Yesterday, we decided to visit the Cameron Highlands out of the blue, just to escape the heat from the midday sun...surprises of surprises, there weren't that many tourists around for a very good reason (after having thought about it for a while)...next week is exam week in school, which explains why parents stayed back with their children for their kiasu thing. That was good news for us, and from now on maybe tourists destinations only during exam week! Since it was already afternoon when we arrived, we headed straight to the Boh Tea Estate at Sungei Palas and what wonderful view greeted us - available terrace seats with full view of the rolling hills! After a nice long afternoon tea, we headed for the Mountain Strawberry farm to buy some organic vegetables (we bought some zucchini flowers from them the last time) but nothing much was in season so we just settled for a kilo of freshly pulled leeks from the garden. On the way down, I managed to stop for a minute or two to observe some birds and soon, sounds of distance rumbling of thunderstorm came and off we went...for a quick pit-stop at KEA farms to buy some flowers and veges, all under pouring rain!
Million dollars view not common in this place - no photo snapping groups of tourists and holidaying families hounding on you for tables and view for photos. They did come, about half-way through our tea...
One for madame...
and one for monsieur...
Green manicured tea hills are such soothing sights for the hot weather. The English really knew how to relieve themselves back in the old Malaya...
a shed in midst of tea plants
a nice aubergine-like flowering tree at the gardens of the tea house
at the exit
Fresh lime green of the young leaves
another view
and another
and another...
workers' quarters on the upper reaches of the plantation not often visited by tourists
stark contrasts between the minaret of the temple and the fresh green of the tea garden...
rolling hills of tea garden
storm in the distance
a barbet came out to play
vegetables at the farm
a bed of lichen
young cabbage
a battavia
bok choy
tomatoes
lycopodium on a bed of russet-coloured moss
mist rising after the rain at Bertam Valley
Arresting sights
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