Lenggong’s Loh Dee Wan Ton Mee – Never Judge a Book by Its Cover
June 1, 2009 | 9,103 viewsLenggong is a small town in Perak, to the north of Ipoh before reaching the towns of Gerik and Pengkalan Hulu. Sounds alien right? Fret not. Here’s a short, short geography lesson; Motormouth style.
Perak has 10 districts. Previously 9, but Kampar has been granted the status of a district recently, therefore rounding up the total to a grand total of TEN. Lenggong, Pengkalan Hulu and Gerik are all towns grouped under the administration of Hulu Perak District, the northern-most district in Perak. If any of you remember vividly (or faintly), I blogged about Pengkalan Hulu in my Betong chapters last year. (Click HERE for the Over The Border posts)
It was only about 7.30am …. and the shack was crowded in mere minutes after we arrived!
Famously renowned for the legendary/mythical Perak Cave Man, Lenggong hosts a plethora of caves and excavation opportunities for the diggin’-savvies (archaelogy-wise, not the nostrils-kind!). You can refer to the incomparable Cumi & Ciki’s discovery of the caves, journaling their experience before crossing over to the wartorn lands (hah! as if) of Betong, Thailand. Read the rest of this entry »
