Went to try this famous laksa next to the Langkawi airport. It is a stall nearby the beach. There are some tables and benches nearby for diners to have their meal while enjoying the sea breeze.
It is a northern-style laksa (laksa utara) with sourish soup and fish.
Their main item is laksa with fish, so i made sure to order that.
(with fish RM9, without fish RM7)
I also had cendol, RM4 per cup.
Total price for this meal is RM13, quite reasonably priced.
Tastewise just ordinary only...I can find similar laksa utara in KL, around the same price.
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The hotel provides free shuttle to Pantai Chenang, but it only departs during the evening. I took the 6pm shuttle van and reach there in just 10 minutes. It was a cloudy evening and going to rain anytime soon. I had a brief stroll along the beach and then back to the main street to browse the shops.
The hotel provides free shuttle to Pantai Chenang, but it only departs during the evening. I took the 6pm shuttle van and reach there in just 10 minutes. It was a cloudy evening and going to rain anytime soon. I had a brief stroll along the beach and then back to the main street to browse the shops.
Chenang beach during the sunset....not as spectacular as Bali, Mauritius or Caribbean😂
Well, west Malaysia beaches are like that, too much water sports spoilt the charm, so can't expect much!
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3D Art Langkawi located nearby the Langkawi SkyCab station....I did not take the cable car coz already had enough in Genting😂
Again, all these are tourist traps... Don't get me wrong, they are OK to visit, but just not my type of hangout place in this island, like why go all the way to Langkawi to see 3D art?!
But yeah, nice try to hype up the area. 30 years ago, this place did not exist.
I have never heard of Oriental Village back then nor during the early 2000s.
Oriental Village is rather an area with colorful buildings consists of souvenir shops, hotels, eateries, public toilets etc. It has beautiful landscape for tourist to take picture....but it doesn't feel like a local village, missing some cultural element.
Looks quite deserted during the non-holiday season.
[Below] a classic Malay 'teratak', something like a hut for shelter/hangout, usually found this at paddy field. This 'teratak' is just part of the landscape.
I had a brief walk before going back to the hotel to catch the 6pm shuttle to Pantai Chenang.
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[Below] A boat that was used to bring passengers to Koh Lipe, Thailand. Now it is just a decoration in the hotel.
12 comments:
Good morning! Hmmmm, seems like most of what Langkawi has to offer did not live up to your expectations. Anything interesting coming up to your later posts?
I find the oriental village ok wah, very colourful! Just that you find it lacks the cultural element and feel.
If I ever go to Langkawi, I just want to enjoy the scenery and relax kaw kaw. The laksa comes with one whole fish, no wonder the "ikan sekoq". I would also eat at such stalls because hotel food is pricey.
*coming up in your later posts?
Maybe you find the oriental village too commercialised and not authentic enough.
Wow! Nice holiday! Did you go on your own?
Lotus: stay tuned😉
PH: haha yea, in northern Malay dialect 'sekoq' means 'seekor'👍
I tried their roadside laksa coz want to experience something local.
Lotus: yea, the name is misleading, it is definitely not a village, nor it look oriental to me😆
Mun: yepz!
Aha was also looking to check if 'sekoq' means a whole fish. Didn't shortchange you there.
3D places are pretty much set up once then sit back and watch the money (hopefully) roll in. I'd go if need to pad up itinerary, also to get away from the heat of outdoor activities.
Wah, so syiok! Enjoy your me time to the max 💪💪💪💪👏
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