Uncle Lim or 校长 (Headmaster) arrived a day before the tour and stayed at my home. He was happy visiting places of interest before going to my place. Welcome to KL 校长. |
A small get together was held at my house where the 3 seniors met the two TV hosts before we start our journey together. |
Day 1 started at the old KTM train station where we took a commuter train to Rawang to avoid the difficult stretch of road at Selayang - Rawang. |
Here we were the five of us about to start a 7 days tour to Penang. TV hosts are Baki Zainal & Rickman Chia and the 3 seniors are 校长, Fenn Siah & myself. |
Three Brompton bikes unfolded at the road side and getting ready to begin the journey. While 校长 used his 30 over years road bike and Rickman & on his faithful Surly. |
Off we rolled from Rawang Town, the weather was good to us though the traffic in the town was busy as usual, it didn't bother us as we were cycling.... |
The ride to Kuala Kubu Bahru town was easy covering a distance of about 37km. |
KKB began as a mining town in the 18th century, originally located between two tributaries of the Selangor River. In its heyday, it was the second biggest town in Selangor. |
A homestay at one of the pre-war shop houses and that was our first accommodation, I like the authenticity of its shophouse characteristic and it location in the heart of KKB (Kuala Kubu Bahru) town. |
Our lunch at Ilmio Cafe just on the ground floor of the home stay. Lunch was simple and good. |
After a good rest and lunch we climbed to Sungai Selangor Dam, the view was scenic though the weather started to get a bit hotter. |
Midway down towards KKB Town we stopped by an Indian temple for a brief visit. |
It reminded me of the onsen I tried at Ryokan Yamazaki at Kyoto. Of course I had a good warm dip in it. |
Time to sleep and gearing for Day 2. |
Our Day 1 route with a total distance of 57 km. |
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