Having great & fun loving company, any boring place may turn up to be extremely fun!
I was organising some of my photos and realised that i had not been uploading photos for the two trip in December. My Genting & Taiwan trip. Hence, i spent the last few days editing & uploading photos from my Genting Trip. On 11th Dec '10, i went to Genting with my closer friends. In a single day, we went to French Village, Japanese Village, Strawberry Farm and, of course... Genting Highland.
Since the other two unique villages are situated at the other hill/mountain, we need to take a cab to travel to the other side. The uncle gave and estimation of amount of time we will spent at the places and the whole mini trip. I guess we did exceed his estimation and he do look rather unhappy... haha... Nevermind that we miss the temple visit because of that... What matters most is... WE ENJOYED OURSELVES!
First stop: The French Village - Colmar Tropicale
Upon stepping down from the cab, we could not hide our excitement anymore. Our tiredness faded off immediately... The castle-like buildings surrounding the place is beautiful. The village is situated in the middle of a beautiful castle. The interior & exterior of the castle are astonishingly beautiful. Maybe, its my first time visit to this kind of place, i was totally captivated by its beauty! The village is similiar to 'Rapunzel'! It doesn't look like anywhere in Malaysia. Inspiration in photography began to pour in once we step on the 'bridge' towards the entrance!
Next stop: Japanese VillageThe 'first Teahouse in a tropical forest', what they called themselves, is well-situated up a steep slope. Apart from the teahouse, there are two small huts that rent out Japanese traditional costumes (Kimono) for guests to wear and take picture. I wanted to try it but we can't wait for the people to leave... Taxi uncle will be furious if i did that! Anyway, we managed to take some photos in one of the two huts of the Village.
Third stop: Strawberry Farm
Frankly speaking, the farm is rather small and looks plain. Hence, i am wondering why the three of us can enjoy ourselves and i am so mesmerised by the strawberries 'shining' under the sun. I am happy with the photos i had taken at the farm. I like most of the photos taken there. It may be the colors, it maybe be the sun! I guess this is the breaking point for the uncle. His smile wears off after that... By the way, we spent a little time walking through the shops and past one small mushroom farm! Last stop: Genting Highland
Back to Genting, we had a short rest after we checked-in the hotel room. Its true that there are nothing much in Genting since we are not going to the amusement park. Hence, we walked around the shopping center, play in the arcade and have dinner in a Viet restaurant, Vietnam House. The food and service have LOTS OF ROOM for improvement. Oh, forget to mention my first visit to the casino. It's not as grand as i thought it will be, but still looking good! Nope, we did not 'participate' in the 'activities' there. Doraemon was there with us in Genting to celebrate their XXth anniversary! The main characters are so cute! =)
Why do i feel a little sad when typing this post? Am i thinking too much? Nevermind, i just hope that we three can enjoy our times together again, after clearing the misunderstanding... *praying hard* p/s: more photos will be uploaded to here soon...