{"id":11181,"date":"2017-05-15T19:39:52","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T11:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=11181"},"modified":"2017-05-15T19:39:52","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T11:39:52","slug":"tour-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=11181","title":{"rendered":"Tour Guide!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Can you be our tour guide for a day trip to Ipoh and Taiping, my friend Pat asked me recently? My pleasure, I replied, but\u00a0visiting Ipoh and Taiping on a day trip would be too hectic and no fun. Let me think about\u00a0an interesting program!<\/p>\n<p>They also would like to visit a waterfall, so I suggested we could start with Lata Kinjang, clearly visible from the North-South Highway. But first we had breakfast in the Pun Chun restaurant in Bidor, famous for its duck noodles. The yam cakes are also delicious.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-11.34.59.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11184\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11184\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-11.34.59.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,608\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490182499&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2017-03-22 11.34.59\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-11.34.59-300x228.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-11.34.59.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-image-11184 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-11.34.59.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"358\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-11.31.15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11185\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11185\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-11.31.15.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"457,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490182275&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.1&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cakes\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-11.31.15-171x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-11.31.15.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11185\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-11.31.15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"161\" height=\"273\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Outside the restaurant there were several stalls with fresh fruits and vegetables, which of course meant shopping!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-12.01.59.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11186\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11186\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-12.01.59.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490184119&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2017-03-22 12.01.59\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-12.01.59-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-12.01.59.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-image-11186 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-12.01.59.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-12.01.59.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-12.01.59-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-12.01.59-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-12.01.59-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-12.08.25.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11187\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11187\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-12.08.25.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490184505&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0010526315789474&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2017-03-22 12.08.25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-12.08.25-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-12.08.25.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11187\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-12.08.25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-12.08.25.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-12.08.25-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-12.08.25-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2017-03-22-12.08.25-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our next destination was Lata Kinjang. Travelers from KL to Ipoh will have seen this waterfall from the highway, but not many will have actually visited the\u00a0fall, because the access route is a bit complicated. From the car park it is a short walk through nice forest to the\u00a0tall waterfall.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2-2017-03-22-13.23.07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11195\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11195\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2-2017-03-22-13.23.07.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490188987&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2-2017-03-22 13.23.07\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2-2017-03-22-13.23.07-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2-2017-03-22-13.23.07.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-image-11195 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2-2017-03-22-13.23.07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2-2017-03-22-13.23.07.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2-2017-03-22-13.23.07-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1-2017-03-22-12.58.59.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11193\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11193\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1-2017-03-22-12.58.59.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490187539&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00074074074074074&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1-2017-03-22 12.58.59\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1-2017-03-22-12.58.59-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1-2017-03-22-12.58.59.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11193\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1-2017-03-22-12.58.59.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1-2017-03-22-12.58.59.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1-2017-03-22-12.58.59-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A (sometimes) steep trail brings you to a hanging bridge from where you have a nice view<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1-2017-03-22-13.04.42.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11194\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11194\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1-2017-03-22-13.04.42.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,597\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490187882&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00097465886939571&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1-2017-03-22 13.04.42\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1-2017-03-22-13.04.42-300x175.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1-2017-03-22-13.04.42-1024x597.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11194\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1-2017-03-22-13.04.42.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1-2017-03-22-13.04.42.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1-2017-03-22-13.04.42-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1-2017-03-22-13.04.42-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1-2017-03-22-13.04.42-500x292.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From Lata Kinjang we continued on countryside roads to the tin dredge of Tanjung Tualang. A tin dredge is a kid of floating factory in an artificial lake, created by the dredge itself.. They scoop up buckets of tin-bearing soil at the front end (left pic), separate the tin from the soil and deposit this soil at the rear end (right pic). In the heyday of tin mining there were many of these gargantuan monsters in Perak, now only one is left to become a tourist attraction. During my first visit, many years ago, I could explore the tin dredge, at the moment you can only admire the outside<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1-2017-03-22-14.43.39.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11196\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11196\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1-2017-03-22-14.43.39.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490193819&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00089686098654709&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tin dredge\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1-2017-03-22-14.43.39-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1-2017-03-22-14.43.39.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-image-11196 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1-2017-03-22-14.43.39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2-2017-03-22-14.52.10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11197\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11197\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2-2017-03-22-14.52.10.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490194330&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00076687116564417&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tin dredge\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2-2017-03-22-14.52.10-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2-2017-03-22-14.52.10.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11197\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2-2017-03-22-14.52.10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is also a small museum (under construction) and there are plans to develop the place into a major tourist attraction,\u00a0including :<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\">a food and beverage section with cafes, alfresco dining and gift shops; a garden area for weddings and other functions; a petting zoo and adventure park; a villa resort; a floating resort; an area for flea market and antique bazaar; and parking area<\/span>&#8220;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Keep dreaming, I would say&#8230;:-)<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stuif.com\\\/blog\\\/?p=11181\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-11181 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11200'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/5-2017-03-22-14.47.13-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11200\" data-attachment-id=\"11200\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11200\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/5-2017-03-22-14.47.13.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,601\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490194033&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015220700152207&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5-2017-03-22 14.47.13\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The bucket chain&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/5-2017-03-22-14.47.13-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/5-2017-03-22-14.47.13.