Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
December 04, 2013
After a decent nights sleep to catch up on that crazy connection I had through Manila it was time to get out and about in KL.
I headed out with Gary and grabbed a quick bite of Indian food round the corner, which put to shame the Indian fare I’ve eaten at home. Really cheap and very tasty with unique flavours. From there we grabbed a cheap bus out of town to the Batu caves.
The caves are pretty decent. A massive statue of Buddha marks the entrance to the steps up to the caves. I really liked all the little carvings that adorn the entrance to the place and those on the roof tops of the temples inside the caves.
Once inside the cave opens out into a chasm where water has eroded the limestone over many years. Little monkeys scamper around all over and birds circle around inside the big cavernous pit. There is an indoor cave to go into, but it costs £7 and is a dark cave with not much to see by the look of it so we opted to hop on the train back into town and head to the Kuala Lumpur bird park instead.
The bird park was really nice. I much prefer my birds to be free and flying around but the park is pretty well ran with a decent amount of space and a great collection of exotic birds from all over Asia. Crazy coloured lover birds, Pelicans, Parrots and even Eagles and some impressive looking Owls are housed there. It was a nice way to spend a few hours in the city without feeling like you’re in the city as it’s so peaceful and quiet there. From the bird park I had wanted to go to the butterfly park which is next door and also the Orchid park but they were both shut by then so we headed off on a Monorail in search of the oldest restaurant in KL. The place is called Yut Kee and is family ran restaurant since 1928. We were just about to give up on it until we finally stumbled across the place……..and it looked closed.
Jack, the son of the original owner who now runs the place was there along with a lot of his mates sat having a drink. He said that it was only open from 8am-5pm. After chatting for a few minutes Jack was amazingly friendly and invited us in for a drink as well as saying he could rustle a little something up seeing as we made the effort to come and hunt his family restaurant down. The food was really good but the hospitality is what stood out the most for me. He made us feel so welcome and we are going to pop along on Friday lunchtime to sample his specialty pork roll with peaches, almonds and rosemary as he only cooks it on Fridays and Saturdays. The place is great, really small but has won awards in the city for its food every year since 2010.
A slow walk back and a quick beer in the Reggae Mansion followed by a couple of cheap cans in the Hostel and it’s time for bed again already.
