KL Butterfly Garden

I like a good butterfly garden as much as the next guy (ok, maybe more), so I checked out the KL Butterfly Garden. It's a tropical maze of pathways, ponds, blossoms, waterfalls, butterflies, and more. Totally worth visiting in my opinion.

I would have passed right by this one if it hadn't opened its wings as I approached. 

 

 

Another buterfly

An impressive collection of dead ones

Dragonflies

Kuala Lumpur: Thursday

Flew from Tokyo through the night and landed this morning at 6am in Kuala Lumpur (KL). Made my way to BackHome hostel where I'll be staying for 4 nights.

Went to lunch at Batki Woodlands Vegetarian Food Cafe for some terrific Indian food.

KL reminds me a lot of Bangkok--insane traffic, noisy, polluted, and in disrepair, yet really fun to explore. 

Inside a random temple

The entrance to Sri Mahamariamman Temple

 

Knockoffs galore on Petaling Street in China Town. I bought a couple pair of Ambercrombie shorts...

 

...and some mangosteen from this fruit stand.

Dinner at Sangeetha Vegetarian Restaurant

Mt. Sekirozan

Derek and I hiked to the summit of Mt Sekirozan on Saturday. It was a great trail and was extra beautiful in the morning light.

Derek said something about a monk living here a long time ago.

 

View of Lake Sagamiko

At the summit

This section was amazing in the morning rays.