Year End Trip - Ipoh Town!

Familiar sight? 3 years running, our annual year end getaway is a merger with my Uncle's family and we've made it a point to get this done by hook or by crook to unwind before the new year.

This time we went up north to Ipoh. Wasn't a good idea to hit the highway on Christmas Day but the excitement eased the pain of driving. We left early and stopped at the Tapah Rest area for breakfast and what a crowd this place attracted. Tapah stop is said to be the best rest area for north bound travelers.

We reached Ipoh about 1 in the afternoon and thanks to Google maps, it was easy locating the Ritz Garden Hotel (http://www.ritzgardenhotel.com/index.shtml). Checked in, drove out again looking for good Ipoh food.

Banana leaf meal is apt to recharge a tired body and with healthy amount of second servings we were close to hibernation! A short walk around Ipoh Old Town, we hit the jackpot! This shop serves the best Ipoh White Coffee and great tasting home made cream caramel.

I've never seen daddy in a state of bliss when it comes to food but the power packed caramel left him speechless. I took a bite and decided not to indulge more as daddy went on with 3 servings.

We spent the rest of the day relaxing at the hotel and headed out to Ipoh Parade for dinner at night. The next morning was great with an array of selection for breakfast at the hotel and to digest the meal we went down town for the Sunday morning bazaar.

Folks is Ipoh are really fond of the weekly affair as the crowd grew by the minute. You can find a variety of items put on sale. While majority of them are antiques, there were good amount of new household items too. This one had all sorts of sharp items up for grabs. I'm not sure why anyone wants to buy used scissors and knifes.

Now this might be of help to daddy. I looked at him with a smile as we reached this stall and to distract me he got me a toy. A really powerful smile it was.

Just as we were leaving the city, this caught my eye ... Ipoh plates starts with an A and how appropriate for this one to say AHH with a dent in it .... ;-)