Batu Caves & Ulu Yam @ 31.08.17

It's Merdeka day, decided to bring kids go out. We left home about 11am and was supposed to head for Batu Caves but wife said she was hungry, detour to my old home, Jinjang for lunch. Many changes happened in Jinjang, the place I was born and brought up.

This Kui Lin dim sum restaurant is late-father used to came here for breakfast. Guess how much for 2 adults and 2 kids ?

RM49.82.....Not cheap huh

Fullwealth restaurant was actually a Cinema. 

This Indian barbershop still around after more that 40 years, I used to came here for hair cut when I was a kid.

After the breakfast, we headed to Batu Caves, lost my way when approaching the place though I have Waze with me. The entrance fee for a car was only RM2 and there was plenty parking spaces.

Not that crowded since it's holiday today.

 Cheers !

Kids are so excited...leading and calculating the steps.

 Decided to wait for mom here for a photo.

Nice view

Monkeys can be seen everywhere and they are not afraid of human.

 We spotted this monkey trying to drink coca-cola. He opens the bottle cover....

Then, he took out the drinking straw.

Finally, with a leg to support, he's enjoying coca-cola....

 Kids arrived the cave without much hassle.

Xuan wants a selfie photo with daddy :) :)

 Jie Jie  also wants to join in....

Mommy does not want to left out

A tourist is trying to feed the monkey it didn't want to entertain her :)

Skye hole within the cave.

Made up by lots of limestones.

Spotted a baby monkey at the far side

 Spectacular formation 

 Many tourists from different countries 

A monkey carries her baby

There is a Dark Caves, which is a conservation site, open for visitors. Tickets price are RM35 for adult and RM25 for child.

Information is available here.

Objective and Mission

Not many are willing to pay for the ticket.

After Batu Caves, wanted to let kids see how the dam looks like. So, we went to Empangan Batu in Ulu Yam but we did not stop at the site, just drove along the area and went to eat the famous food there, Loh Mee. We arrived at Ulu Yam Lama, all the restaurants are in the village and many of them full of people. We ended up to the one that we previously came.

 Swee Yen Restaurant, according to a colleague who home town is here, told that this is not the most famous. 

 Hock Choon Kee, the original Loh Mee. Sometimes have to wait for an hour for the food to be served.

 

 My colleague who happened to come back for a 2 days holiday break, came to meet me at the restaurant. He then brought us to his mother house, which is in Ulu Yam Baru, about 10 minutes drive from Ulu Yam Lama.

 This is the kitchen where she uses wood to cook. City kids seldom can see such kitchen nowadays.

 Though I also grown up from village but our house never had this type of traditional cooking stove.

Chickens being bred in the backyards.

 Han said she never seen such place and how the chickens being bred

Both sisters are happy to be here for a good experience.

We then went to my colleague house for a short break before heading home around 6pm. It was a happy trip for both the kids.