SIC: 3d2n in Cameron Highlands

[eflash]

[Warning: Pics intensive]

• Booked through Five stars tour (missed the deal, hence paid quite a bit)
• Hotel chosen: Cameron Highlands Resort Hotel
• Bus upgraded to executive coach

Checked in at about 10pm at the Five stars tour counter
Bus boarding at 10:30pm Golden Mile complex
Long journey with a stop at Yong Peng...

Uploading my pics at the moment...

 

[eflash]

My first time experiencing an executive coach... not bad but I hardly slept during my approx 10 hrs journey (my bed at home is just so much more comfortable)

Upon reaching Cameron Highlands, we alighted from the coach at Brinchang in front of Titiwangsa tour office. We were given time to have breakfast at Brinchang (kinda spoilt my plan since most of the food I wanted to eat was at Tanah Rata).

Ate Wanton noodles at You Hoo Seafood Restaurant (cannot show the pic because will expose my bf)... but the noodles was just average. Oh and I also spotted this sight... quite nice.

 

[eflash]

My initial plan

1st day in Cameron Highlands (free n easy)
Settle full day tour next day
Eat all the food I want to try, at least eat as much as I can stuff

• Kumar Restaurant - Garlic nann and butter chicken (def to try)
• Uncle Chow Kopitiam - Assam/Curry Laksa, Prawn noodles (def to try)
• Hatters Cafe - buy nice bread and chocolates (def to explore)
• Yong Teng cafe - pancakes (reserved list)
• Lord's cafe - apple pie with ice cream and scones (def to try)
• Jasmine cafe - western food (reserved list)
• Kougen restaurant - Japanese food (reserved list)
• Cameronian Inn - scone (reserved list)

Late afternoon then proceed to eat at Brinchang

• Oldies and goodies restaurant - char siew noodles
• Strawberry Moments Cafe - strudel, strawberry ice baby (use WIFI too)
• Explore night market since all nearby each other

Day 2

• Full day tour with Cameron Secrets (excl lunch and dinner)
• Determine where to have lunch --> Brinchang (Wai Yatt restaurant - can order beancurd and long xu *something* veg plus 1 meat dish)
• If Tanah rata, I'll just use listed on top as reserved list.
• Dinner will be Steamboat (heard good reviews about Mayflower)

Day 3
Breakfast at hotel. Finish then go pack and return back Singapore via Coach.

 

[eflash]

Sadly... not everything can be followed in the plan.

We arrived at the hotel and left the bags with them since check-in time is at 1pm. We took a cab to Tanah Rata (RM 10).

Trying hard to locate Father's guest house since Cameron Secrets office should be near there as I marked on my map... ended up we went to Hillview apartments around there... then walked to Convent and almost enter Father's house (<-- the priest house >.<)... but we think think like not right so we ke belakang pusing...

Continued walking and saw signboard leading to Cameronian Inn... since it was on the list, we might as well try it first.
Walked in only to realise that scone serving time was over by 1/2 hr (T.T), saw Uncle Chow kopitiam signboard so continue walking...

 

[eflash]

At Uncle Chow's Kopitiam...

Ordered Assam Laksa, prawn noodles and 3 coloured tea (harassed by 3 flies, all super fat)
Assam Laksa not really my cup of tea as it was too sourish and salty, the prawn noodle was too salty as well. The tea was okay.

Since Hatter's cafe should be nearby, we asked the Uncle Chow's auntie for directions and she informed us the owners were out of town, returning only tomorrow night. (T.T)

 

[eflash]

After which we still cannot find the tour agency...

hence continue on food tour, going to Kumar~

Mango lassi tasted weird (not very nice)

Garlic nann and butter chicken Very nice the garlic nann dip in the butter chicken curry and the butter chicken pieces are tender and flavorful.

Oh the empty plate... was what remain of our roti canai (not bad) but I forgot to take pic.

 

[eflash]

In any case my tummy was somewhat full by now... leaving space for desserts ^^

Proceeding on to Lord's cafe

Very nice ah... suited to my taste buds (presence of ice cream )

scone wise not as nice as 4 leaves bakery... bf remarked, "Very dry."

 

[eflash]

After which we headed off to hail cab back to hotel

On the way saw this black cat in front of Mary Brown fast food with a huge tummy hanging down (maybe heavily pregnant or having tumour)

 

[eflash]

Back in the hotel, we were give double single beds and had requested for a change.

View from Balcony (the room was later changed to one without balcony)

 

[eflash]

After an hr waiting for the change...

rested for a while before heading off to Brinchang...

Meanwhile we also made arrangements for the tour tomorrow by checking online for the contact and calling up Cameron Secrets for full day discovery tour.

Hotel staff was helpful too, recommending to us which farms and waterfalls to visit in case we failed to contact Cameron Secrets.

 

[eflash]

To Brinchang...

We walked all the way from our hotel to Brinchang town (approx 2.14km) in slight drizzle.
Saw the night market hence head off to it, although I wanted to have main meal at Oldies and goodies restaurant first...

Bought a pyjamas, 6 sweet corns, a cup of sweet corn (too salty), sweet potato balls (think bought from wrong stall, the other one had nicer colours, the one I bought tasted like fried mochi) and fried enoki mushrooms.

Finding the restaurant~ sigh... actual ground was so different from the map and oh I accidentally stepped into a hole filled with muddy water T.T while buying corn earlier.

Finally after asking around... I saw this

Wonder what happened.... saw good review and have wanted to eat here.

Never mind, another strike off the list and we went to the Strawberry Moments cafe next door.

Puff pastry was indeed not as nice as the ones we had in Singapore BUT the strawberries are oh so delicious... saving the whole dessert

This was really nice... sweet strawberry with sago inside (if only the sago has consistency in texture then it will be perfect)

Bf ordered strawberry milkshake and it tasted nothing like McD's, it tasted so much better

After which, we took a cab back to hotel and watched X-men first class on TV.

 

[eflash]

Our breakfast in the hotel early in the morning, since tour bus coming to pick us up later.

Eh? Not tour bus... but a land rover.

 

[eflash]

First stop

Tea plantation

 

[eflash]

next stop: Mt Brinchang

weather was not good all foggy hence did not see a spectacular view, but the temperature was woah... cold, very cold.

 

[eflash]

Getting so sleepy... tml night or thurs night then continue updating.

 

[msw8908]

Nice pictures with very balanced comments.

Food in CH are ok, definitely not exceptional, however they taste so much better with the cool weather. Did you try the steamboat buffet with lots of vegetables, noodles and rice vermicelli?

 

[compro_1975]

can not wait to see more!!! camped!

 

[eflash]

heh... continue on...
Next stop: Mossy Forest walk together with some jungle survival (identification of useful plants)

Pitcher plant hanging on slope... out of reach

This leaf gives a nice fragrant when crushed... oh somehow I forgot the name of the plant... >.<

This plant is identified with hairy stem?

Ok! I remembered this - wild ginger

nice fern... next pic will be sprouting fern (another variety of fern)

still have ancient plant... something di-- or bi-- meaning 2 parts

Mossy jungle walk at some parts were really muddy... luckily I wore socks plus Keen sandals (easy to wash). Never really take much pics here since trying to hold on to branches etc to navigate. The ang mohs in my group walked really fast...

 

[eflash]

We stopped at this point (a clearing) and rested for a while before heading back to the vehicle.

 

[eflash]

On the way down the mountain... Ooooo very scary when there was another vehicle trying to pass through on the narrow path in the opposite direction.

Moving towards tea factory + tea cafe... Sungei Palas