Ipoh 2023 - Ipoh Morning Walk

 

Breakfast in Ipoh is always fun. On this day, I went in search of beef noodles. I found an old shop, but I didn't quite know how to order it. I just knew I wanted mixed beef soup. I remember it tasted so good and hearty. Paired it with Ipoh Coffee, and it hits all the spot. I'm gonna go search for this soup again for my breakfast. 

After a heavy breakfast, we took a slow walk around Ipoh Old Town. It was going to be museum day for us on this day, but we were still too early before the museum open. Above is Arlene Building. I am not sure what it was used for, or what it was used now, but it was one of the better maintained building in Ipoh. 

We also walked back to the Ipoh Train Station and took this lovely photo of the blue skies and low mountains behind it. Pretty nice. And it's nice that all around the station there aren't any other buildings nearby. It's like it just stood alone there, on it's own timezone or something. 

We also walked by Birch Clock Tower. I think it looked really nice and grand. It also overlooked a giant mosque nearby. There is also a Malay foodcourt nearby. I don't know why, but I've never ate at the food court even though it's very convenient, and the walk up there is quite exhausting.

A nice shot of the clock tower. The art and figurines surrounding it is actually very European. 

Walking back to town, there are government buildings around, and I spotted this nice graffiti outside one of those buildings too. On weekend, there are actually craft markets held around this area. 

The whole place was pretty arty-faty, but more of the higher budget type. Probably these were government sponsored display.

Even a simple red postbox with greens surrounding it seems a work of beauty to me :P

Lovely old style blinds along the road side of bright orange shop houses. 

Old rustic looking road side cafe. I think this cafe is opposite Book Xcess.

And soon we arrived near the first museums that I wanted to visit. But since it was still early, we wander around the area and saw this mural. 

Everything Malaysian about it, the Wau Bulan kite, the old Chinese uncle with white singlet and pajamas shorts sitting on a rattan chair, pomelo as Ipoh is famous for their pomelo, lanterns with even one of Merlion to applease the big spender tourist from the far south.

And here is the front of the two museum I wanted to visit. One was the Hakka Association, and the other was Hor Yan Ho Herbal Tea Museum.