We headed for Batu Caves early to avoid the tourist crowd and the heat of the 10 AM sun. We walked towards the Kuala Lumpur KMUTER station and grabbed food from a food stall on Central Market to eat along the way. The train stops exactly on Batu Caves. We were happy that save for two other ladies, we got the whole place to ourselves. We wore sarongs and climbed up the steps to see what's inside the cave. There were free roaming monkeys everywhere but they didn't bother us. We headed back down as the first wave of tourists started arriving.
For lunch, we headed to Limapulo: Baba Can Cook for some Nyonya Laksa. We arrived too early as the place was still closed but we got to chit chat with Uncle John. He was very friendly. He asked us how we heard of his place as it's not everyday that he gets to see Filipino tourists dropping by for some laksa. We also talked about traveling around Asia and exchanged travel tips. He also introduced us to Maria, one of his waitstaff, who was from the Philippines. We talked about her life working outside the country and about what's going on in the Philippines (Elections!). When the bowl of laksa was served, it smelled heavenly. When we tasted it, we literally had a foodgasm! We finished the entire bowl in just a few minutes. People have formed a line waiting to be seated so we said our thank you's to Uncle John and Maria and went off.
We walked around Berjaya Times Square while looking for the mall's indoor roller coaster. We found it and Kaye tried to convince me to ride it but I'm too full I might vomit with all the movement. We went back to the hotel to freshen up and rest.
Our next stop was Merdeka Square but since we passed by Central Market, we stopped for awhile at Central Market to shop for souvenirs (fridge magnets and postcards). We had popiah and iced coffee before wandering off to Merdeka Square.
On our way to Merdeka Square, I secretly hoped that the place won't be crowded. Luckily, we arrived just in time for the last tour bus to leave. We sat on the grassy field and watched kids playing with their parents/nannies. We fast-walked back to our hotel when it started to drizzle.
Sultan Abdul Samad Building |
Street's empty so we got to experiment with some pano tricks |
Read about our first day in Malaysia here.