Lush.The following day we headed for Bukit Takun, a large limestone mountain sitting atop a granite pedestal located just north of Kuala Lumpur. There we ran into a severe thunderstorm at the base and salvaged the day with a sightseeing road trip north to the sunnier Cameron Highlands. The region (~3 hrs north of KL) is famous for its relatively temperate climate and tea plantations. We had been warned that it was a tourist trap and so perhaps set our expectations low enough to be pleasantly surprised. A bit crowded but not horribly overrun with tourons and most importantly we found an abundance of local fruits at roadside stands; something that we did not see in Malaysia until then.
Photos
Bukit Takun mountain towering above a very posh suburb of Kuala Lumpur (June 2014).Hiding out from the rain under the overhanging walls of Bukit Takun (June 2014).Hiking down in yet another storm. Click photo for yet another storm video (June 2014).Your parking height clearance warning comes in the form of a steel I-beam. Harden the f**k-up buttercup (June 2014).On the drive up to the Cameron Highlands (June 2014).Checking out a roadside market along the drive (June 2014).Mangosteen (June 2014).The beautiful and very tasty mangosteen fruit – the queen of fruits (June 2014).The market (June 2014).Durian shopping at a roadside fruit stand (June 2014).6 kilograms of mangosteen (June 2014).A roadside waterfall (June 2014).Same waterfall (June 2014).Fancy toilets (June 2014).Roadside sights on the drive up to the Cameron Highlands (June 2014).Roadside sights (June 2014).Tea plantations at the Cameron Highlands (June 2014).A wider angle view (June 2014).Cameron Highlands (June 2014).Local honey from Cameron Highlands (June 2014).Fresh honey from the Highlands (June 2014).Starting a short walk to check out a tea plantation in the Cameron Highlands (June 2014).Visually very appealing (June 2014).Hiking the tea plantations (Boh Sungei Palas Tea Estate; June 2014).On the tea plantation (June 2014).Cameron Highlands (June 2014).Some town along the drive (June 2014).Shirley checking out the coconuts of the sea fruits (kelapa laut) at a roadside stand (June 2014).A couple selling durians (June 2014).
