Holidays: Fun time at Fraser's

After our last trip up Fraser's Hill, we started planning for a return visit, this time staying in one of my favourite colonial-styled bungalows. The last time we stayed here, Girl #1 was only 6 months old! So this trip is definitely way overdue.

Perched at the highest point of the hill, the bungalow is guarded by tall pine trees and surrounded by beautiful blooms ...

like this ...

and this ...

and this!

(Am not putting the name of the bungalow here because it's really difficult to get a booking and I don't want competition!! Hehe.)

It was pretty much a free-and-easy kinda do-nothing holiday with family ... definitely my favourite kind of trip.

We took advantage of the outdoors as much as we could. The kiddos enjoyed exploring the large spacious grounds, looking for pine cones and having a game of rounders. We sat on a mat and sketched while keeping an eye out for creepy crawlies.

Now we are 6: One for each of us in the family

Run and skip and play

Fresh cool air

Boy #2 drawing what he saw

Boy #1's drawing was more from his imagination

Hi Creepy Crawly

The large window seats in the bungalow were a favourite spot for chilling, checking out the garden or hiding while reading a book.

The view's great from here

This view is pretty awesome too

Our evenings were spent around the Boggle set and the Pictionary board — games we played growing up. It was good family time together. Simple but meaningful. Would love to have more of these sort of times back home, but the busyness of daily life makes it very challenging.

The nights were very cold, though, and Baby had a stuffy nose that kept us up. Definitely need to put on more layers next time.

Our caretaker and cook provided us with daily western meals, from chicken and pork to beef — very fresh and hearty meals.

Despite being in his 70s, Mr Tan and his wife run the place mostly by themselves, from the housekeeping and cleaning to the cooking and washing up. He's been working there since I was a young girl, and I hope he'd stay healthy and strong for many more years to come.

Kiddos drew a TQ note for our caretakers

We had a lovely time and would definitely be back. Until we meet again!
Now if only we could find a way to bypass that winding road up Fraser's Hill ...