Saturday 21 November 2009 - I had a friend from France who came visiting (actually I offered) but the problem was that it has been raining intermittently for the past two weeks and everywhere was wet or rather soaking wet. So, the question of visiting the Rafflesia site was out as it was off-limit due to some researches going on, jungle trekking and waterfalls too were not in the menu...leaving which the option of visiting the hills as kind of a last resort. I actually thought that it could be risky, rock boulders and loose hill slopes could really pose concerns on the road. Luckily, non of that occurred.
For the first time in many years, Fraser's Hills was not inundated with tourists - we even managed to catch a cosy afternoon tea uninterrupted at the Ye Olde Guesthouse, something rarely possible on a normal weekend. For some reason, they were not that numbrous, maybe because of the rain, maybe because of the impending Hari Raya Haji long weekend so people are saving up. Anyhow, their lost was our gain. For once, the air in Fraser's Hills was less polluted by exhaust fumes of tourist buses and weekenders' cars. Even better, there was a lingering shroud of cool mist in the air, a faint reminder of the Fraser's Hills that I once knew as a young boy growing up in this region. It was a short visit but a pleasant one as it was really the Fraser's Hills that I like...
For the first time in many years, Fraser's Hills was not inundated with tourists - we even managed to catch a cosy afternoon tea uninterrupted at the Ye Olde Guesthouse, something rarely possible on a normal weekend. For some reason, they were not that numbrous, maybe because of the rain, maybe because of the impending Hari Raya Haji long weekend so people are saving up. Anyhow, their lost was our gain. For once, the air in Fraser's Hills was less polluted by exhaust fumes of tourist buses and weekenders' cars. Even better, there was a lingering shroud of cool mist in the air, a faint reminder of the Fraser's Hills that I once knew as a young boy growing up in this region. It was a short visit but a pleasant one as it was really the Fraser's Hills that I like...
Mist over the hills in the town center
A retro-designed new signboard with a faint English accent. An improvement on the devastating bad taste of the hurriedly developed 80s until recently.
A little denizen of the forest taking a sip of nectar from a roadside plant.
Beautiful necklace orchid of the genus Coelogyne outside the Ye Olde Guesthouse.
Tree ferns in the mist - route to the Jeriau Waterfalls
Stange fruits in the wet jungle.
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