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Assembly point at KL Sentral (sic) to board the train to Ipoh
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A placard- bearing KTM staff member leads pax to the right platform
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More passengers arrive for other trains leaving around that time
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My ride to Ipoh- a metre gauge electric multiple unit train
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Comfortable seating even in second class on the train to Ipoh
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Elegant Ipoh train station- the locals call it their Taj Mahal
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A stone plaque (pardon the reflections) about Ipoh train station
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KTMB route map- not a very dense network
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A selfie by Ipoh train station- their local Taj Mahal
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Colonial style buildings in Ipoh
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More colonial buildings- and traffic- outside my hotel in Ipoh
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A bakery opposite my hotel had an interesting collection of old brand names and posters
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Interior of the history themed bakery opposite my hotel in Ipoh
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The friendly baker was very happy at my interest in his historical objects
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Baked goodies in the history themed bakery in Ipoh
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Arches on the sidewalk in Ipoh- something I would see later in Melacca as well
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I had breakfast one day in this Malay- Indian cafeteria
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Typical Malaysia style display case of sambals and curries on offer
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A bunch of pigeons on my walk back to the hotel
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Entrance to the Kek Lok Tong cave temple in Ipoh
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A selfie outside the Kek Lok Tong cave temple
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Cavernous (literally) main concourse of the Kek Lok Tong cave temple
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The pacifying and serene face of Buddha inside the Kek Lok Tong cave temple
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Counter inside the Kek Lok Tong cave temple for coupons for religious procedures
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A tourist lights incense sticks in the Kek Lok Tong cave temple
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Bronze Taoist mythological figures inside the Kek Lok Tong cave temple
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Stalactites inside the Kek Lok Tong cave temple
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A selfie by the stalactites in the Kek Lok Tong cave temple
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As we climb the stairs, the stalactites in the Kek Lok Tong cave temple get more spectacular
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A very pleasant zen garden at the other end of the Kek Lok Tong cave temple
