Malaysia (Covid-19 & My Staycation No 9 - Disney Avenue of Kampar, Perak) Sept 6 2020 Part 2

" It's never too late for a new beginning in your LIFE "

Kampar, Perak - known as Education City in Kampar District, founded in 1887, the town lies within the Kinta Valley, an area rich with tin reserves, it was a tin mining town which boomed during the height of the tin mining industry.

1) Bandar Agacia Kampar, Perak - located 15 mins from Kampar town, home to a row of eye catching pastel shoplots known as University Square, themed after the Hong Kong Disneyland's Main Street, an ideal place for Instagram  & photo shooting; at the time of our morning visit, this place was rather quiet & deserted ! A number of the Disney style eateries are no longer in operation due probably to a devastation in the entire tourism industry caused by the Covid-19 pandemic !

2) Champs Elysees Suites, Kampar, Perak

3) West Lake, Kampar, Perak

4) West Lake International School, Kampar, Perak

5) Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Kampar, Perak 

6) Kampar Boutique Hotel - an ideal hotel to stay in Kampar,  a basic queen bed room rate in August 2020 is around Rm88=US$20.70 (inclusive of tax) per night for 2 !

7) Kinta Tin Mining (Gravel Pump) Museum, Kampar, Perak - entrance fee Rm5 for adults 

8) Medan Selera (Food Court), Kampar, Perak - plenty of hawker style food to savour ie chee cheong fun (rice noodle rolls), char kuay teow, wan tan & char siew noodle, yam rice & cakes, claypot noodle, pan mee, herbal noodle soup, pork noodle soup, local coffee & teh tarik (milk tea), dessert etc ! Go there with an empty stomach & just eat & eat ... 

9) Kampar River, Perak 

10) Kampar Oldtown, Perak 

11) Kampar Gu Mio Temple, Kampung Masjid, Kampar, Perak - located downtown, this old historic Chinese temple was built in 1904.

12) Taman Bandar Baru (New Town), Kampar, Perak - a few local restaurants here serving freshly made dim sum for the morning & lunch time crowd ! 

13) Shopping time ! Our group bought a few packets of local biscuits, snacks & pastries from Kedai Biskut Kampar  

14) Restoran Kam Ling, Kampar - an old established Chinese restaurant in Malaysia ! serving Chinese cuisine, famous curry chicken bread, fried noodles, flaky egg tarts, moon cakes, pork porridge, pastries, dim sum etc - a good place to dine when in Kampar !