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11200'>\n\t\t\t\tThe bucket chain\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11201'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/6-2017-03-22-14.54.09-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11201\" data-attachment-id=\"11201\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11201\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/6-2017-03-22-14.54.09.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490194449&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"6-2017-03-22 14.54.09\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;One of the buckets&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/6-2017-03-22-14.54.09-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/6-2017-03-22-14.54.09.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11201'>\n\t\t\t\tOne of the buckets\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11198'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/3-2017-03-22-14.33.37-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11198\" data-attachment-id=\"11198\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11198\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/3-2017-03-22-14.33.37.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,601\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490193217&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3-2017-03-22 14.33.37\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In the museum&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/3-2017-03-22-14.33.37-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/3-2017-03-22-14.33.37.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11198'>\n\t\t\t\tIn the museum\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11199'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-2017-03-22-14.34.11-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11199\" data-attachment-id=\"11199\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11199\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-2017-03-22-14.34.11.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,601\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490193251&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4-2017-03-22 14.34.11\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sketch of a tin dredge&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-2017-03-22-14.34.11-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-2017-03-22-14.34.11.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11199'>\n\t\t\t\tSketch of a tin dredge\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Then it was time for lunch. Originally I had planned lunch in Tanjung Tualang, famous for its freshwater prawns, but instead we went to Pusing and had nice food\u00a0in restaurant Ming Fuong. \u00a0With quite affordable freshwater prawns.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-15.56.42.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11208\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11208\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-15.56.42.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490198202&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2017-03-22 15.56.42\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-15.56.42-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-15.56.42.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-image-11208 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-15.56.42.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-15.56.42.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-15.56.42-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-15.56.42-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-15.56.42-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.07.37.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11209\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11209\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.07.37.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490198857&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2017-03-22 16.07.37\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.07.37-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.07.37.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11209\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.07.37.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.07.37.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.07.37-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.07.37-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.07.37-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During our lunch I mentioned to my guests the nearby village of Papan, where during the Japanese occupation in WWII,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sybil_Kathigasu\">Sybil Kathigasu<\/a>\u00a0was helping the resistance fighters. The town is ruined, but there is a small museum in the house where she lived.<\/p>\n<p>We decided to have a look. Papan is only a few streets with many of the houses overgrown with trees and bushes. Difficult to imagine that during the tin mining era\u00a0it was a busy town.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.42.34.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11205\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11205\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.42.34.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490200954&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0017301038062284&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Papan\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.42.34-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.42.34.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11205\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.42.34.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"458\" height=\"346\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some of the houses are still inhabited!\u00a0The museum was closed, we could only have a look from the outside. The future of Papan is uncertain, there are still tin deposits underneath. If the price of tin goes up, it might mean the end of the village<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.49.40.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11207\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11207\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.49.40.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490201380&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0050251256281407&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2017-03-22 16.49.40\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.49.40-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.49.40.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-image-11207 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.49.40.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.49.40.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.49.40-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.45.12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11206\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11206\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.45.12.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490201112&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00076687116564417&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2017-03-22 16.45.12\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.45.12-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.45.12.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11206\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.45.12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.45.12.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-16.45.12-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My plan was to visit next one of the many cave temples in Ipoh, and I decided that on our way we could have a quick look at <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kellie%27s_Castle\">Kellie&#8217;s Castle<\/a>. When I first visited this &#8220;folly&#8217;\u00a0about twenty years ago, it was a romantic ruin, but since then it has been renovated and become a major tourist attraction. William Kellie Smith was a Scottish planter and tin miner who started building this castle in 1915. But he died in 1926 and the castle was never finished.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-17.10.59.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11210\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11210\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-17.10.59.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490202659&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00070175438596491&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kellie&amp;#8217;s Castle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-17.10.59-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-17.10.59.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-image-11210 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-17.10.59.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"343\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-17.13.02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11211\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11211\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-17.13.02.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"532,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490202782&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0010660980810235&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2017-03-22 17.13.02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-17.13.02-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-17.13.02.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11211\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-17.13.02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When we arrived at the Kek Lok Tong cave temple, we found out that we were too late, the temple gates were just closing \ud83d\ude41 Really a pity, because this is in my opinion one of the most impressive cave temples in Ipoh. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/cavinteo.blogspot.my\/2013\/12\/kek-lok-tong-cave-temple-cavern-of.html\">here<\/a> for a blog report I found on the Internet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-17.50.57.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11212\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11212\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-17.50.57.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490205057&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0037878787878788&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2017-03-22 17.50.57\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-17.50.57-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-17.50.57.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11212\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-17.50.57.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"301\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was still too early for dinner, was there an alternative for the temple? I suggested we could visit Gopeng, another tin mining\u00a0town with a glorious past. Recently there have been attempts to revive it as a tourist attraction, there is \u00a0a <a href=\"http:\/\/alwaystravelicious.com\/2013\/11\/09\/heritage-house-gopeng\/\">museum<\/a> , and\u00a0you can find mural paintings, similar to those in <a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=4877\">Penang<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=8957\">Ipoh<\/a>. (The links refer to my earlier blogs). It is becoming a bit of a craze nowadays, <a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=7006\">Kuala Lumpur<\/a> has been following and you can find this street art also in Taiping.