A Day On The Highlands

We were in Genting the other day. We were sending Luqman back to his training under Khazanah's SL1M program after Eid Adha and thought we should see what there is in Genting (it was an impromptu visit actually). After all, I have been to Genting only once a long time ago (Luqman was only 4 or 5 years old then!)

We took the cable car instead of driving all the way up to the top. The queue at the skyway was long, we stood in line close to an hour (ramai orang mid east). The ride was very interesting - especially when you are at the top of a steep incline and then looked down to where you had started from and see all the tiny cars hanging on the cable. Scary and exhilarating at the same time.

As we got to the top the clouds closed in on us and there is nothing to see except the cable car that passes by ours on its descend to the station. It was quite daunting sitting in the silent car (everybody was silent looking out the glass pod when the clouds came in) thinking should anything happen.. So do not think. Looking at the photo, maybe I can dream that I am perhaps sitting in a ski lift on my skiing vacation on the alps or the rockies.

The boys went on the rides. Most of the rides had long queues - menyesal pulak tak ambik express line tickets. You pay more but surely it is worth the time saved in queuing. At around 4pm strong wind blew and the mist came down. But nothing could dampen the boys' spirit in trying out the rides. My husband and I got newspapers and coffee and ice cream (yes, in the cold) and then hid in the London bus-cum-restaurant getting warm.

It was really cloudy on the way down. And raining too.

If you are heading to Genting on the skyway this year-end, be sure you are there early so you can beat the crowd. The service starts very early, 730am if I am not mistaken. The last ride is like 11pm or midnite. The park opens at 9am and closes at 10pm weekends (10am till 6pm on weekdays). If you take the cable car down when the park closes, like we did, then you will be in for a(nother) long wait.

Tickets are RM46. Or RM82 for express lines. With no queue to any ride.

Tak ade ape pun kat atas tu. Budak2 je nak masuk amusement park. But the weather was very nice that day. Very, very cool, almost like mid-autumn with a little bit of fall showers.

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