How Others See Us – Ipoh as Described By Lonely Planet 17 February 2009
How Others See Us. Below is a true copy of Lonely Planet’s latest report on Ipoh.
Check it out if you don’t believe me. We simply added the red highlighting.
For the visitor, Ipoh is mainly a transit town, a place where you change buses if you’re heading for Pulau Pangkor or the Cameron Highlands. However, the grand colonial architecture of the ‘Old Town’ west of the Sungai Kinta (Kinta River) is well worth exploring and gives a good impression of just how wealthy and important this city once was.
At the end of the 19th century, the city expanded east over the river into the ‘New Town’, which, with its chaotic traffic and mix of crumbling Chinese shophouses and ugly modern blocks, holds less appeal. This is a generally dingy part of town, with a notorious prostitution problem and no real attractions. However, for those who do decide to stay longer, Ipoh makes the perfect base for discovering outlying sights such as the Buddhist cave temples, the royal town of Kuala Kangsar and Kellie’s Castle.
Last updated: 17-Feb-2009
Does that make you feel proud of your hometown?
Perhaps the Datuk Bandar would like to comment!