Last Sunday Phoebe and I embarked on a long overdue vacation trip to Cameron Highlands. It was to be a 3 days 2 nights trip and we picked Cameron Highlands because Phoebe has never been there and I have been wanting to enjoy a hot steamboat meal there in the cold climate.
My dad was raised in Cameron Highlands, but when I did visit the place when I was a child, I spent most of the time around my Grandpa's place in Tringkap, which was nice and all but in retrospect it was probably boring as hell , I just didn't know it then.
Anyway, we started our trip from KL, drove all the way to Simpang Pulai, had a quick breakfast and continued our grueling trip up the mountainous roads to our hotel in Tanah Rata via Kampung Raja.
We passed by Tringkap, so I though I'd visit my Grandpa's house, which has been vacant since both my grandparents passed away.
Random flower shots on the way from Tringkap.
We arrived at the hotel around 11am, but we could only check in at 2pm. To pass the time, we travelled by foot through a broken trail from the hotel to a jungle trekking site. We didn't go in far, but just deep enough to get a shot of a small waterfall.
Another random shot along the trail.
After that we took our lunch in Tanah Rata town and returned to the hotel to check in.
We stayed at Century Pines hotel. The building looks like a cheap flat from the outside but the interior was a different story.
The room we stayed in was pretty spacious, almost too big for a two person room.
View from the balcony.
Of course, I won't be a CG geek without sampling some textures whenever I can.
The steamboat was nothing special. But enjoying a steaming hot bowl of food in the chilly climate was really something.
We stayed at Century Pines hotel. The building looks like a cheap flat from the outside but the interior was a different story.
The room we stayed in was pretty spacious, almost too big for a two person room.
View from the balcony.
Of course, I won't be a CG geek without sampling some textures whenever I can.
Unfortunately, I spent the better half of the day bedridden with stomachache. I'm not sure whether it was the food I ate or simply because my body couldn't get used to the climate. Nonetheless I was adamant that we have steamboat for dinner, so after a couple of quick fixes (courtesy of ENO), we finally managed to achieve one of the main goals of coming here.
The steamboat was nothing special. But enjoying a steaming hot bowl of food in the chilly climate was really something.
After the meal we returned to the hotel and I concluded the day with another round of staomachache throughout the night.
More pictures in the next post.
More pictures in the next post.
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