Sunday, May 23, 2021

Hometown Glory

I left my hometown for the bright lights of the city almost 40 years ago.

Although I regularly visit my parents who still live in the town I grew up in, I've been walking the same way I did before  rushing about on an errand and missing out the historic landmarks that tourists flock to visit.

Sharing the gems of my hometown that I always see but never noticed .... 

Looking through the eyes of my phone...



Our very own Trafalgar Square

That's our town hall in the background. Note the colonial architecture.

The Birch Memorial Clock Tower

Part of the neo-renaissance facade of the Hong Kong & Shanghai building — it was once the tallest building in town


You can't leave Ipoh without toting a bag or two of our legendary Heong Piah , literally translated as fragrant biscuits.

Heong Piah has a flaky crust encasing a sticky sweet filling made from malt and shallots


Arlene House

It was fun discovering the murals.




You can read more about Concubine Lane here.

My Corner of the World

39 comments:

  1. What a ฤฑnteresting places:) thanks for your sharing...

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  2. Love your hometown of Ipoh, Veronica. I looked it up on Google to get more info on it. Looked like a great place to grow up in! I would love to explore it if I ever visited Malaysia (I don't see that happening in my lifetime so I'm glad you shared it here on your blog).

    The pigeons though would freak me out. Not fond of those birds!

    betty

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  3. That's a great tour through your hometown! I like watching pictures of colonial architecture.
    I also enjoyed those beautiful murals: congrats to the author! Heong Piah looks a fragrant pastry. I would like to have it ... Unfortunately, there isn't any Malaysian restaurant in Rome.
    Thanks for sharing these snapshots of your country, Veronica!๐Ÿ™
    Have a nice week ☀️

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  4. Your hometown looks to have many interesting places to visit, and it is well worth the time you are devoting to rediscovering it. Sometimes we ignore the familiar but when we really open our eyes we see all that we have missed,

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  5. so many beautiful views in your home town - love the ARlene Building

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  6. Beautiful images, and what a marvelous and fascinating clock!
    Thanks for joining this week's linkup at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2021/05/make-hay-while-sun-shines.html

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  7. Your hometown is very pretty. Thanks for sharing these wonderful images. Have a great week.

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  8. wonderful photos. So nice you took the time to take them. I often see my town through the eyes of relatives when we have oversea visitors.

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  9. All photos are great and interesting :-) Thanks for sharing ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™‹‍♂️

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  10. Fab images looks beautiful there and interesting :-)

    Have a flakytastic week ๐Ÿ‘

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  11. Some of the loveliest scenes are nearby!

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  12. What nice scenery. It's nice to go 'home' once in a while. We take things for granted because we see them every day, but if you think like a tourist, you'd find some interesting places!

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  13. Thank you for stopping by and your nice comment, Veronica.

    Enjoyed reading here. Love the interesting Post of your hometown and the beautiful captures too. Wish you a good week.

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  14. You had already made me put Malaysia on my wish list for travel and this post really adds to that. What an interesting town and it is fun to revisit our home towns with a camera -- makes you look more carefully at things you've taken for granted for years!! Sadly as far as my travel wish goes, there are so many places and so little time but it is fun to think about and really fun to learn about an area that was not at all known to me until your blog!

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  15. It's wonderful what I see. It looks like a very peaceful place.
    I like to see murals in the cities - are always a reason to smile.
    Thank you for this virtual tour of your hometown, Veronica.

    Have a wonderful day!

    I want to pretend that I didn't see the fragrant biscuits. ๐Ÿ˜Š Yummy!

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  16. You grew up in a very nice place, i'd like to try that flaky pastry.

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  17. It's many years since we visited Malaysia, pre digital cameras. Your photos make me want to go back and to sample that Heong Piah - such an unusual filling of malt and shallots.

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  18. It's true, you often miss the gems that are around your home area because they are always there, they are normal. Lately we have started visiting more sites around our area and it is rather fun. Thanks for the tour of your home.

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  19. ...these are treasures that shouldn't be missed!

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  20. You're from the same place that Nancy lives. I visit her often and she shows such wonderful photographs too. It's a small world.

    Thank you for joining the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. ♥

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  21. Cheers, Veronica! Very beautiful images. Your town is quite special!
    Thank you a lot for this presentation!
    Happy WW!

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  22. It's beautiful! I especially like the architecture and the murals. AND the beautiful blue sky! I am so glad that you could get home to see your family and enjoy the area. Isn't it amazing what we don't see when we are just living??

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  23. seems like a nice place to visit.

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  24. The photos are beautiful, and so are the murals.

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  25. Everything is beautiful in your hometown, but Arlene House is extraordinarily beautiful!

    Have a fine day, Veronica! ♥

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  26. What a beautiful place to grow up in. Beautiful architecture. Beautiful food.

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  27. What a wonderful series of photos of your home town ~ lovely murals too ~ Xo

    Living moment by moment,

    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  28. What a beautiful and fascinating place. Thanks for sharing some of its wonders.

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  29. seem to be a place with lots of interesting architecture :)

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  30. Such a wonderful place, thanks for showing us around!

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  31. What a beautiful hometown. I really enjoyed the photos - shops, architecture and the murals. Heong Piah sounds quite delicious!

    -Soma

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  32. It's interesting how the world looks different when you are a tourist. Everybody ought to do some tours to see the things they overlook.

    So happy to see your link at 'My Corner of the World' this week!

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  33. Gorgeous photos, it looks like such a great town!

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  34. I enjoyed your photos. Your hometown looks like a beautiful place.

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  35. This is a wonderful town! Thank you for visiting my blog. I enjoyed my visit here. Your photos are super! :)

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  36. It's amazing what we see when we open our eyes as to where we live.
    The images are lovely.

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  37. wow colorful and fun street

    i also like the surprise of the heong piah....yummy

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