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#TRAVELWITHME - ONE DAY TOUR (IPOH, PERAK)

" A great day is usually unplanned, random and spontaneous "

 How often do you come across the moment when you hop into the car and drive out of town for a one day trip? Sounds crazy? Nah..I bet everyone did that before. This round, let's do a marathon at my hometown, #Ipoh. Check out how many pit stops we can actually make in one day!

It's gonna be a long hectic day for this marathon trip and what you need is an extreme driver with full power from the beginning till the end. Well, of course you can shift driver but I bet everyone will be sleeping in the car by end of the journey. My friends and I decided to go all the way with just minimal rest time the entire journey. Read on for trip details.

 6.00 am - Journey begun from KL to Ipoh 
8.00 am - Reached Ipoh safely

 Pit stop #1: MING COURT HONG KONG DIMSUM
Address: 32 - 36, Jalan Leong Sin Nam, 30300 Ipoh, Perak.
Tel: +605- 255 7134

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The moment we walked in, it's crowded and pack! People are waiting at every table just to get their seat. Most of them are like giving you a signal of "Hurry. Finish up your food and gimme your seat!". Some are sharing tables with others. Nevertheless, the dim sum here is good especially the "har gao". 

After filling up our stomach, we then proceed to the next stop.


Early breakfast at Ming Kok Hong Kong Dim Sum


The team members


Pit stop #2: KEDAI KOPI SUN YUAN LOONG
(Pasir Puteh area, away from old town)
Address: Corner shop - Medan Bendahara 2, 31650 Ipoh, Perak.

#Coffee break! 

SUN YUAN LOONG is the sibling outlet of Sin Yoon Loong in old town. As we do not want to squeeze with people, we decided to have our drinks here instead. This coffee shop is also crowded inside and outside in the morning. 





After our coffee , we hop on to the car and make our way to next stop. 



Pit stop #3: KELLIE'S CASTLE 
(Opening hours: 9.00am - 6.00pm)

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Admission Fee: 
* RM 5 (Foreigner)
* RM 4 (Adult)
* RM 3 (Secondary school students)
* RM 2 (Primary school students)
* FREE (Child aged 6 and below)






Yes, some crazy pose I had there ..LOL
















*DO NOT DISTURB MODE* Phone break

After taking a sun bath under the hot weather, we continued our journey.


Pit stop #4: HERITAGE HOUSE MUSEUM GOPENG
(Free Admission)
Address: 6, Jalan Sg. Itek, 31600 Gopeng, Perak.

Opening hours: 9.00am - 3.00pm (Sat & Sun only)

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Recaptured the simple lives of the people of Gopeng some 125 years ago. 













My barber of the day!




Rain coat




Pit stop #5: GAHARU TEA VALLEY, GOPENG
Address: Lot 9840, Mukim Teja, 31600 Gopeng, Perak.
Tel: +605- 3511 999
Open Daily: 9.00am - 6.00pm
Website: http://www.gaharu.com.my/index.php

Stopped by Gaharu Tea Valley for some Gaharu Ice-Cream and tea. For more information on Gaharu Tea Valley, read my previous blog here










Pit stop #6: ADELINE VILLA, GOPENG
Address: Lot 13302, Mukim Teja, Kampung Geruntum, Sungai Itik, 31600 Gopeng, Perak.
Tel: +6019- 556 1113
Website: http://www.adelinevilla.com/index1.html

We stopped at Adeline Villa to catch some fresh air and taste the nature.





















Pit stop #7: GOPENG RAINFOREST RESORT
Address: Kampung Geruntum, 31600 Gopeng, Perak.
Tel: +6012- 5168 200 / +6012- 5107 555
Website: http://www.gopengrainforest.com/














"Bodyguards" armed with wood sticks 
- To avoid bumping with wild animals -
















Hunting for dragonflies








You've been working so hard, Mazda! 


Pit stop #8: TG. TUALANG 

Lunch time! 
We can eat the whole cow..so hungry

Seafood for lunch. The prawns are very fresh.









After the sumptuous meal, we walked opposite to grab a cold icy drink. There are two version of jelly sold here - with lime juice & coconut milk. I love the jelly so much, I don't know why. 







Pit stop #9: LOU WONG NGA CHOY KAI 
Address: 49, Jalan Yau Tet Shin, 30000 Ipoh, Perak.
Tel: +605- 254 4190

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Enjoy a bowl of delicious Hor Fun, crunchy bean sprouts, succulent steamed chicken and pork balls. 







Pit stop #10: HENTIAN LIMAU TAMBUN
Address: Jalan Gopeng, 31350 Ipoh, Perak.

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For souvenir, here's the place to grab some pomelo. 







Pit stop #11: YEE THYE CAKE HOUSE & CONFECTIONERY
Address: No. 1-3, Jalan Theatre, 30300 Ipoh, Perak.
Website: http://www.yeethye.com.my/

Dropped by this place for biscuits and 3 in 1 coffee. 







Pit stop #12: RESTAURANT TUCK KEE
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As for supper, he had crunchy bean sprouts, octopus, braised chicken feets and the famous "yuet kong hor".







That's the end of our marathon journey. It was already 11.00pm by the time we left Ipoh. The whole trip was tiring but yet happy. Home sweet home around 1.00am and knocked off to the bed.


#michiebillie #MarathonTrip #OneDayTrip #Ipoh #Perak #FoodHeaven

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