After our breakfast at Sungai Lembing food court, we decided to go to the Sungai Lembing Museum. After we reached there, we changed our decision not to go in, but we went to the Sungai Lembing Underground Tin Mines actual site, just a few meters away from the museum.
Alvin bought the entrance tickets for four of us, and we were all waiting for the Tin Mines Museum to open. Before heading inside the underground tin mines, we listened first to a short briefing and introduction on what to expect inside the tin mines.
After the briefing, we rode in with the mini train to enter the mines. Till at one point, we were asked to walk into the tunnel inside. We just stepped out from the train and continue our journey on foot.
As we went further inside, we can feel that the temperature is getting colder, and it is due to the air holes which give ventilation inside the underground mines.
We can see different mining paraphernalia and other related artifacts used during the glorious mining days in Sungai Lembing Museum. Still, inside Sungai Lembing Underground Tin Mines, we see the tunnels where miners dig and pass.
The significance of Sungai Lembing tin mines is evident through its tunnels that total 322 kilometers in length, making it among the longest tin mining tunnels in the world. But today, travelers can only venture 600 meters into one of its 14 tunnels called Tabeto, the main tunnel known as Tai Pei Tong among locals.
I can’t believe that I was able to see the real thing. It was pretty spooky inside but fascinating. Aside from the info boards located along the visitor’s pathways, there were some interactive areas to enjoy as well.
There is a legend of the one million dollar chamber story at the tin mines. One of the most exciting parts is the Million Dollar Chamber, said to be the tunnel dug illegally by unsatisfied and unpaid miners after the closure of the mines in 1987.
After laboring for some time, the miners managed to haul MYR1 million worth of tin, hence the chambers’ name.
After finishing the ocular tour for about an hour or more, we went out to this hole near Minecraft. It is just a few steps from the exit of the tunnel, and there is a mini gallery where we can see some more old mining tools and types of equipment.
And the photographs of the olden glory days are displayed at the gallery as well. It was amusingly fun! Both Issac and Annabelle did not miss trying the railroad handcart before we leave the place.
After we visited the Underground Mines, we decided to come to the 100 years old hanging bridges across the Sungai Lembing.
A few hanging bridges are connecting houses built along the river to the other side of the river.
We went to the first one, but it was closed due to under maintenance. We went to the other, which is still accessible.
We took a few photos at the center of the hanging bridge. We were so fortunate to find another hanging bridge that we were able to cross to the other side of the river.
We visited the famous Sungai Lembing noodles factory. We bought a few bottles of noodles soy sauce that are famous delicacies here.
After we came back from our morning outing, we managed to take a photo in front of our homestay mural wall. It looks a little bit 3D and funny at the same time! It as we were walking towards the hanging bridge!
Another one is under the rainbow waterfall which we actually do not intend to go too, due to a lot of tourists and the whole journey need to take another morning too.
The whole weekend trip was quite happy until we encountered an unhappy experience with the homestay we were staying in. The low water pressures make us impossible to have a decent bath, and it has happened almost for two days since the day we checked in.
We decided to check out from the homestay and drove back to KL instead. It was kind of spoiler in this whole weekend trip for us and it happened at Alvin’s birthday!
No comments:
Post a Comment