Day 6 Part 1 – Goodbye Kuala Lumpur
tl;dr Chilled with my Uber driver, saw some monkeys, and observed cool architecture – 4 activities
Activity 1 – Sheraton Breakfast:
I had to wake up early in order to hit the two sites I had lined up and knew I was not going to have enough time to find a legit KL breakfast place…plus I got free breakfast as part of my status with SPG.
The spread was incredible; 8+ stations serving breakfast choices from all over the world. The choices included, but were not limited to, sushi, stir fry, noodles, ramen, cereal, waffles, eggs, hash browns, curries, fruits…
It was actually very good. I sampled food from each station and probably ate more than I needed to for breakfast.
Activity 2 – Batu Caves:
My Uber driver from the previous night picked me up around 8:45 and set off to the Batu Caves. I’ll spare the history lesson, but there there is a massive Buddha statue in front of a large staircase leading up to caves.
**Be warned** Monkeys have lay claim to this territory and will not hesitate to grab food or water bottles out of your hand. I saw one monkey run up to a lady who was holding a banana (probably the worst thing you could bring to an area teaming with monkeys), and grab it out of her hand. She of course freaked out and ran away, while the monkey was more than happy to pick up the rest of the food she dropped.
The first cave we reached was quite cavernous and interesting to walk through. There are quite a few stairs to climb though.
Next, we stopped by the Dark Cave. This is a fun and worthwhile experience. You put on a hard hat and are given a flashlight before following a guide through the tunnel. Flash is not allowed so that we do not disturb the animal life in the cave – so I don’t have many pictures.
We saw a baby bat that must have tried to fly, but wasn’t quite ready (our guide picked the bat up from the floor and was going to help it gain its strength and what not). We saw a rat, centipedes, spiders, and other insect life. It was very interesting learning about the cave eco-system and how it revolves around the bats (they leave the cave to eat and then poop inside the cave – the poop, or “guano”, is the sustenance for many other creatures).
Activity 3 – Putrajaya:
Putrajaya is an administrative city outside of KL. The prime minister’s White House equivalent is located here and the majority of government departments are based in this city. The original capital was KL, but traffic congestion and other issues pushed the government offices out of the city. The city is relatively new construction and many of the buildings have interesting architectural designs. We did not have time to walk around due to my flight time, but we did drive through.
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