Lembing trip - side dishes

So before we close the Lembing/Kuantan chapter, allow me to wrap things up with some 'other' pictures of the trip not covered in the articles before this..phew! baru saja finish one trip..&!@^#*(!%@$ cant wait to start the next..been idling on this one for quite some time now plus i recently went for a weeks hol in Spore..so, this blog has been left rotting..time to get some things kickin'...So, to finish things off, i think its worth while mentioning some other stuff that we did whilst at Kuantan..When youre stuck in a small town like Lembing waiting for the next big thing to happen, you could always visit their local tourist spots which in this case happen to be their their tin mining museum and abandoned mining mines..its pretty interesting considering that these mining mines used to be the longest of its kind (in the world?)..and the town to which the mines are situated next to (ie. Lembing town) is what is left of what used to be a bustling city..comparable to even Singapore at one point in history...As time went by, tin mining business dwindled..high costs and health and safety hazards, stuff like that and things just halted..

Now, talking about the mines, there is this tunnel that is situated somewhere behind the hill which i find it most fascinating (oh, im being a little vague here; 'the hill' refers to the hill just next to the museum following a steep windy road up)..although the tunnel is gated to prevent ppl from going in..the tunnel actually exhausts cold chilling air..colder than youre average air-cond..and you could feel it by just standing outside..I overheard from a tour guide that underground water runs beneath these grounds which causes this air-cond effect..Hence, there are also two wells infront of the tunnel where mine workers would wash up there..Who said olden ppl din have air cond and cold water..

Next, aik..i forgot why i put up this picture..nothing much to say about this hot spring..kinda dirty and not well maintained..very 'sulphur'ry, hence the bluish green coloured water..and the water pinches your skin a little too when you soak in it..this place is located somewhere along the drive toLembing waterfall..






Ahaa, this is worth mentioning..Teluk Chempedak..Super nice beach..a little too commercialised perhaps and a little too many ppl as well..But it was super windy that day and a little drizzle too which chased away almost all of the crowds and us having the beach to ourselves..Since Teluk Chempedak faces the east, ie the South China Sea, the waves can get a little nasty at times..Superb beach located near the capital city of Pahang, ie. Kuantan and its worth visiting..the distance from Lembing would be an hour
plus drive, which isnt that bad..
pic: A shot from Chris