KL - Batu caves, mosque, night market

Despite our late arrival in KL (around 1 am arrival at the hotel), we had a big day!

We met another German couple at the hotel and took an Uber to visit the impressive Hindu temple in the Batu Caves. We had to walk >250 steps in the hot, humid air. But the climb was absolutely worth it as the caves hosted a couple of Hindu shrines with some construction/renovation still ongoing. The sheer height of the ceilings is also simply impressive - 100m in the tallest part of the rock domes.

Afterwards we made our way to the central market and the Muslim center. We first visited the very interesting Museum of Islamic Art and liked especially the collection of old documents (religious - Quran - and non-religious such as maps, contracts, marriage certificates, astronomy, ...) We then visited the not-so-spectacular National Mosque - it’s very big but not very old or beautifully ornated. And I cold test my headscarf skills ;-)

Afterwards we headed home for a rest at the pool, went to a very nice massage parlor and had a foot reflexology massage before eating dinner at the night market - when the rain came pouring down suddenly. Luckily we were under a large umbrella ☔️Read more