Dinner At Hometown Steamboat Restaurant, Cameron Highlands.

After having rested and taken our bath, it was time to go out and search for dinner. We walked to The Square which is only a short walking distance away. Someone suggested steamboat and so it was steamboat for dinner. She took charge and did the ordering because she had been there before.

2 set of the above @ 24.27 =  MYR 48.55

2 sets of the above @ 24.27 = MYR 48.55

The sets came with these items.

A jug of cold drink - sea coconut & longan @ MYR 12.19

The steamboat cooking over a charcoal stove.

We asked for normal clear soup and tom yam soup

We were charged MYR 4.24 for the tom yam soup.

Once both the soups started to boil, we put in the raw ingredients to cook.

Put back the lid over the pot and waited for the food to be cooked.

Then we scooped up the cooked food and enjoyed our dinner.

Entrance to Hometown Steamboat Restaurant.

Dinner inclusive of service charge + GST = MYR 124.90

Charcoal stoves on display.

Home Town Steamboat since 1999.

Grilling chicken wings over a charcoal stove.

Lanterns decoration and the word "Good" in Chinese.

This is inside the restaurant, we prefer to sit near the windows where it is cooler.

Lanterns and bird cages decorations.

Wall decor

Hometown Steamboat Restaurant,

The Square, Jalan Aranda Nova, Cameron Highland.

Advertisement & side view of The Square.

Side entrance to The Square.

Now let me remind you, brothers,
of what the Gospel really is, for it has not changed -
it is the same Good News I preached to you before.
You welcomed it then and still do now,
for you faith is squarely built upon this wonderful message;
and it is this Good News that saves you if you still firmly believe it,
unless of course you never really believed it in the first place.
1 Corinthians 15:1-2, The Living Bible-TLB)

We were At Nova Highlands R&R, Cameron Highlands.

After checking out 10 places of accommodation on our "Hotel Tour" from Tringkap down to Tanah Rata, we finally went back to the 1st place on our check list. Nova Highland Resort & Residence is the newest of them all and everyone agreed on this place.

From our apartment balcony, on the right is the back view of Aranda Nova Resort & Residence with eateries and shops. The Nova apartment that we stayed in is behind this building. I forgot to take a snapshot of the apartment building.

View from our apartment balcony.

This is inside the apartment building. Walkway with apartments on both sides. The apartment has a master bedroom with attached bathroom, another 2 bedrooms sharing a common bathroom, a hall and a dry kitchen, a refrigerator, a microwave oven and a water kettle.

"Do Not" notification inside the lift.

Day and night view (front of The Square).

Children's playground across the road.

Nice garden decoration.

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The following photos taken in Cameron Highlands are for joining Saturday's Critters.

Photo #1

Photo #2

Photo #3 - Japanese carps

Photo #4

God's beautiful creation: Tortoises, birds, cute puppy and white cat.

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

God blessed them and said to them,

"Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.

Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and

over every living creature that moves on the ground."

(Genesis 1:28, New International Version-NIV)

Lunch & Accommodation In Cameron Highlands

After the 2nd stop, our next stop was at the Tringkap Restaurant, Cameron Highlands. We had better fill up our tummy first before we go looking for a place to stay.

We thought we were early but there were others who were earlier than us.

We ordered this signature dish, our all time favourite - deep fried crispy Tilapia fish.

We were quite disappointed with this fish because it was not as crispy as usual. The fish slices were not of uniform thickness. The thicker ones were not as crispy as the thinner slices and lacking in flavouring.

Crispy deep fried abalone mushrooms. Must remember to order the steam version on our next trip. Lol!

Half Chicken - plain steamed and garlic oil poured over the chicken.

Cameron Highland short beans - stir fried.

Sambal belacan Dragon beard veggie.

Total cost of lunch for 6 people including rice, drink & 6% GST

RM 126.00 (approx. 29.47 USD)

There were Cameron Highland homegrown corns for sale in front of the restaurant. We bought some corns and I saw these black tomatoes (for the first time) among the red ones.

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After lunch, we started our "hotel tour", going round looking for a suitable place to stay. We stopped at The Square and checked out the apartment at the Nova Highlands Resort and Residence.

Found this on the wall at the car park

Decoration on the ground floor.

After that, we move on to check out more places.

Checking out the room rates at the Copthorne Hotel.

Then we went to the Strawberry Park.

Next was the Smurf Inn Homestay.

The lift was not working and taking the steps is not suitable for the retirees. Lots of green passion fruits in front of the homestay.

Smurf playground besides the Smurf Inn Homestay.

Time to move on to check out other places. 

I think altogether we checked out about 9 places before we finally decided on one. So rightfully, our first day in Cameron Highlands was more of a "Hotels Tour".  Some places are nice and the off-peak rates are quite reasonable. The choice will depends on individual preferences.

Linking To Skywatch Friday.

[She] Awake, north wind, and come, south wind!

Blow on my garden, that its fragrance may spread everywhere.

Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choice fruits.

(Song of Songs 4:16, New International Version-NIV)