We went on a city tour with a driver and a really friendly Australian couple, Susie and Peter. We went to see the Royal Palace, a war memorial, a tin shop, a watch shop, a chocolate shop and the Batu Caves. Going to the shops was a waste of time, as everything was really expensive, and we went to the caves last and only had about ten minutes there! We just had time to climb the very steep steps up to the caves, looked around the entrance area, and came back down again! In front of the caves is the most ENORMOUS, golden Buddha - towering into the sky. And all the way up the stairs were lots of flurrying, confident monkeys. One of them would not let Susie pass until she gave up a pink plastic bag poking out of her rucksack. It was very fascinating watching them and their very human behaviour.
Next on our whistle stop tour of Asia we got a bus to the Cameron Highlands. We didn't have any accommodation booked so it was a bit scary arriving in the misty, cold and black highlands not knowing where we were going. But we found a really cool hostel with its own bar and cheap rooms - and hot showers!
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