Last Sunday, we drove to the Cameron Highlands for afternoon tea at the Ye Olde Smokehouse despite the fact that the mountains could be overwhelmed by tourists because of Mothers Day. Well, surprises of surprises, it was even calmer than we could ever imagined! Totally NO traffic jams and no crawls as usual, even at Brinchang!
We bought some tiny cattleya orchids for our collection and off we went to the Smokehouse for our promised tea...voila the Tea house was extremely calm and surprising from inside...I always thought that the Smokehouses in Fraser's Hills and Bangsar belong to the same owner but they are actually NOT. That explained the quality of the food served. The scones that we had were marvelously crumbly and good. After tea, out of curiosity, we asked the waiter if we could see the rooms and we were given the chance to view 2 different types: the original rooms with tudor settings and four-poster beds as well as the more modern ones that were recently made as an addition to the existing building. Liked the original as they are but NOT to stay in - too "medieval" for me.
View of Betau Valley under mid-day sun
the tea room which is lighted by the skylight.
entrance into the reception area...
Looks like a barn or something...
part of the hotel
view of the garden
from the main drive way
comfortable little corner for tea
sombre interiors of the hotel
at the reception
an old clock at the reception counter
After tea, it was already almost 6 pm and it was time to go home less we wanted to stay the night but I had to work the next day...
View of the Betau Valley - a passerby on motorbike which was a worker told me they are building a dam!
Calm vistas
Arguably the most amazing road bend in Peninsular Malaysia - this is an almost 270 degrees bend with the most amazing vista from a height.
