Thursday, 16 August 2007
.:: Swiss Gdn Damai Laut ::.
Together with some friends, we went to Swiss Garden Damai Laut Resort located at Lumut, Perak during the long National Day Weekend. Here's a summary of itenaries on how we spent our fun vacation over there....
Day 1
By the time we checked in it was almost 3pm and the resort looks just like in the photos....scenic view and lots of activities in store for guests. We were pleased with our rooms as the view was facing the sea (despite that we were only paying for garden view rooms!)
In the evening we drove over to Lumut town to have seafood dinner.... At night, before turning in, Zali & Kefli decided to do some fishing....It was only a warm-up session and didn't caught any.
Day 2
It was a full day packed with activities.... After breakfast, we each paid abt RM28 for a Pangkor Island Drop....It was shopping for the famous 'ikan kering' and sight seeing at the Dutch Fort and mini replica of the Great Wall of China...
We only had less than a few hours of break before heading for the next activity arranged by the resort. For only RM10 and for 3hrs we did all of these :-
1) A bit of jungle trekking
2) Visited the Herb Garden
3) Took a tram ride to the surrounding apartments
4) Learn how to play the golf course
5) Fish feeding at the jetty
6) Fishing at the resort's pond
After dinner, we continued with our own fishing at the jetty...and we caught some fish....and there were other people who were fishing at the jetty...there was this guy who managed to catch a big seabass! We only turn in close to 3am after we were done with fishing...
Day 3
We decided to spend some time at the tempting pool after breakfast.... Played with the kids and enjoy the scenic view...Before heading back to hotel, walked around the beach, took photos and the men played darts...
Went to a nearby turtle sanctuary before having a late lunch.... We scouted for live shrimps for the night fishing and headed to the jetty to fish again...The ladies only stayed for a while as both Shida & I had made appointments at the spa earlier....
While Bebeh looked after the kids, the other 2 men were busy fishing and the ladies were rejuvenating ourselves at the spa....Wati was our amatuer photographer....
Day 4
So it was the last day of our vacation and checked out around noon....We then headed to Kellie's Castle.
Kellie's Castle was meant to be a home away from home for Scottish Planter, William Kellie Smith in the 19th century in Perak. The castle is perched on top of a hill. Construction of this unique castle begun in 1915. However, work came to an abrupt halt with Kellie's sudden death in 1926.
We had a late lunch at Tapah and decided to drop by at Kefli's friend's restaurant. After a good lunch and enough rest, we headed back to Singapore. Stopping at Kajang for the famous Satay Kajang Hj Samuri before reaching Gelang Patah close to 1am....
This trip was indeed fun-filled for both adults and kids... Very much recommended for those who want to venture slightly away from KL and away from the common holiday destinations in Malaysia... :)
The rest of pics in here
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