Day 2: We went to the MOST original Old Town for coffee and egg tarts...
unfortunately,
it was closed
*sad*
why wor??? why close wor??? today is a Wednesday wor... is it suppose to be closed??
so, we had to settle for the coffee shop opposite Old Town
(yes, thier rival, haha!)
they came out on papers before wor...
don't play play....
This shop was amongst the first few who started breakfast sets...then it became famous, and other shops followed...
i had set 5 : half bolied eggs on toast ^^
RM 1.40 (single egg/bread)
RM 1.40 (single egg/bread)
RM2.80 (double egg/bread)
i personally thought the coffee there that day was too sweet for my taste buds RM 1.90
hot coffee RM 1.90creamy, but too sweet for me though...
eggs on toast - delicious!
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Ah Bong joined us later and recommended the white coffee in the shop next door: Sin Yoon Loong Coffee Shop
Wow! when i break abstinence, suddenly double dose of coffee pulak...
anyway, i thought the coffee there was thicker than the previous shop... not bad~
but i didn't had Old Town for comparison... :(
i personally like the gu jiong fun (pig intestines shape flour desserts) there...the layer of flour was really nice and smooth...
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After breakfast, we went for a city tour in Ipoh.... According to Lonely Planet and the Guidebook in Tourism Malaysia (Cuti-cuti Malaysia), there are a few MUST visit places in Ipoh...
And one of them was this old Ipoh Train Station~
nicely captured, isn't it? :)
KTM at the back~the train station, although old, still functioning...
they had renovated at the back for the trains to stop :)
I found this cute Red Postbox there...hmm.. reminds me of a song~~
and those days which i used to write letters....
haha, i wonder who still have penpals, with the internet and all now...
but i guess, sometimes, its kinda nice,
opening envelopes.. :)
Oh yes, we also found this unique old antique GrandFather Elevator at the train station...
according to the papers, we can hardly find this kinda old fashioned lift nowadays...
it's good that they still preserve and maintained it...
super classic weh, this lift!
this is me, pressing the button to go up...
there was interesting instructions on how to use it...very cute & funny...
(please click on picture to enlarge and read words)
and YES, it really took A WHOLE MINUTE fot the door to close...
aihh...
i think the elevator is suffering from parkinsons & arthritis,...
guess what? there is this super old fan in the lift!yes, a fan!!
and they even had a switch to manually switch it on!
this old lift is classsic !The lift leads to the Station Hotel , which made up part of the trainstation...
Now, during promotions, it only cost RM76 per night!
The interior and deco gives 'a very Bristish feel'... (quote Aland)
relaxing at Station Hotel @ the old Ipoh Railway Station
The view from the hotel~
@ the railway station.... seems like a nice place for tea...
Wisma Taiko(meaning big brother in cantonese)
This is St Micheal Institution...My friends, Lingesh, Degiva, William & Yew Lok were from this school ^^
Tak sangka their school so huge...
Royal Ipoh Club
Ipoh High Court
those super classic lifts are actually a common thing here in my place..
ReplyDeletei want sar hor fun!!!
wah ... mouth watering liao!!
ReplyDeleteLooking at the photos I realize now my sister took her wedding photos at the railway station and Station Hotel :)
ReplyDeleteThe breakfast u all eat i feel very nice!! i want go to ipoh too !!
ReplyDeletelovely and nice :) I'd love to visit Ipoh as well :D geeessh..
ReplyDeletewi, common in your place, you mean russia or KL? i havent seen any in KL... and hor fun, you can have ALL YOU WANT when you get back home ^^
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reneye, nice leh.... hehe.... i think i'll miss ipoh... the food especially... going home tml... sigh...
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Borneo Falcon, haha... the other day, i was at the botanical garden in Penang, and i saw a couple taking wedding pics there... hehe... i guess outdoor pictures, although tiring, is really nice... ^^
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sabahking, come ipoh lar... the food here damn nice wehh... i think even better than Penang... hehe... =P
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khek yang, come visit when you back la... hehe... i'm sure you will... see your face...
eh... the instruction very nice on how to use the lift is very nice... but very sad though that people still dare to vandalise it...
ReplyDeleterijal,
ReplyDeleteyup... the instructions very cute... like grandpa giving advice to the little kids... people vandalise it? why? i despise them... how sad.... it has high historical value which we should be proud of and treasure it... sigh...