CNY 2nd Day 04 Feb 2011

04 Feb 2011 (Fri):

It was a last min decision to make this trip up to Ipoh before our 2 nights stay up in Cameron Highlands. And so we search the internet for available rooms. Luck has it for we managed to get 2 nights @ Heritage Hotel via Agoda.com

We were supposed to set off at 6am as hubby feared that there wld be traffic jams along the causeway but as usual, we overslept. It was around 7.30am by the time we left our home.

After lunch at Nilai, we proceeded along the highway towards Ipoh, Perak. Why Nilai? You wonder. I read on some internet forums that going towards Nilai/Shah Alam/Ipoh direction is faster & you don't have to go through KL & get hit by jams. But when we turn into Nilai, there were no such signage or directions. So in order not to get lost & waste more time, we turned out up on the highway again. Safer. :)

By the time we reached Ipoh, its already in the late afternoon. We checked into our hotel & got sme rest.

We got a view of the Perak Turf Club for we were given a room on the 8th floor. Heritage hotel is located in the city centre, just 10 mins drive from The Lost world of Tambun. That's where we will be heading the next day. And being the Chinese New Year period, we were given a welcome gift bag consisting of a packet of peanuts, 2 mandarin oranges, 2 packets of chrysanthemum drinks & a packet of cookies.

We drove along the roads & noticed all the shops are still closed. Being only the 2nd day of CNY, we got no choice but to have our dinner at 1 cafe which was opened for business, Delight Cafe. RM73.35 for a 5 course dinner but we were allowed to choose our own food.

Then later in the evening, after we finished some shopping at The Store, we saw that there is a night market (pasar malam) nearby. And who could have thought of it but to see the famous Lou Wong Tauge Chicken right there & then. But look at crowd, there were no seats at all, not to mention those standing around waiting for tables.

Okay, so we decided to come back the next evening to try our luck. The kids got some watch & i bought one too as my old one died.

Back to the hotel for a good night sleep as it will be a full day tomorrow.

** Be sure to check back the post for 1st day of the CNY so that you will be able to keep track**