The bus arrived, did a quick stop and left to whisk us off to the Cameron Highlands, home of British colonial buildings, tea estates and strawberry farms. The journey took all morning and the last part of the road had more than a few bends as we wonud our way up the mountain.
The first thing we noticed as we left the bus was the temperature. From the super hot and humid Penang, this felt rather cooler. We found our hostel, the Garden House just outside of town. It was in a beautiful setting nestled amongst the hills. In the past it appears to have been a farm and still has great views over Tanah Rata. The hostel seems as though it is slowly going through conversion from a farm. Some things are not finished quite yet. However, there is no denying this is a beautiful spot!
We explored the town for food. We ordered a delicious rice dish which was pretty filling. Next we just ambled around the town before returning to our hostel, where we sat in the garden until night fall. After we had put on a jumper and long trousers, we ventured out to find dinner. On tonight's menu was chicken fried rice at one restaurant followed by Nasi Lemak at another. We shared each dish, we didn't have one each because that would be greedy!
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