The Batu Caves just to the north of Kuala Lumpur combine two of my favourite Malaysian pastimes: exploring caves and hanging out with dangerous wild monkeys.
Disclaimer: Batman does not appear in this blog post.
(There is a dead bat skeleton though)
Batu Caves,
Gombak
Green monkey god guards the mountain, like something from Masters of the Universe
World's tallest Murugan statue, apparently.
I'm not going to dispute that
I'm not going to dispute that
272 steps, apparently.
I'm not going to dispute that
I'm not going to dispute that
Hindu gods are the best.
Q: It already has tits... why does it need udders as well?
Q: It already has tits... why does it need udders as well?
Kuala Lumpur, which is nowhere near as unpleasant as I expected.
Though it is quieter when it's nowhere near
Though it is quieter when it's nowhere near
Let's go inside.
Let's!
Eerie green shrine
Gaudy main temple
Dave in a cave with monkeys.
(Alright smartarse, long-tailed macaques)
(Alright smartarse, long-tailed macaques)
Monkey playing with his winkie
His wife 'n' kid (probably)
Flea fun
Who gave you that?
Indulgent stalactite beauty shot
Pigeon eating a coconut.
Because you don't see that every day
Because you don't see that every day
Dark Cave
This imaginatively named limestone cave was carved by the sea 200 million years ago, and was fascinating to visit.
My camera was largely futile though.
Don't touch the stalagmites!
Drippy cave straws
Bat skeleton, fulfilling the animal death criteria of my Malaysia blogs
Trap door spider's web
One of the most amazing sights I've seen, which my camera spectacularly failed to capture.
You really had to be there to appreciate it
You really had to be there to appreciate it
I was!
