After everyone was ready, we went to the town area nearby for breakfast. Some of us had Chinese food, while the others, me included, found roti canai and tosai with lamb curry in an Indian stall the perfect treat to a starved stomach.
Our first destination, after a satisfying breakfast, was the BOH tea plantation in Sungei Palas.
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It is worth mentioning that BOH has 3 tea estates in Cameron Highlands, one in Sungei Palas, the other 2 in Habu, and Farlie respectively. We spent a long time there as there were a lot of activities going on. Here are some photos of what we did there:
Group photo is a must! =)
Quenching our thirst at the well furnished cafe after walking through tea estates, all the way to the tea centre building uphill. The tea leaves for the tea we drink come from the very estates surrounding the cafe, you can imagine the freshness and the aroma. There are roads for vehicles to reach the tea centre building, as climbing up the hill can be tiring especially for the elderly. Parking lots are provided as well.
Shopping in the gift shop of the tea center is a good experience. The tea leaves are packed in beautifully decorated cans, stacked up into pyramids in the shop. Samples are provided for customers to appreciate the aroma. I chose Palas Afternoon Tea after sampling the tea leaves, though it was not one of the highly recommended. I personally think that this is the best place to shop for souvenirs if you are searching for something found only in Cameron Highlands as tea leaves like the Palas Supreme, Palas Afternoon Tea and Bukit Cheeding are only sold in Cameron Highlands.
Tour to the factory that processes the tea leaves harvested is free of charge! It was an eye opener, and the factory smells of the aroma from the tea leaves. =)
It was almost 12 pm when we left the tea estate. Our next destination: The Lavender Garden.
We were too enthusiastic that we forgot to take a photo in front of the entrance, but it looks like this (Picture from the web)
Beside being the home for a variety species of roses, it also, like any other garden in Cameron highlands, contains other types of plants rarely found elsewhere.
That thing in the photo is not some handicrafts made by the natives like the labu sayong from Perak. It is the fruit of a living plant! The size alone amazed me. We could not figure out what can be made from this fruit, but there is a row of these things beside the pond nearby, decorations perhaps?
Our next destination is the Bee Farm, where we only stayed for about an hour.
Bees are reared in this kind of container and honey can be harvested from them.
It happened to be a Friday, and there was the local night market along the road around Brinchang. We decided to check that out and see if anything is worth buying. We did get some souvenirs from the pasar malam before going for dinner.
After dinner at a nearby restaurant, we went back to our apartment. It is time for dessert, and guess what do we have?
We got our hands on some fresh strawberries at Kea Farm on our way back to Tanah Rata. Strawberries are sold at a jaw-dropping cheap price here, we got those in the photos at a price of RM 10 for 4 packets. Of course, there are better quality ones (bigger size) that we got at RM 15 for 2 packets. And by melting several bars of chocolate over the stove with the pot, we succeeded in producing our own, not-so-classy strawberries chocolate fondue! ^^
That was the idea of my sister, and it took us quite some time to assemble everything on the plate, for the sake of a nice photo. By the end of our dessert sessions, I had consumed as many strawberries as I had in the past 10 years of my life!
We headed to bed after that. What a day we had, looking forward for tomorrow. =D
Shopping in the gift shop of the tea center is a good experience. The tea leaves are packed in beautifully decorated cans, stacked up into pyramids in the shop. Samples are provided for customers to appreciate the aroma. I chose Palas Afternoon Tea after sampling the tea leaves, though it was not one of the highly recommended. I personally think that this is the best place to shop for souvenirs if you are searching for something found only in Cameron Highlands as tea leaves like the Palas Supreme, Palas Afternoon Tea and Bukit Cheeding are only sold in Cameron Highlands.
Tour to the factory that processes the tea leaves harvested is free of charge! It was an eye opener, and the factory smells of the aroma from the tea leaves. =)It was almost 12 pm when we left the tea estate. Our next destination: The Lavender Garden.
We were too enthusiastic that we forgot to take a photo in front of the entrance, but it looks like this (Picture from the web)
The entrance fee is RM 5 each for adults and RM 3 each for children, free admission for elderly.
The lavender (above) has yet to bloom since it was first grown in Cameron Highlands, unlike the lavender mona (below), another breed that was having its full bloom when we visited.
After we left Lavender Garden, we had our lunch at a restaurant in Tringkap, before heading to the Rose Valley.
Beside being the home for a variety species of roses, it also, like any other garden in Cameron highlands, contains other types of plants rarely found elsewhere.
That thing in the photo is not some handicrafts made by the natives like the labu sayong from Perak. It is the fruit of a living plant! The size alone amazed me. We could not figure out what can be made from this fruit, but there is a row of these things beside the pond nearby, decorations perhaps?
Our next destination is the Bee Farm, where we only stayed for about an hour.
Bees are reared in this kind of container and honey can be harvested from them.
It happened to be a Friday, and there was the local night market along the road around Brinchang. We decided to check that out and see if anything is worth buying. We did get some souvenirs from the pasar malam before going for dinner.
After dinner at a nearby restaurant, we went back to our apartment. It is time for dessert, and guess what do we have?
We got our hands on some fresh strawberries at Kea Farm on our way back to Tanah Rata. Strawberries are sold at a jaw-dropping cheap price here, we got those in the photos at a price of RM 10 for 4 packets. Of course, there are better quality ones (bigger size) that we got at RM 15 for 2 packets. And by melting several bars of chocolate over the stove with the pot, we succeeded in producing our own, not-so-classy strawberries chocolate fondue! ^^
That was the idea of my sister, and it took us quite some time to assemble everything on the plate, for the sake of a nice photo. By the end of our dessert sessions, I had consumed as many strawberries as I had in the past 10 years of my life!
We headed to bed after that. What a day we had, looking forward for tomorrow. =D
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