| Family visit, May 2011 |
From 23-5 until 6-6 we had visitors from the Netherlands, my sister Lous and her husband Arend. Lous had been here before, for Arend it was his first visit.
We started with a visit of the Batu caves, followed by the Kanching waterfalls. The next day we spent in KL, first the KL tower, then KLCC, where we had lunch. In the afternoon we visited the old part of town, around Merdeka Square.
Finally we had dinner in the Lookout Point. Food so so, but a spectacular view of downtown KL.
During her first visit we I had visited the East Coast with Lous, and she was eager to go there again. We decided that they would go there on their own, using one of our cars, and that we would meet them a few days later in Penang.
That worked out well, Aric and I took a flight to Penang and met them in a hotel we had booked online. Two busy days followed. The Kek Lok Si Temple, Penang Hill, the jetties, several kongsi's. And of course food, lots of food...:-)
But a pity that we were just too early for durians.
After a few days Aric flew home and I joined Lous and Arend on the way back. As it was school holidays, we were expecting full hotels, so it was a pleasant surprise that both at Suka Suka (near Lenggong) and the Lutheran Mission Bungalow in the Cameron Highlands, we were the only guests!
Both locations are very relaxing, real gardens of Eden.
From the Cameron Highlands we drove back home, took a day rest to recover, and then went to Melaka, where we stayed overnight in the Baba House, I lost count how many times I have been there...:-)
Even on a Sunday there is now a pasar malam in Jonker street!
The last day we met my Kiara friends at IKEA and on our way to the airport we said goodbye to George and Mary, who had met Lous also during her first trip in 2007.
It was a very pleasant visit, the weather was good, although quite hot.
We were very active and both they and we will need some days to recover...:-)
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 Batu Caves
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 A long climb up
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 The temple entrance
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 In the cave
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 Hindu gods
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 Almost back
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 The monkey god
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 And a real monkey
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 Kanching waterfalls
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 Arend taking a bath
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 Easy to meet people
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 Mother and child
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 At home, receiving friends
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 Inviting them for dinner
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 Makan non stop!
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 The KL tower
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 VIew from the observation deck
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 Times Square
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 The Petronas towers
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 KLCC
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 KLCC gardens
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 Merdeka square
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 Ampang Lookout Point
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 View of downtown KL
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 KL by night
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 Penang, entrance Kek Lok Si
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 The turtle pond of Kek Lok Si
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 Kek Lok Si
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 In the temple
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 The main pagoda
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 Donating a tile
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 Main temple hall
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 Good luck banners
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 Beautiful Buddha statue
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 View from the pagoda
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 Cable car to Penang hill
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 The modern cable car
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 And the old one
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 View from the hill
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 David Brown's Tea Terrace
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 One of the jetties
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 Another one
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 Very decorative
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 A jetty temple
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 The Cheah Kongsi
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 Main hall
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 Detail
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 In the temple
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 The Khoo Kongsi
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 Beautiful
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 Detail
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 Deatil of the roof decoration
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 Assam Laksa novice
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 Assam Laksa expert
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 Teluk Bahang jetty
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 The fisherman jetty
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 Durians, but only on the tree :-(
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 Kuala Sungei Pinang
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 Teluk Kumbar beach
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 Families playing on the beach
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 Hai Boey Seafood
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 Our dinner
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 Taiping Lake gardens
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 Visiting a friend in Taiping
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 Having lunch in Prima
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 Relaxing in Suka Suka
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 Lake Cenderoh
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 Asiyah preparing the dinner
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 Suka Suka restaurant
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 Very tasty Malay food
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 Family picture
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 Our chalet in Suka Suka
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 Ubudiya mosque, Kuala Kangsar
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 Inside the mosque
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 Royal tombs
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 Istana Kayangan, Kuala Kangsar
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 Not easy to take a picture
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 Detail
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 Boh tea fields, Cameron Highlands
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 The tea fields
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 The Indian village
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 The Tea terrace
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 Food in the Cameron Highlands
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 The Lutheran Mission Bungalow
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 Relaxing in the garden
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 Beautiful flowers
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 The Moonlight bungalow
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 The Butterfly garden
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 Steamboat dinner in Brinchang
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 Back home!
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 Melaka
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 Detail
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 Beautiful facade
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 The Dutch windmill
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 The historical center
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 Melaka river at night
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 Decorated rickshaw
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 Pasar malam Jonker street
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 Looks nice, tastes good
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 Cheng Hoon Teng temple
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 Detail
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 Laughing Buddha
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 Malay houses
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 The famous chicken rice
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 We had our lunch!
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 River cruise
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 Nice river view
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 Melaka has doen a good job
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 Even a monorail
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 Another rickshaw
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 St Paul's church
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 The Sultanate Palace (rebuilt)
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 Last dinner at home
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 Meeting the Kiara bunch
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 Farewell dinner with George
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 Ready to go
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Kwai Loh wrote on Jun 9, 2011:
Yes, near Brinchang. Many of the butterflies were damaged, because the kids tried to catch them...:-(. I use Photoshop to make the 'combination' pictures.
And thanks for the compliment, that I am better than a local guide...:-) |
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wrote on Jun 9, 2011:
nice album.. :) |
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Dan wrote on Jun 9, 2011:
Jan you can be an incredibly good Malaysian tour guide... seriously. I have never seen a tour package like yours ever before, such a balanced and wonderful round trip ..... can I book mine? hahaha |
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lightlingmk2 wrote on Jun 9, 2011:
This in Brinchang ? I know the boss. He asked for my advice. How you set up this page - using ? You are better then local tourist guide. |
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Liz wrote on Jun 10, 2011:
Almost empty! |
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Liz wrote on Jun 10, 2011:
Impressive sky. Hope u missed the rain! |
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Kwai Loh wrote on Jun 10, 2011:
Surprisingly, no rain that day! |
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Liz wrote on Jun 10, 2011:
Cable car? It's a funicular train. And its broken down 3 times in the last month! |
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Kwai Loh wrote on Jun 10, 2011:
Can you explain the difference between a cable car and a funicular? |
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wrote on Jun 13, 2011:
jan, you know malaysia more than a malaysian like me , enjoy ,wish you healthy and happy. |
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wrote on Jun 13, 2011:
place lot of memories during my young times... |
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lightlingmk2 wrote on Aug 27, 2011:
Hi Jan & Liz
Is this the train going up the Penang Ki Lok Sa ? I notice this tain is on rail track and is pulled by cable. That's why it is FUNNY and it's CIRCULAR. LOL. |
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wrote on Aug 27, 2011:
Not that one, this is the Penang Hill Cable Car. The difference between a funicular and a cable car is quite technical, as both systems use cables. Liz might be right, that it is technically a funicular, but everybody calls it the Cable Car. Any Penangite reader able to solve the problem? |
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chengwc wrote on Jul 26, 2012:
This is so beautiful |
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