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There were some large stalactites: 20 feet or more.
Mother Nature decorated the last chamber with greenery.
Right next to the temple cave, there was a conservation site
where the lights are not on except during guided tours.
The tour times didn't work out for us.
This mother monkey smiled or bared her teeth, not sure which.
The fangs of this yawning monkey were formidable.
Dean fights off the young monkeys who were trying to climb up
his sarong.
The back side of the main gate at the bottom of the big stairway.
 
At the base of the stairway, a young family went into the temple
and vendors sell flowery offerings...
...which they make right on the spot. Moving to the left, there
was another temple with small waterfalls.
Farther along, there was a temple with a giant monkey god in
his typical pose of ripping open his heart.
 
The rocks above the monkey god temple look like a dribbled sandcastle
formation.
And then there were the real monkeys over in this area, too,
but they seemed much less aggressive.
After Batu Caves Temple, we headed into the city of Kuala Lumpur
with its space needle-like K-L Tower.
The Petronas twin towers were connected with a braced pedestrian
walkway. A fun fountain out front.
We walked into the lobby.
Petronas, a petroleum company, sponsors Formula 1 racing cars,
so they decorate the lobby.
Our next stop was Chinatown, which seemed typical of all the
Chinatowns.
We visited this Buddhist temple just outside the Chinatown gate.
A monorail train passed overhead near the temple. A Malaysian
flag with its crescent and many pointed star.
Then we went to Indiatown. Other than this impressive arch display,
there was not much of interest for us, especially since we'd
been to the real India, which does not resemble this neat, clean
street. Some merchants were playing loud music and seemed to
be competing for the loudest and most disruptive.
The city flag.
There were some sculptures including this pink elephant fountain.
Outdoor dishwashing stations were not uncommon.
 
A basic hardware store and a produce market including flowers
to be used for offerings.
We walked out of Indiatown toward a river.
 
We loved seeing this yellow bird that looks sorta like an oriole.
This kingfisher was perched just above the river.
We found the International Buddhist Pagoda on a quiet street.
 
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