During last year CNY
when we were back in Ipoh, we visited the street art at the back alley between
Jalan Masjid (Hume Street) and Jalan Sultan Iskandar Shah (Hugh Low Street). This time around, more street arts have
sprouted, particularly around Ipoh Old Town. I’ve also heard about the transformations of
Ipoh Old Town with development like Sekeping Kong Heng and all the nice cafes
and restaurants, so we decided to play tourist when we went back for CNY.
We started our day
with breakfast at the famous Kong Heng coffeeshop. I was also pleasantly surprised to bump into
my university coursemate, who was also playing tourist J
Surprise encounter with Yee Kuan and Ming Chong
After breakfast, we went camwhoring aroung Sekeping Kong Heng before heading to the Concubine’s Lane, where old shops are rejuvenated with a new lease of life, while still maintaining that old world charm.
Girls making their own cotton candy
We also went hunting for several street arts around Ipoh Old Town, drawn by renowned artist, Ernest Zacharevic as part of the Art of Old Town project.
Evolution - depicts the evolution of Ipoh from a tin mining town to what it is today
Kopi O - enjoying white coffee is part of Old Town culture and heritage
Old Uncle with coffee cup
Hummingbird
Paper plane - children enjoying their care-free childhood
Girl - tiptoeing on plastic chair to reach the forbidden bird cage
These are not part of Ernest's project but still nice.
Another pack of kopi O
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