Malaysia (Covid 19 - Transition to Endemic Phase - My 3 Days Cuti Cuti Malaysia & Staycation No 27 to Taiping, Kuala Sepetang, Kuala Kurau, Bagan Serai & Parit Buntar, Perak) Sept 6 2022 Day 2 (Part 1)

I Love Raintree Walk ! 

I Love Ban Pecah !

I Love Bagan Seberang Kuala Kurau ! 

Day 2 Wednesday Sept 7 2022 (Morning)

Travel itinerary: Taiping > Bagan Serai > Parit Buntar > Tanjung Piandang > Ban Pecah > Kuala Kurau > Chew Boo Kong Temple > Hua Seng Kong Temple > Antong Coffee > Taiping (approx 133km) 

1) Raintree Walk, Taman Tasik Taiping (Taiping Lake Gardens). Taiping, Perak - morning walk in Raintree Walk, Taiping Lake Gardens prior to our breakfast, fresh cool morning air, scenic lakeview & lots of greeneries ! Well preserved hundred years old Angsana trees propped up by heavy duty metal bars, slumping trees & cascading branches, beautiful landscape, an unique sight !

2) Taman Tasik Taiping or Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping, Perak - 1st public garden in Malaysia, opened in 1880, this garden is equivalent to the size of 146 football fields ! 

3) Makan Makan (Eating) - our group's breakfast (noodle soup, popiah, chee cheong fun, coffee etc totalled Rm38 = US$8.45) in Kedai Kopi Prima Coffee Shop, Jalan Kota, Taiping. 

Hot Coffee Rm1.80 (US$0.80)

Popiah Rm4 (US$0.90)

Hong Kong style Chee Cheong Fun 
Rm9.20 (US$2.05)

Fish Ball / Pork Mihoon Soup
Rm6 (US$1.35)

Har Mi (Prawn) Rm5 (US$1.10)

4) Masjid Warisan Banjar, Bagan Serai, Perak - the old wing of this mosque was built in 1897 ! 

5) Bagan Serai Town & the surrounding, Perak - Bagan in Malay language is jetty, Serai is lemon grass, located 52km from Georgetown, capital of Penang, the town is an important collecting & processing centre for the paddy plantation. 

6) Parit Buntar Town, Perak - a town in Kerian district, bordering Nibong Tebal in Penang & Bandar Baharu in Kedah, Kerian district is known as the rice bowl of Perak due to large areas of padi fields. 

7) Clock Tower, Parit Buntar Perak - an iconic landmark ! 

8) Dato Kong Chinese Temple (Ku Miao), Parit Buntar, Perak - built in 1884, the oldest temple in town !

9) Taman Pinggiran Sungei Kerian & the surrounding, Jalan Sungai, Kampung Permatang Tok Mamat, Parit Buntar, Perak - beautiful landscape, scenic river views from pavilions for visitors to relax & enjoy the view, gloomy weather & drizzling at the time of our visit. 

10)  Dato Kong Chinese Temple (Great Zhejun),  Jalan Pantai, Pantai Piandang, Perak - completed in 2015, largest & beautiful temple in town, located off the main road.  

11) Ban Pecah, Tanjung Piandang, Batu Kurau, Perak