Time was marching on, so we hit the road again and head towards Taiping, taking the back roads rather than the Utara-Selatan Expressway, as it meant we could pass through all these lovely kampungs and see real Malaysian village life – lovely! The only downside was the fact that lorries would also be using these roads (I guess to avoid paying tolls) and they were cunts to try and overtake.
We arrive in Taiping at about 6 pm and immediately (accidentally) find the Lake Gardens, which are absolutely lovely and their beauty unfolds as we walk through them and around the lakes. A full circuit takes about an hour, and it starts to rain so and we change our minds about leaving so soon to get to Pangkor – instead, we think about booking into a hotel nearby so we can explore here more tomorrow, and find this rainforest resort called Sentosa and book it. I love the Internet!
As it is raining now, we head to the hotel: it was clearly very quiet as the multitude of hotel staff was falling over themselves to help and serve us! All I wanted was a nice G&T, but I doubt the rooms come equipped with that.
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