up. It was a bit tiring for me :) .

Cave entrance 

When you get to the top of the stair, you will see really big cave with beautiful cave wall with many birds around. 

The Main Temple

There was the main Hindu temple inside the cave after passing through such a big hall in the cave. 

Me and Andreas :)

On the other side of the main temple cave, there is an adventure tour into the dark cave. Of course you need to purchase some amount of money to join the adventure.

One thing that i like when i was here is that there were hundreds friendly pigeon birds at the base on the hill. It was nice being among them :)

Pictures in Merdeka Square Kuala Lumpur

On the third day in KL, i travelled to Merdeka Square. At first, i thought Merdeka Square is a mall in the middle of goverment building area. Then i was expecting to do some shopping there. But when i got there, i realized that Merdeka Square or Dataran Merdeka is a venue where annual National day parade held on Independent Day. I guess its like Istana Merdeka in Jakarta (Indonesia) where flag ceremony is anually held.

In Merdeka Square, you can see many buildings that have fine architecture like these below :)

Many tourists visit Merdeka Square

The kings that have ruled Malaysia

 You can see the miniature of Kuala Lumpur city in KL City Galery next to Merdeka Square . You will be served with a short video about the city that is ended by the shining miniature of the city.

Petronas - Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur

The Twin Towers is one of Kuala Lumpur icons that located not so far from Kuala Lumpur Tower. The skyscrapers have 78 lifts each. It was the highest building in the world from 1998 - 2004. These two towers are owned by KLCC (Kuala Lumpur Convention Center). 

Inside the towers there are Petronas office, Convention Center, many big company offices. No wonder when you are there, you will see people in formal suites: businessman and women.

On the feet of the two towers there is a big mall named Suria Mall. It has underwater aquarium called Aquaria, Science Center, Art Gallery, and shops that sell international branded products.

Outside the towers, there is KLCC Park with high water fountains and a park with public swimming pool. The parks are so clean and neat. It can be a relief in the middle of crowd city. When I was there, there were many people having picnic on the grass. It seems it is an alternative to spend time with family J.