Afternoon in Genting

Normally, I would avoid places like Genting Highlands during a long weekend but because of the Sephora store opening...

Once I was done in Sephora, I was getting really famished but I also needed to use the bathroom first. Luckily the bathrooms in SkyAvenue were decent, but that's cos the place is still relatively new. Finding something to eat at SkyAvenue is like deciding how you'd like to be gouged, because of the highland surcharge, but I know that I would rather go someplace I can't already find in KL. But finding that place as a solo diner was annoying. I wish restaurants had a solo diner line. 

The line at Burger & Lobster was INSANE. Also, RM100 for a lobster roll was too rich for my wallet, even if you have Genting Resort membership. Luckily I got a coffee from 8 Ounce Coffee downstairs before looking for sustenance. 

So I settled for a Japanese place across from B&L, Tampopo Delicieux, because I was getting hangry and didn't want to go too far for alternatives. Maybe it's the long weekend crowd, but the service wasn't that great. Food was edible, but that was because I went with a basic salmon teriyaki set. RM40 was a bit highway robbery IMO, but still nothing compared to paying half that price (average) at Malaysian Food Street upstairs. 

Took the cable car back down to GPO and the line to get on the gondolas was probably longer than the actual ride, but the line moved pretty fast, all things considered. Behind me was this married couple (about the 'rents' age) who had been in Genting for 4 days already (it's amazing the things you would tell complete strangers) and wanted to check out GPO. The wife was a little nervous about the cable car ride and hadn't been on Genting's cable car for 33 years (that's what she said). So (hilariously enough) she peppered me questions about the ride, etc while the line was moving, which I thought I answered adequately, under the circumstances. 

That aside, I have to give the people working the SkyAvenue Skyway station props for the crowd control: they had to balance the tour groups, families and everyone else in between. 

Anyhow, seven of us got on a gondola (the couple, a group of three ladies, an elderly gentleman and myself) and the auntie buried her face in her scarf for the whole ride (taking occasional peeks). At least we weren't in a glass bottomed one, or that would make things worse. 

Spent the next couple of hours at GPO before calling it a day. Between the crowds and how barang tak banyak despite the sales, there wasn't anything that caught my eye. Left around 3 something and it started to rain when I got on the KL - Karak highway (luckily not before, as I was driving down the mountain). 

By the way, the weekend and public holiday parking is now RM8, and weekday parking is RM5. Almost did a spit take when I saw the parking fee... until I swiped my Genting Rewards card for the waiver. Fuh lega....