Day 2 - Morning
Woke up late around 8:30am, rushed to the hotel cafe around 9:00am to get started. The meal was same as last morning for me whereas Seethu got different stuff to start her day.
We had to go to Batu caves as per our itinerary today morning. I checked with the Hotel reception tourist operator. He could only rent a taxi for 40MYR which was not agreeable to us. We decided to get local bus towards Batu caves. Local taxi drivers also quoted as low as 35MYR for one side. We walked towards central market, was not able to locate the bus station apart from the Pasar Reni bus station. We happened to meet this Malay kid who was very keen in helping us out and he took us to the bus station and also found the bus we need to board for us. I knew this was what even God wanted before we meet him in Batu caves. The bus charge was as low as 5MYR for both of us together one side. It was a exact 30mins ride towards the caves.
We got down there and was amused by the worlds tallest Murugan statue standing right in front of us. Most people were foreigners which is a clear indication of the importance Indians would give for a pilgrimage during a Kuala Lumpur outing. But I would recommend you to visit this place for the experience that you could get inside the cave after climbing 200 odd stairs which is relatively very steep. The very sign of light entering the cave from a hole in the cave was beautiful. There is a temple uphill which you can visit if interested otherwise it's a beautiful scene with the darkness of the cave and sun rays hitting us through peepholes set by God himself.
We took bus back to Kuala Lumpur again costing us 5MYR together. We felt very happy saving 70MYR and you could guess I won't let it go waste rather decided to spend on shopping. We got down from bus after reaching Central Market and walked towards the restaurant for a nice lunch after a tiring morning. Our hotel location was so good that all places looked very near to us. Now taking some rest and will start again around 3pm towards KLCC and watch tower hoping to get some good shots with my Kodak Z650.
Day 2 - Afternoon
As expected we started our trip to watch the KL wonder Petronas Tower. We had to go to KLCC and found the cheapest and easiest way to get there was train for us since we were leaving opposite to Plaza Rakyat station. We took a train to Masjid Jamek station and took a connection train to KLCC station. Once inside the station, I stationed myself in the last door waiting for the train. But once train came I realized that only 3-4 doors would open and that too was far from where I stood since train was a small one.
The KLCC station was under Suriya mall. The mall was beautifully constructed with all the international brands finding a place to host their stores. We had a coffee from Starbucks while waiting for the rain to get over. It was raining heavily and could not go out of the mall for sometime. When we went to enter the skybridge, they informed the ticket was over and I need to return tomorrow. I was ok for the idea. Tomorrow my bus starts at 4:30pm, so I had to get a slot before 11am so that I can check out of the hotel by 12 noon.
Once the downpour halted we went out to take photos of the Petronas Towers.
The construction looked solid and robust. Lots n lots of steel was used for the building. We later took the train back to Pasar Seni. Had our dinner in the Indian hotel I had found since Seethu was not in a mood to try anything new. After dinner we walked back towards our Hotel.
I understood the best way to travel in Kuala Lumpur was to take trains since the whole city was well connected and it was cheap too. Eventhough I didn't take taxi, used my tourist status to poke taxi drivers by asking for the rates which was always above 25MYR. We need to wake up early tomorrow to try to get a ticket to watch Kuala Lumpur from the sky bridge at Petronas Towers.
Woke up late around 8:30am, rushed to the hotel cafe around 9:00am to get started. The meal was same as last morning for me whereas Seethu got different stuff to start her day.
We had to go to Batu caves as per our itinerary today morning. I checked with the Hotel reception tourist operator. He could only rent a taxi for 40MYR which was not agreeable to us. We decided to get local bus towards Batu caves. Local taxi drivers also quoted as low as 35MYR for one side. We walked towards central market, was not able to locate the bus station apart from the Pasar Reni bus station. We happened to meet this Malay kid who was very keen in helping us out and he took us to the bus station and also found the bus we need to board for us. I knew this was what even God wanted before we meet him in Batu caves. The bus charge was as low as 5MYR for both of us together one side. It was a exact 30mins ride towards the caves.
We got down there and was amused by the worlds tallest Murugan statue standing right in front of us. Most people were foreigners which is a clear indication of the importance Indians would give for a pilgrimage during a Kuala Lumpur outing. But I would recommend you to visit this place for the experience that you could get inside the cave after climbing 200 odd stairs which is relatively very steep. The very sign of light entering the cave from a hole in the cave was beautiful. There is a temple uphill which you can visit if interested otherwise it's a beautiful scene with the darkness of the cave and sun rays hitting us through peepholes set by God himself.
We took bus back to Kuala Lumpur again costing us 5MYR together. We felt very happy saving 70MYR and you could guess I won't let it go waste rather decided to spend on shopping. We got down from bus after reaching Central Market and walked towards the restaurant for a nice lunch after a tiring morning. Our hotel location was so good that all places looked very near to us. Now taking some rest and will start again around 3pm towards KLCC and watch tower hoping to get some good shots with my Kodak Z650.
Day 2 - Afternoon
As expected we started our trip to watch the KL wonder Petronas Tower. We had to go to KLCC and found the cheapest and easiest way to get there was train for us since we were leaving opposite to Plaza Rakyat station. We took a train to Masjid Jamek station and took a connection train to KLCC station. Once inside the station, I stationed myself in the last door waiting for the train. But once train came I realized that only 3-4 doors would open and that too was far from where I stood since train was a small one.
The KLCC station was under Suriya mall. The mall was beautifully constructed with all the international brands finding a place to host their stores. We had a coffee from Starbucks while waiting for the rain to get over. It was raining heavily and could not go out of the mall for sometime. When we went to enter the skybridge, they informed the ticket was over and I need to return tomorrow. I was ok for the idea. Tomorrow my bus starts at 4:30pm, so I had to get a slot before 11am so that I can check out of the hotel by 12 noon.
Once the downpour halted we went out to take photos of the Petronas Towers.
The construction looked solid and robust. Lots n lots of steel was used for the building. We later took the train back to Pasar Seni. Had our dinner in the Indian hotel I had found since Seethu was not in a mood to try anything new. After dinner we walked back towards our Hotel.
I understood the best way to travel in Kuala Lumpur was to take trains since the whole city was well connected and it was cheap too. Eventhough I didn't take taxi, used my tourist status to poke taxi drivers by asking for the rates which was always above 25MYR. We need to wake up early tomorrow to try to get a ticket to watch Kuala Lumpur from the sky bridge at Petronas Towers.
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