Last day, and home is not far away

Well, it's our last day in Malaysia and therefore the last day of our trip. We visited the Batu Caves today, which is a short train ride from KL Sentral. The caves are obviously a very Hindu thing to do, as there are many temples and giant statues. There are also 270 odd steps to get to the top, a bit of an ask in the stifling humidity. Still, we managed without too much effort.

Batu caves with the Lord Murugan statue, the tallest statue in Malaysia

272 steps straight up (count them).

The caves are also well known for their monkeys, which roam the area freely looking for whatever food scraps they can find. They are certainly not afraid of tourists and happily walk right around you. The caves were a good way to fill in a few hours, but nothing really to rave about. 

They look cute, but they're really like pests.

This guy was actually dismantling a tube of sun screen

To be honest, we're really finding it hard to find enough things to do here. If you love shopping malls, it's certainly the place to be. For us, however, four days is probably two days too many. I think our favorite place was the Botanic Gardens, which we visited yesterday. They were lovely, but it had bucketed down rain for thirty minutes before, then the sun came out, so the humidity went through the roof. After an hour or so we were dripping with perspiration.

Botanic Gardens

A lovely row of topiary

A cooling lake overlooks the city's buildings

Our trip has been great, but I think we're ready to go home. We're glad we visited Vietnam, and Malaysia, but neither of us feel the need to return to them. We've done eight weeks overseas this year, so might take a few months off travel to relax at home. Who knows where next year will see us; Auckland, Geneva, who knows? That's it from your intrepid travelers and see you back in Oz.

KL certainly is a city moving up.

Postscript: Thanks to Alison for once again being our navigator extraordinaire, and a great traveling companion.