Sometime middle of last
year, I planned on a trip to Penang-Langkawi-Cameron Highlands-KL, all in
Malaysia. I had booked everything when half of it went bust because of the crazy schedules
of my travel companions (Miguel was still wrapping up his 1st year
studies at Singapore Management University and Mayi could not take some time
off yet). We ended up doing only the other half, starting off with Cameron
Highlands (CH).
CH is considered as
Malaysia’s largest hill resort, about 1500+ masl, and discovered in 1855 by
William Cameron, a British surveyor. It is around 4 hours by bus from KL, 2
hours of which is spent on dizzying zigzags guaranteed to throw one's innards
up. It's like going up to Baguio except that the twists and turns are sharper,
ascent steeper, mountain passes narrower and the mountainsides lush and
verdant.
We spent our first day in CH having afternoon tea as well as dinner at The Lakehouse, a Tudor-type structure built during the British colonial time. Such a picturesque setting framed by lush mountainside and a lake right below, provides a relaxing place for tete-a-tete over tea with loved ones. It is located in Ringlet, one of the three (3) townships in CH, the other two (2) being Tanah Rata (where we stayed) and the farthest, Brinchang. Here are some photos of the place.
the lovely setting of The Lakehouse allows for intimate afternoon tea
amidst the cool and crisp weather of Cameron Highlands
while they were enjoying their afternoon tea, I took a quick stroll around
the sprawling ground and green surroundings of The Lakehouse,
snatching a solo shot in the process
The Lakehouse viewed from another angle
The Lakehouse manifests its elegance both inside out
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