Today I wanted to go to Kellie’s Castle, an incomplete castle built by a Scottish businessman around 1915. I did that after another dimsum breakfast as my first one didn’t disappoint in terms of the quality and quantity of fillings.
The castle is about 30 minutes by car from Ipoh but took me 2 hours by public transport involving three buses: one to get to the bus station, secondly to Batu Gajah and thirdly to the castle itself.
It involved a fair bit of waiting in the sun but it was worth it … after all, what else could I do around Ipoh apart from eat? Kellie’s Castle was impressive even in its incomplete state. It felt somewhat ruinous … it’s the ruins that never saw glory.
Hhmmm … my legs hurt a little today from climbing up Perak Tong. I wonder if it is the flu I have … sometimes they give sore muscles (and joints) in addition to the usual ear and nose troubles. I’d better hope it’s the flu otherwise I’ll be in trouble for climbing Kinabalu. I walk up 18 floors in Auckland to get to my office once in a while without any problems but this seems out-of-character.
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- Kellie’s Castle.
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- Kellie’s Castle.
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- Kellie’s Castle.
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- Kellie’s Castle.