Alley by night in Kuala Lumpur, from a rat's perspective... many of those around in alleys like these...I photographed this street before, a few years back, also in the evening, and recently I had the chance to take some more photos... the colors are still fascinating, but one side is now boarded up with ugly blue plating, so I couldn't take a photo from a similar position. Was crouching to get this one right, in the mean time trying to watch my back for traffic, and my sides for rats crawling out of pipes and peeking through fencing and grilling...
Besides the rats there's also the smell of garbage and the partly open sewer... sitting still for a long time in these types of alleys isn't advisable... But despite all that, if you ever visit KL, peek into these alleys, because some of them are stunning visually (just stamp around a bit, that usually scares off the rats)...
Malaysia, 26 November 2011
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