This morning we took the train to the Batu Caves. These used to only be accessible by bus but the train now runs you pretty much to the front door. They are said to be 400 million years old and once used as shelter by the Orang-asli people (original tribal inhabitants of the area). Now it houses loads of Hindu shrines and you have to walk 272 steps to the main cave (see pic) Worth it though! The lime stove formations were amazing and the cavern that housed the ce...

We went on the Monorail to KLCC (city centre) to have a look at the Petronas Towers today. They were pretty impressive! There is quite a nice park beside the towers which we took a wander round and we also had a mosey round the shopping centre there. Not much to look at but it was air conditioned (sometimes that's all you want!) and it had a fairly extensive food court. I tried to order my fav Malaysian (of Indian origin) dish here (roti canai) but I got given a ...

Today we set out to explore KL. We wanted to go to the Lake Gardens to visit the bird park and orchid and hibiscus gardens. We firstly passed by the old station noted for its superb architecture and is where Ian's dad stayed when he came here earlier this year (hi Keith!). We then passed by the tallest flagpole in the world (reportedly) and saw a lot of cool Islamic buildings with intricate decoration. After becoming somewhat lost we eventually regained our beari...