Bukit Tambun Street Art Murals

ON THE WAY INTO BUKIT TAMBUN TOWN, we have to pass through a row of shop houses.  They were all being repainted and it makes a lot of difference to tourists like us.  After our scrumptious lunch, we parked our car just opposite the Police Station and from there, we walked along the main road and we managed to capture some interesting murals along the way.

Seems like Bukit Tambun is not only famous for their seafood but street art murals as well...

Our car is parked just beside this mural.. 

And each house has their own colour theme....

And at each entrance, there are paintings on the walls....

The legend, Bruce Lee is not forgotten....

This one must be a fan of Chow Yuen Fatt.... 

My son will love this on his wall.. if he has his way.. 

As we walked further along.. a heritage abandoned house.... 

Reminded me of some old ancient movies....

And this art is quite interesting...

Carriage coming through the damaged brick wall... 

Yes, on closer look, it is indeed a real damaged wall... ..

Never leave here without some pictures to mark our footprints...

The murals brighten up the atmosphere.... 

Someone captured us while we were capturing the pictures... 

Someone seemed to be taking our photos unnoticed....

Guess who.... LOL...

Yes, nice to have an umbrella over my head while I did the job... LOL...

Soon... we headed back for Ipoh...

BUT..... 

We ladies were so distracted with all the conversation going on in the car

that we missed the Road Sign... and instead...

We ended up going further UP NORTH... 

LOL....

Thought of going to Penang for Cendol... 

Never mind, some other time.... 

It was drizzling when we headed back to Ipoh....

On certain parts, the traffic was slow...

And we reached Ipoh late in the evening....

With the right gang, everything turns out good and well...

Thank you for the wonderful time together, girls!

Ladies' Day Out To Bukit Tambun

A LONG WEEKEND HOLIDAY, FOUR WHOLE DAYS!!  This year the Hari Raya falls on Sunday and therefore, there is a four days holiday altogether for the working people.  How nice for them all... everyone takes this long weekend to go back to their hometowns to celebrate this festive season while many others take this opportunity to go visiting to other states or overseas.  As for me, I stayed at home during the long weekend, be a good girl until today, Tuesday, it is time for a Get-Together with my old buddies!

A day before, messages through whatsapps were busy ding-donging here and there... plans were being finalized on where to go... First option was Gentings Premium Outlet and second choice is Bukit Tambun.  After some discussion, we opted for the latter... Bukit Tambun for Food is the better choice than shopping.  The shopping will  have to be put on hold because of the traffic jam at Gentings!

This morning as planned, my friends gathered at my house and from here, we seated ourselves comfortably and off we went.... Ladies' Day Out To The North!

Happily we set out... YAY!!!

Weather was beautiful.... 

With us ladies talking non-stop in the car, 

we reached our destination in no time!

From Ipoh to Bukit Tambun, it takes around 1 hour plus.... 

It has been more than 10 years since I last came here...

Or was it 20 years????

I cannot recall at all.... it must be many years ago.... 

We parked our car here... 

Our Lady Boss knows the way very well..

She said this place is the Best!

And so here we are.... 

We were the early birds though it was already noon...

Quite empty at the moment... but by the time we finished our lunch, 

the place was packed to the brim!

Fishing boats can be seen just next to the floating restaurant...

I think the fishermen were on "holiday" too...

By then the four of us were really hungry...

Only disappointment is that...the crabs were on "holiday" too....

We have to forego that... 

Seated comfortably under the cooling fan.... 

My ex-colleagues... from the young to the senior... LOL...

Our appetizer came out first.... 

How to eat this?

Gross?  

No way, just put it into our mouths... Fear Factor challenge!

Steamed Clams in lime sauce... yummy!

Fried oyster with eggs...

Potato leaves in sambal sauce.... very tasty....

And the steamed Garoupa.. 

Meaty and fresh....

And the total bill came to RM148 with rice and a jug of cooling drinks...

After filling our stomach, it is time to go for a stroll under the hot sun.... 

*Burn off the calories*

We ventured into the narrow lane and "surveyed" this little town....