After quitting our jobs, my partner and I hopped on a one-way flight to Asia to spend six months exploring.
Come along for the ride!
Journey through historic and busy China, beachy and rural Thailand, temple-tastic Myanmar, delicious and sleek Malay...
Hawking clothing, veggie burgers, and Indian sweets
To a Bollywood soundtrack
Sadly, my appetite hides
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A giant golden statue
Lord Murugan, god of war,
Flanks colourful triple staircases
To green-capped limestone peaks.
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Late afternoon,
Crowds trickle
Monkeys replace them
Playing with trash on the steps
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In the high-ceilinged caves
Concrete platforms and stairs stretch
Past man-made structures and stalactites
At the end, a simple Hindu temple
Sits showered in natural light
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Two days after Thaipusam Festival
The volume of leftover garbage
Is the temple's most memorable feature
Celebrations' forgotten element
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Thanks for reading!
Not all the garbage was as pretty as this last picture (and it seems I chose not to capture images of most of it). I don't mean to bring down the Batu Caves as a destination. Any other time of year, it would have left a different impression, and it's still a very worthwhile place to visit as you can tell by the pictures.
