Today we skipped the porridge and opted for Chinese tea and layer cake. We were very lucky to have been invited to 2 Malaysian weddings today, so dressed in our very best clothes and flip flops. We tried to avoid our muddy trekking gear and dirty shoes.
First stop was to pick up some other wedding guests where we were invited to try lots of home made sweets and goodies before heading to wedding number one. We went to a small village called Kampong. Malaysian weddings are often held at home, as was this one. A marquee was erected in the garden and one room in the house was decorated beautifully with followers and drapes and used for the photographs. On arrival we were greeted as if we were old friends and invited to eat an amazing aray of food. We then met the bride and groom and had our photos taken and handed a traditional gift which included a boiled egg. Before we knew it, it was time to leave and head for the second wedding and on departing we were given another gift bag containing a bottle of water, some noodles and a mini dessert.
At wedding number two things were slightly more underway so this time we met the bride and groom first, had our photos taken and were then invited to eat .... again!
The food at both weddings was delicious and consisted of rice and various curries with meat and vegetables, followed by black glutenous rice pudding. We got to try buffalo skin, many Malaysian sweets and ate far too much!
The next stop on our amazing Malaysian adventure was the countryside; Towering limestone casts, jungle as far as the eye could see and a famous cave. However the cave was closed so we continued to a special event at the river. It was an international whitewater rafting competition. It had been raining so the river was high. We spent some time talking with some of the local whitewater guides whilst they relaxed in their hammocks. They showed us how to play a game just like draughts and we put up an England team to play the Malaysians. It was great fun.
On the way home we stopped to eat just one more time, just to prove we could fit in even more food. More Nasi Goreng any one?
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