September 14, 2013
Day 2 in Kuala Lumpur
After good night sleep in our hotel, we woke up early for our day 2 in Kuala Lumpur. Our two stops for the day - Batu Caves and Putrajaya.
BATU CAVES
Our hotel in located about 7 minutes walk from Bukit Bintang station and we used the train off KL Sentral. It is a quick ride to the station - and quite a 3 minute walk to the main KL Sentral station - which we realized, it is where we got off from the airport the day earlier. And the fare - 2.1 RM.
Moving on, from KL Sentral station, we took the train directly to Batu Caves - the newest addition to the main train line of Kuala Lumpur. It transfers the tourist directly and conveniently.
Upon reaching the Batu Caves station, the temples and monuments are just outside the station. Few minutes walk upon the exit and we were right in front of Hanuman - the Monkey God. Batu Caves is the limestone hill with various temples and with two main towering monuments - Hanuman at 50 feet and Lord Murungan - a golden statue at the feet of the main cave at 140 feet tall.
The main cave - where three of the main temples are located is a good 272 step climb with monkeys all around. The monkeys are the main caretakers of the stairs, frolicking around and grabbing food from the visitors. Be careful of these food snatchers.
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| Hanuman - The Monkey God. |
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| One of the many temples and the garden. |
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| Lord Murungan and the 272-step climb behind. |
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| The food snatchers. They can open anything - from bottles to canned chips. |
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| A little baby monkey with his/her mom. A coconut was opened and they went down to drink the juice. |
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| Atop the cave. |
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| A cute little Malaysian-Hindu girl. Head/hair is covered of white clay. |
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| One of the many Hindu Gods carvings in the temples and stairs. |
PUTRAJAYA COMPLEX
After a scorching hot visit to Batu Caves, we went off to our next stop - Putrajaya complex. We traveled back to KL Sentral using the same line we took to Batu Caves, grabbed a quick lunch in McDo and we were off to Putrajaya using the KLIA Express. Quite a hefty cash out for the train fare, but is a quick ride to Putrajaya.
We got off the Putrajaya complex station, and went down to the Bus Complesx and rode Bus no. 11 off to Putrajaya complex.
The Putrajaya Complex is composed of the Malaysia's Prime Minister's Residence, the Pink Mosque and administrative and commercial buildings of Malaysia.It seems to be a fusion of old Malaysia and modern ones - reflective on the facades of the buildings.
The Pink domed Putra Mosque is the main attraction in the complex. Open from 5 in the afternoon onwards, all tourists should wear what we compare to Hogwarts robes as sign of respect to the religion and its beliefs. There are many guides inside, which explains every single bit of the mosque.
We were not able to catch Bus no.11 by the time we went out the mosque, so we walked around for the nearest bus stop. Passing by the PM's residence, lost tourists like us, walk straight ahead passing by a food complex. On the highway, there is a bus stop and you can take Bus no.6 back to the KLIA-Putrajaya station.
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| We had the bus to ourselves! |
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| Putrajaya bridge. |
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| The Pink domed Putra Mosque. |
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| The dome's details. |
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| The Prime Minister Residence |
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| "Hogwarts" robe. Tourists are required to wear these robes inside the mosque. |
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| My friend on the tiled floors of the mosque. |
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| The Putra Bridge at night. |
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| The Putra Mosque at night. |
TIPS:
1. Leave early if you want to take our itinerary. You can spend the morning at Batu Caves and afternoon at Putrajaya.
2. Do not hesitate to ask for directions. Helpful policemen and guards are around. Though they do not speak good English, they are helpful as to draw where to go.
3. In foreign countries, use simple English. :)
4. In Batu Caves, do not climb the cave WITH FOOD, even with bottled water. Monkeys will grab them. They are used to grabbing things from the hands of the tourist. Do not do what the Korean tourist did, but behind us as she protects her food from the monkeys - making us her wall. If I am as bitch as her, I would push her down to the stairs. Hahahaha!!!
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