We finally arrived in Kuala Lumpur (or KL as the locals call it) and were a bit wrecked and let-lagged from our flight, so our first day was a bit of  a right-off. Yesterday though we headed around Little India and Chinatown, which weren't as intimidating as I thought they might be. I got a nice pair of polarized shades for about €12 after a bit of haggling. Nice. I also got my feet eaten by fish (doctor fish I think), which nibble off all the dead skin on your feet. You can put yourself in up to your neck but I don't think I'ld be up for that! It's a really odd feeling, like having dozens of ticklish kisses planted on your feet and I giggled my head off for a bout 5 minutes before I got used to it.

KL is a bit odd really, there's a mad mix of people wearing hijabs and full-on Islamic robes then you'll see some Chinese girl in a miniskirt and highheels and that's reflected in the amazing mosques and the swarm of markets and shopping centres around the town. The people are pretty friendly, although they tend to talk very quietly so it's hard to hear them.

Unfortunately the Petronas Towers are closed to the public on a Monday (boo-urns) but we headed out to the amazing Batu Caves, which are a karst cave system that holds various Hindu shrines. In the heat and humidity the 272 steps up to the temple entrance are hard work but definitely worth it. The temples are scattered amid vaulted arches in the rock, with water and light dripping from openings hundreds of feet overhead. The monkeys freaked E out a little but probably not as much as the doctor fish would have.

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