<\/p>\n<p>Some nice ones in Gopeng are in the three-dimensional style of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ernest_Zacharevic\">Zacharevic<\/a> . Here Pat is acting as a model<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.27.14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11221\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11221\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.27.14.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490207234&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2017-03-22 18.27.14\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.27.14-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.27.14.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-image-11221 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.27.14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.27.14.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.27.14-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.27.14-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.27.14-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.51.39.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11227\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11227\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.51.39.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490208699&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2017-03-22 18.51.39\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.51.39-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.51.39.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11227\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.51.39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.51.39.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.51.39-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.51.39-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.51.39-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We found\u00a0a few more, various design and quality<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stuif.com\\\/blog\\\/?p=11181\"}' id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-11181 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11228'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.52.30-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"11228\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11228\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.52.30.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490208750&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2017-03-22 18.52.30\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.52.30-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.52.30.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11224'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.32.55-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"11224\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11224\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.32.55.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490207575&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2017-03-22 18.32.55\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.32.55-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.32.55.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11223'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.30.15-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"11223\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11223\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.30.15.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490207415&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2017-03-22 18.30.15\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.30.15-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.30.15.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11222'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.28.55-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"11222\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11222\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.28.55.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490207335&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0032679738562092&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2017-03-22 18.28.55\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.28.55-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.28.55.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Near Gopeng, in Ulu Geroh, you can find many Rajah Brooke&#8217;s butterflies and also, if you are lucky, the famous Rafflesia flowers. Here are two murals depicting them<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.43.26.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11226\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11226\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.43.26.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490208206&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2017-03-22 18.43.26\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.43.26-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.43.26.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-image-11226 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.43.26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.43.26.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.43.26-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.43.26-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.43.26-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.36.03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11225\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11225\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.36.03.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490207763&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2017-03-22 18.36.03\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.36.03-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.36.03.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11225\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.36.03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.36.03.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.36.03-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.36.03-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-22-18.36.03-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally, after\u00a0a long day, we went for\u00a0dinner\u00a0to restaurant Choy Kee in Sungkai. The restaurant is famous for its pork knuckle and the freshwater fish.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11218\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11218\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-023.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,476\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490215063&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.1&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2017-03-023\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-023-300x139.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-023-1024x476.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11218\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-023.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-023-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-023-768x357.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-023-500x232.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My guests wanted also to have again freshwater prawns (udang galah). It was a nice dinner, although we were a bit shocked by the price of the prawns. Below, clockwise from upper\u00a0left: pork knuckle, kappa (kind of lala), udang galah and fish (forgot which kind).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tour-Guide.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11219\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11219\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tour-Guide.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1492780504&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tour Guide\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tour-Guide-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tour-Guide.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11219\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tour-Guide.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"439\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was a nice trip, full of variety, although we didn&#8217;t even reach Ipoh..:-)<\/p>\n<p>Below\u00a0is our route. The right\u00a0screenshot shows the pockmarked landscape, a result of the tin mining<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tripmap.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11230\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11230\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tripmap.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1038,886\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Jan Stuivenberg&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490480762&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tripmap\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tripmap-300x256.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tripmap-1024x874.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-image-11230 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tripmap.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tripmap.jpg 1038w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tripmap-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tripmap-768x656.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tripmap-1024x874.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tripmap-351x300.jpg 351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/tin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11231\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=11231\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/tin.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,715\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490110874&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tin\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/tin-300x268.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/tin.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11231\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/tin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"255\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/tin.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/tin-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/tin-768x686.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/tin-336x300.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can you be our tour guide for a day trip to Ipoh and Taiping, my friend Pat asked me recently? My pleasure, I replied, but\u00a0visiting Ipoh and Taiping on a day trip would be too hectic and no fun. Let &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=11181\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[18,3,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-culture","category-malaysia","category-trips"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2LqIR-2Ul","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11181"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11181\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11243,"href":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11181\/revisions\/11243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}