A Day with Nature :)

WOW!! 

 Look at us. Here we are, MANGROVE FOREST! 

Erhem...actually this was our first time to visit to

Matang Mangrove Forest. It is located in Kuala Sepetang,

 Perak. 

We departed from Kampar and it took one and a half hour  

to reach here. At the begining we expected there will  charge 

us for the entrance fees but surprisingly it is free of charge.

Therefore, this is truely a worth place for us to visit with :D

Once we reached our destination, we met one of the worker. He was friendly and explained the history of Mangrove forest to us so that we get to know more about Mangrove forest. 

According to the worker, we knew that Mangrove forest was established since year 1902. We were so excited and took photo non-stop with our newly-bought camera. 

The environment of the nature attracted us so much. 

 

 This picture was taken while we were walking along the 

boardwalk. A lot of 

mangrove swamps around us! 

There have some signal boards as well to show the

   direction of 

the places too so that we manage to know where we wanted 

to go.

This is the tallest tree in Mangrove forest. The description of the tree are stated on the board clearly.  

On the mud floor we saw crabs or even mud skipper fish

  which can breathe air too. There are birds, even monkeys 

and  snakes.

Snakes are the main fear of the mangrove tree cutter

 who burn the wood collected in charcoal kilns to make 

charcoal. =)

          See ! A crab get caught in the mangrove hanging at the roadside :D

We do really have fun and explored a lot of new things in 

Mangrove forest ! Believe us guys, there is everything to 

gain but nothing to lose to pay a visit there !

Woohooo ~ 

Kellie's Castle, We Are Here!

Do you know Kellie's Castle? Do you heard it before? Do you know where its location is? 

Know or may be don't know?

Let's us bring you to this European-style castle which full of mystery!

This castle is located on the small hill on the way to Batu Gajah town at the Kinta Kellie's Rubber Estate which is surrounded by river.

There was a romantic love story behind this castle. William Kellie Smith who was 20 years old travelled to Malaysia to seek for his fortune. In 1915 his son, Anthony was born. Smith decided to build a castle which situated in front of the Kellies House. He believed it will be a gift for his wife and son.

HOWEVER, the construction work was not smooth, a mysterious illness broke out and KILLED many of the workers, and it brought a halt of construction in December year 1926.

Due to Smith superstitious, he was told that a temple must be built to mollify God therefore it is an underground tunnel lying beneath the castle leading to temple.

Inside of the Kellie's Castle

We feel so EXCITED to visit this castle. The castle was surrounded by mystery atmosphere.

The first time when we step in the castle, we feel so scary because of the mystery atmosphere and the myth behind this castle. There has a lot of different GHOST STORY inside this castle!

At the end, we had concluded that this castle is a place that we MUST visit in the Perak!!

If you are going to Kellie's Castle, remember help us to say HI to it!!

Trip to Perak Tong

Perak Tong also known as Perak Cave is located at Jalan Kuala Kangsar. This temple houses consist more than 40 Buddha statues. Perak Tong has a steep staircase in the inferior of the cave which rising up to the top of its hill and we can have panoramic view of Ipoh.


Passing through the temple arch at the entrance, we can immediately see a 15m high image of Buddha, as the main feature in the natural prayer chamber. Several small chambers lead off from this area, forming little grottoes for images of deities like Goddess of Mercy (Guan Yin). The Buddha statues in Perak Tong was the tallest and largest of its kind in Malaysia when first commissioned.


A donation of RM 3 to the temple by my friend in order to access towards the narrow staircase that leads to the upper part of the temple and the monk quarters. After a climbing 385 steps stair case, a wonderful view of the surrounding countryside and a small garden and pavilion. We can see the scenery of Ipoh from the hills and enjoy the fresh air. My friend and I were taken some photos at peak of Perak Tong. However, it is a good exercise to climb up the steep and long staircases.


We also see the painting on the wall of the cave with Buddha's stories carve on it. Besides, there is Chinese fortune teller in the temple where we can know about our passed and future. As a conclusion, Perak Tong is a great place to visit.

 Goddess of Mercy (Guan Yin)

 

                                                         

 Steep staircase in the inferior of the cave 

Murals inside the cave 

A 40 feet tall Buddha statue inside the cave

                                                                       

                       

 Location : PERAK CAVE TEMPLE (PERAK TONG)
                  @ Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman 
                 (Jalan Kuala Kangsar)


   Visiting hours : 9am - 4pm