I was bored during one of the weekends not long ago and suggested to the captain to go for a quick city getaway.. Upon checking agoda.com, i found a
good deal at the Royale Chulan Hotel.. Ive never stayed at this hotel
before and after checking out the reviews i decided to give it a try..
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| before.. |
Our journey started with the visit to the Raja Kita Exhibition at the old palace... the exhibition was supposed to end in June but it was extended until the end of the year...
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| father and daughter |
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| kids running about |
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| royal compound |
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| im a bit sceptical on this one..... |
After that we had lunch at Tupai-Tupai which was just nearby.. no piccies as we were famished.. food was good but a bit on the pricey side..
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| ok they keep animals here, which is kinda creepy |
Then we proceeded to the hotel.. The
hotel was really grand and for the price we pay its really worth it
even though breakfast was not included... From what i read, the
breakfast spread is really good but it will set you back at the cost of
rm70++ bucks per person.. The room was spacious and LOVE the bed as it was
HUGE and just nice for the three of us.. However, the service was just
average and we do not see much smiling face there.. There was also a
wedding there that nite and there was quite a commotion.. The wedding
venue is really nice and grand, dont know which datuk's son/daughters
wedding that nite..
After checkin in we just hang out in the
room.. We wanted to walk to pavilion but it rained late in the
afternoon, of all days, y la today?... So we took a cab, it costs us 10
bucks for 15 mins ride frm the hotel.. Pavi was crowded and Q was in
her hyper mood.. Had a tough time trying to control her.. End up
exhausted.. Since the rain has stopped, we walked back to the hotel..
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| rain rain go away.. |
On
our way back to the hotel we bumped into a vietnamese group who were
heading to the same hotel.. The captain was carrying a lot of things
plus the stroller.. We were exhaustd at that time and to make things
worst the stroller accidentally terbalik while we were crossing the road
and all the stuffs on the stoller went flying and fall off on the
road.. U know what, the viatnamese group laughed at us! The captain was
offended.. But i remembered watching anthony bourdain's show in one of
his adventures in vietnam saying that viatnamese will laugh at u if u
fall down on the street.. Its just how they are.. So it did not get the
me, but the captain still couldnt get it.. Haha..
That nite we
slept peacefully.. Usually q will have a tough time sleeping the first
night at a new place but last night she was sleeping soundly...
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| nasib badan... |
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| sunrise view from our room |
The
morning after taking a light breakfast we headed to the pool... I was
excited to get q playing in the water but unfortunately, that was when q
got the trauma of her life (ok drama, i know.. Haha) the captain
accidently slipped in the pool and they both were submerged under
water... And of course after that q was wailing everytime we bring her
inside the pool. The most she can tolerate is just sitting at the side
of the pool and play with the water... Aiyaaa... I was frustrated of
course as i myself is a water babe (babe sangat, hahaha) and i have a
secret plan to bring them to an island one of these days...... Oh i mish
u my lovely islandsss...... My precioussss islandss...
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| lovely pool |
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| this is as far as i can go mum! |
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| me.not.happy |
Afterwards
we check out the kompleks kraf which was just beside the hotel.. There
was an event called kerja kahwin during that time.. Actually the place
is quite nice but there were nothing much to see or do there... What a
shame..
We checked out at 1 oclock and headed to ampang to try out a
steak restaurant in ampang called me'nate which i think is klantanese
dialect which translates to binatang..... Its very near to SPCA in
ampang.. As others have reviewed, the steak was good..
BUT.. The staffs
were poorly trained and they speak limited malay / english... Total
communication breakdown ok. It doesnt help that the menu is kinda
sophisticated and not easy to understand for a layman and nobody there
can explain it to u properly. Its also misleading as the price stated in
the menu actually refers to the price for 100 grams of meat and the
staffs failed to inform this to me at the time. So we chose the wagyu
beef.. Of course it was delish but, i did not know it comes with price
tag of rm200 for 2 sets!!! I had the shock of my life when i received
the bill..! Luckily i got extra cash on hand. I think its not worth it
for that kind of ambience and service that we received. That was the
first and the last time for us..
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| the first time that i had wagyu beef |
We cap our getaway with a visit to my brother i n laws house and reached home at 7pm..
