Before going to the Batu Caves, just north of Kuala Lumpur, we heard a lot about the 272 steps and not to touch the monkeys. The caves are a sacred place for Hindus, and Hindus see monkeys as sacred so let them run wild and free on the steps up. What we didn't hear about was how there are temples for Hindus at the bottom and in numerous spots in the top. In these temples, the Hindu priests were topless, with white paint on, performing rituals with much incense, singing, and playing instruments.
The monkeys were bored by us on the way up. The kids made it up the steep steps to the top where they were rewarded by beautiful, wet, dripping caves filled with incense, natural skylights, and the main temple.
On the way down, Ken asked me to help one of our kids down the steep steps. My kids ended up helping me down, since I was barely keeping a panic attack at bay over how steep and long the drop down seemed to me.
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