On Wednesday we visited Chinatown markets in KL for some bargains and a lesson in bartering. Everything is so so cheap here. Steve picked up a 'Billabong' and an 'Armani' shirt for 40RM (bit over $10AUD). I bought a 'pure silk' (hmm...) dressing gown for 40RM, having bartered her the woman down from 90RM. I didn't find bartering as hard as I thought I would.We also had a walk around the Central Market in/near Chinatown and had a fish massage which involved us dangling our feet into an inflatable pool full of thousands of tiny sucky fish, and then them sucking/nibbling at our feet for 10 minutes. It truly was an experience. I was constantly laughing for the first 5min because it tickled like anything, after that you kind of got used to it. Such a strange sensation, a bit like pins and needles!
We then visited 'Little India' (which is nothing compared to the Little India in Singapore) where I bought some goooooorgeous sari fabric for half the ticket price.
Afterwards we visited Batu Caves. BIG let down. It looked amazing from the photos I'd seen. There is a giant golden statue of some sort of Hindu deity out the front, and then 272 steps leading up to the cave itself in the side of a rocky cliff face. We climbed the steps and were very underwhelmed by the cave itself. They have poured a concrete floor in the bottom of the cave, painted 2m up the wall in pastel colours, and the whole cavern is empty apart from a little shrine here and there (and some
cats and chickens..). The place reminded me of an abandoned sideshow; they've completely ruined the natural beauty of the place. Save yourself the climb and just stay at the bottom and take photos, it looks MUCH better from the outside.At night we went to KLCC (Petronas Towers). The shopping centre is very upmarket; plenty of designer brands. Out the front there's a nice fountain and a gorgeous view looking up at the Towers. (The good photos are taken by Steve. lol)
The drivers are crazy in KL. Sticking to your lane seems optional, people merge into various lanes without blinkers leaving a 2cm gap between cars, and right of way is given to whoever crams their car in the way first.
More soon.
Amiee x
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