On top of Ampang!

OK... While I'm still on the Net and have streak in me to continue posting, let me just pick up from where we left off at Fooling around the Semenyih Dam... .

And so after leaving the lake and taking the road straight to Ulu Langat, we then took the road which connects that small town straight to Ampang. Underwise one would have to get to Cheras first before taking the Middle Ring Road pass Pandan Indah to Ampang.

Apparently, the friend and his wife who were travelling with me on this particular trip (oh, we went up the Gabai waterfalls before going to the Semenyih Dam) don't even know that the road connecting Ulu Langat to Ampang exist. Actually it have existed for years and since 'discovering' it about 10 years ago, I would make a trip every now and then through the road.

For one, it is a shortcut to get to the Ulu Langat area from mid Kuala Lumpur... If memory serves me right, Ulu Langat is only 5 to 7km from Ampang through this route... Otherwise (through Cheras that is) it would take up to (or more than) 20km! But the best thing is, it is very scenic. Wait until you see the view of the Klang Valley available from the route!

Anyway, the road from Ulu Langat to Ampang (and vice versa) have to pass a range of hills which forms part of the Peninsular's main range of mountains, better known as the Banjaran Titiwangsa. At the highest part of the route, on top of a hill, lies a rest place developed by the state authorities...

As my friend and his wife have never been here, we might as well stop. Besides, the last time I went here myself was probably over a year ago. But first order of things, we were pretty famished. It's time to head for the restaurant...

The restaurant itself offers a nice view of things. But my cheap digital camera couldn't catch it properly due to the contrasting lights...

So I had to go the edge of the verandah and snap this picture. There! Magnificent view of Kuala Lumpur isn't it? There's not much place around where you can get this sort of view!

After lunch, we went up the stairs seen in the first picture. Decided to snap the rooftop of the restaurant and the adjacent buildings... Seen in the background is the 5,000 feet-high or so Gunung (mount) Nuang, the highest peak in the state of Selangor...

At the highest part of the hill lies a viewing tower open to all and sundry...

At its foot there's a few seats apparently very popular for couples trying to 'discover' each other, hehe! :]

As always, a trip like this is not complete without going up the tower. Not that you have to pay anything...

Ah... Now, a much better view of KL...

And this is how the restaurant and the buildings beside look from the tower... The design of the rooftop gives the view a certain flair...

The view available from the highest level of the tower. Enough ya! Cheers...