Cameron Highlands Family Trip

My hubby was forced to take a few days off to clear his leave last week. So we thought it would be nice to go somewhere with the kids. We were contemplating Camerons or Penang and finally, we decided on Cameron Highlands for a 3 days 2 nights trip. The last time we went there was like 5 or 6 years ago! Time flies.

Steamboat at Brinchang @ RM15 per adult.

We love Cameron because of the nice climate. The drive up took us longer but we took the Simpang Pulai way up and it was quite a pleasant ride. Stayed 2 days in Century Pine Hotel in Tanah Rata, a nice hotel but a little pricy. The walks in the parks, the tea farms and the night and morning markets were relaxing and really enjoyable. Gained a few kilos from eating too much but food was good. We have steamboat in Brinchang for one dinner and western food at Rosette in Tanah Rata for another. If you are going there anytime soon, I recommend you try them. Then we snacked a lot on mushroom  and vege tempura, steamed ubi, fried ubi balls, etc..

It was Palm Sunday so we made sure we checked out the Mass time and the location of the Chapel of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Tanah Rata and made our way there. It was a great service and see some local Catholics. The 75 year old chapel which is also a Secondary Convent School is really beautiful.

The kids really enjoyed themselves! My eldest said we should stay for a week. Well, maybe next time we will. Then it was time to go home. We decided to take the shorter but more winding road down to Tapah and we soon found that it was not that good. The 2 boys complain about being sick and were whining. The roads were pretty dangerous, with every corner, you don't know if there will be a big truck coming at you! But if you drive slowly and carefully, it's ok. I wouldn't mind taking the same way next time only if there aren't any kids in the car. To my delight, my little princess was great as she slept on my chest the whole way down.

 We reached Tapah in 1 1/2 hours and had KFC for lunch before we drove home. And in our bounty, we have potted cactuses and plants, fresh vege and mushrooms! Love it and will be back to Cameron Highlands, hopefully not in the too distant future.

Little princess with 'snowy' plants at the Mardi Park.



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On a different note, Easter is next week. Blessed Easter for all fellow Christians. God Bless!