Batu Caves...

Não acreditem no vosso guia book... Não vão de táxi para as Batu Caves!!!... Serão "roubados" descaradamente... e existem autocarros, que apanham perto do Central Market, e que vos deixam lá muito perto por uma bagatela... ; ) ... até porque chegando ao local... percebem que tem o seu interesse... mas está longe de compensar"alguma"fortuna...

Outra coisa a ter em atenção... cuidado com os macacos... são engraçados e tal... mas... têm mau feitio... pelo que não pisem nenhum risco territorial... corre também o rumor de que alguns são "carteiristas"... por isso... cuidadinho!!

"Batu Caves is a limestone hill, which has a series of caves and cave temples, located in Gombak district, 13km north of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It takes its name from the Sungai Batu or Batu River, which flows past the hill. Batu Caves is also the name of the nearby village. The cave is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India, dedicated to Lord Muruga. It is the focal point of the annual Thaipusam festival in Malaysia and attracts over more than 1.5 million pilgrims, making it one of the largest gatherings in history. Batu Caves is said to be around 400 million years old. Rising almost 100m above the ground, Batu Caves actually consists of three main caves and a few smaller ones. The biggest, referred to as Cathedral Cave or Temple Cave, has a 100m-high ceiling, and features ornate Hindu shrines. To reach it, visitors have to climb a steep flight of 272 steps. At the base of the hill are two more cave temples, Art Gallery Cave and Museum Cave, both of which are full of Hindu statues and paintings. Many of the shrines relate the story of Lord Murugan's victory over demon Soorapadam. A 42.7m (130 feet high) high statue of Lord Muruga was unveiled in January 2006, having taken 3 years to construct. It is the tallest Lord Muruga statue in the world."
texto in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batu_Caves
but photographs: "Views from KL" - took by Olga Tavares