Cameron Highlands Highlights

I've been swamped. Am off to Yogyakarta tomorrow, to visit the famous ruins of the Chandi Borobodur....I was surprised that some people had never heard of it, wasn't it in our Sejarah syllabus, under South East Asian kingdoms or Sri Vijaya and what have you?

So this'll be a quickie post. Camerons was great. My initial fears about how to entertain the kids were unfounded, as there's lots to do. There's the playground in Tanah Rata, there's the Tea Plantations, Strawberry Picking, Butterfly Farm, Rose Farm, Cactus Farm, Vegetable Farm, a thriving agrarian society lives atop those mountains.

The Cameron Highlands Resort. What can I say?

Our 2 bedroom suite, comprising of 2 rooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 toilets, a Four Poster Bed in the master bedroom, and two single beds in the other room.





The Living Room in the Suite


The Main Lounge Area of the Hotel. I love the feeling of being in a different world, especially after contending with the school holiday induced traffic jam all the way from Brinchang.


The Dining Room. So proper, one feels compelled to speak in hushed tones, except when YELLING at the kids to HUSH!


The crisp clear mountain air, and foggy backdrop. Day 2 was even foggier in the afternoon. Look at the mist enveloping this dessiduous tree.





The Cameron Highlands Resort was the old Merlin, and is perched on a hillock overlooking the golf course. Gorgeous. I wonder why the old proprietors didn't have the vision and foresight to capitalise on this.



The Food. Sorry, guys, I didn't join the rest of the tourists for steamboat in Brinchang, as the hotel package comes with full board. In any case, Camerons isn't renowned for good food, so I was quite happy not to have to worry about meals.



Baked Crab Gratin, the starter for the Western dinner.


A very excellent mushroom soup, probably made from the fresh mushrooms produced in the mountain.


My Ribeye Steak


Fresh Strawberries from Raju's farm. That's what it says on the menu. Raju's farm is opposite the Equatorial hotel in Brinchang. Accompanied by a vanilla sauce, chocolate sauce and almond cream.


Can you see the pulp in that orange juice? Yummy!!! Fresh bottomless orange juice at breakfast.


Poached Eggs with Beef Bacon and Sausages. By this time, I am beginning to feel that I should be draping myself in a Union Jack.


A lovely array of homemade jams to complement the one of the most delicious croissant I ever bit into.

The curry tiffin lunch, which is a set lunch, comprising of soup, curry tiffin, (ie, various curries and vegetables served in a tiffin carrier...which I forgot to take).

One of my favourite produce of Camerons, the pearl corn. Prices vary incredibly. It's cheapest to get them from the further out farms. In pasar malams, and Kea Farm, they're about 3 for RM10, which is the same price as buying them from the Flea Market at the Curve. In the further farms, they're about 6 for RM10.

More photos with kids etc on my Facebook, so if you know me personally, do check it out.