The town of Tanah Rata is so small you can easily walk anywhere you need to get to.  We left the bus station and were pretty hungry so first order was to find food.  It was around 2:30 so at that awkward time between normal lunch and dinner.  The town is very attractive and has lots of tour operators.

These food stalls seem to be always open.

The hotel across the street also has a restaurant and a very pretty garden but the restaurant was closed.

So back to the stalls.  I don’t remember what we ate but it was definitely cheap and cheerful!

Next step was to get to Father’s Guest House.  We had actually booked at their sister property, Gerard’s Guest House but Gerard’s is more difficult to find the first time so the best idea is to go to Father’s and have them call Jay, the owner of Gerard’s to come and pick you up.

After birding in Tan’s Camellia Garden (separate post), I walked through the town again.

The most popular dish is “Steamboat” but I don’t eat seafood so I can’t really report on it.

Instead, I settled for afternoon tea (at 5:30pm) with scones, cream and jam – yummy!  The cafe had free wifi so I caught up on emails.  I got some takeaway chicken to bring back to Gerard’s as my husband didn’t come with me and preferred to relax a bit.