Malaysia- Part I

We left Korea at 11:20pm on a Friday. Boy did it feel good to be on vacation. Latanya and I were giddy with excitement. We flew Air Asia which is a budget carrier. It was truely basic basic. No meal, no drink and not even a bag of peanuts. The flight went by quickly for six hours. When we arrived the imigration line was long but moved frequently. Our immigration officer had his radio on and was singing along to FloRida, Low (shorty got low...low...low) It was sooo funny. Of course I had to start singing along too. As of right now we are on a bus into Kalua Lumpur, KL!!!! We are waiting for the sun to rise. We should be tired but we are too excited to think about sleep right now.

We arrived at our Guest house and were pleased at how easy it was to get there. We couldn't check in yet seeing as it was only seven in the morning. So we settled and dropped off our bags. We ate some toast and asked how to get to the Batu Caves. The manager was really friendly as well as really helpful and informative. We walked out of our place and went to the bus stop. We rode bus 11 for about a half hour and we had arrived.



There were a huge set of stairs leading up to the caves. The cliffs of the surrounding area were absolutely beatiful. So it was then when we began our assent. It wasn't too bad of a climb. The real obstacle for Latanya was the wild monkeys running along the hand rails. Once to the top we were able to take in the beatiful scenery. The caves were magnificent. Many people of the Hindu religion made the journey to give an. offering of some sort. After a short stroll around we headed out and back down. On our way out we picked up some munchies for the road. When we looked for our bus stop we peered into a small resturant filled with locals. Latanya was game and so was I. We both had two different types of Parahta's with some differnt curries to go with. Add a bottle of water to share and we had lunch for one dollar! That's right one dollar for all that. And it was so delicious. With the exception of one of the sauces. After lunch we headed to our place to check in. It's time to take a small rest and head out to see to formally known as the tallest buildings in the world, the Petronas Towers.

Well we saw the towers, pretty impresive. However I thought they would be bigger. Oh well, cool none the less. After the towers we walked around the city for awhile. We really took to KL. We were getting a really good vibe from the people and the atmosphere in general.

We stumbled upon a busy restirant full of locals and the pictures of the food looked appetizing. We ordered some wontons. Latanya thought they were too greasy. I liked them though. We also had some Nasi Goreng, a mix of fried rice, egg, veggies, and shrimp meat. The other dish we had was a noodle dish packed with delicious veggies, shrimp, and meat. All in all it was a good helping of Malaysian food. Tomorrow we want to try some Chinese and Indian food. The Malaysian culture is diverse and has so much to offer as far as local cusine. When we left the restaurant we went to a reggae bar and had a couple of beers. Then back to our guest house to shower and relax for the night. Day one of our trip was such a success. Let's hope we keep it going.