Cameron Highlands, Part 1, Pahang

Went for a short overnight trip to Cameron, with a fun, boisterous group of friends..

It has been ages since I've been to Camerons, so I was the 'katak bawah tempurung' compared to the rest of them who makes trips to Camerons on a yearly basis.

What remains the same since I last visited Camerons would be the lovely cool weather, the chilly air at night and the lovely, healthy looking plants there..

The flowers were just lovely..

We went pass the tea plantation, but didn't really went down for a closer view...I had a really up close and personal experience with the tea plantation years ago, which I shall not share here :p

And so what did we do?

Other than lunch and dinner (which will be in another post); we popped over to The Olde Smoke house for it's notoriously expensive but scrumptious scones..

While we were waiting for that scones to be prepared, we enjoyed the ambiance of the Smokehouse.. Rustic, cosy and serene; a lovely place to hang out with family/ friends (maybe not to stay though..may be a bit creepy at night :p).

While we were busy enjoying the cool air outside, Vincent informed us that the scones were already serve and we were back to our table within seconds..hehehe

The famed, very over priced scones (RM25 for 2 scones and a cup of tea)

Warm, buttery, solid yet crumbly...smells fantastic, tasted divine..

Slather it with load of clotted cream, home made strawberry jam and/or butter...gosh, I dont mind having this everyday for tea. Sinful yet delightful. Wash it down with a cup of strong tea, no milk, non sugared. Perfecto.

We took a walk to the famed pasar malam at Brinchang town after tea.. It was already packed though it was not even malam yet..

Lots of food and fresh produce..

Had the deep fried lily bulbs and mushrooms. The lily were very sweet and juicy. Mushrooms were too oily though. Vincent and Naz got some ayam goreng rempah, nasi kukus, popiah basah.. I see lots more food like deep fried crabs (not the soft shell type), prawns, squids..quite a lot of seafood up on such a mountainous area, no?

And popping to the next pasar malam lane brings us to lots of fresh veggies and fruits..

The norm stuff everyone bought were the strawberries and sweet corn. I got myself some fresh mushrooms, local avocados, lily bulbs, cordyceps and pearl beans. Everything were just so fresh and tasted so sweet and crisp.

And for our other meals there?..that would be another post..

The Smokehouse Hotel & Restaurant By The Golf Course, Tanah Rata, 39007 Cameron Highlands, Pahang.