Ipoh...the quaint little mining town.

My past two weeks has been quite an adventure...
First I was back in Penang for my DeepaRaya vacation. On my way back to Penang I stopped by Ipoh. It was kinda interesting in the sense that although as a Malaysian, I've never actually stayed overnight in Ipoh. (Aside from this one time when I had a camp in St. Michael's Institution). Aside from it's Ngah Choy Gai (Beansprout chicken), Pomelos and Mitchelle Yeoh, I've practically not known Ipoh at all. So the objective of my one day in Ipoh was to visit all the places that I've never been and try their local dishes. Albeit short, the trip did not disappoint. Aside from the Ngah Choy Gai, I managed to try their famous Vegetarian Curry Mee. Just like our normal Curry Mee (or what they call Curry Laksa in KL) except that all the cockles and frozen pig's blood are missing. In its place, there are different kinds of tau-pok (A kind of tofu).
I managed to make a stop in Little India to get a feel of the Deepavali spirit and also to buy some of their murukus. After that it was another stop in their famous mountain temples. The more famous one being Sam Poh Tong (Precious Mountain Temple). For those of you who have never been there, think of it as a Chinese Batu Caves...with more elaborate decorations and a turtle pond. Some parts of the temple actually look like a perfect shooting location for some Kungfu movie...maybe someone can prompt Mitchelle Yeoh to look into this.
With pomelos in hand, I left Ipoh to head back to Penang. A perfect pit stop for my journey back home...