Colmar Part II

The first stop when we arrived t Colmar was to have lunch. Pizza and pasta it was. The boys wanted to have a walk about, play with some sand art and play some of the games at the stalls. This game needed token and the token were rather expensive actually. It was especially expensive when we did not win anything in return.

Following the trip up and down the hill towards the Japanese Garden, we decided to get back into the car and headed for the Rabbit Park. The park was a five minutes drive away.

Welcome to the Rabbit ParkIdlan trying out a spot of old school games. Nah! Did not catch on ...I think Anita was rather wary of the rabbits. She was hiding away behind Idlan.Come on fluffy little thing ...Sharing is caringIt was great fun there with Irfan especially adventurous. The weather was also gorgeous, and we ended up spending close to an hour there. Next, trip back in time for dinner. We had some Chinese food at KLCC as Anita had to do some quick shopping.

Come on. Eat more fatso ...Irfan wondering if they eat carrotsIt was still sunny by the time we leftA quick trip, just 45 minutes away from my home was the tonic I needed. Great fun it was.

Colmar Weekend - The Good

I had mentioned before about spending an evening at Colmar. We we're finally able to do it on the last weekend of February. Realizing that I would be away most of the weekends in March, we decided to spend a Saturday evening at the resort.

We arrived there late morning. One peculiar thing about the place was that even though you can book for a room ahead of time, they would not be able to quote you a price, as it would change on the daily basis depending on the demand. According to the receptionist when we called prior, there should be enough rooms available. So we settled for a suite one bedroom suite.

Checking in was straight forward, but the first room that we were offered was rather too big - it was basically one big empty room. Good if you have a family of six, but too big for us. They were kind enough to offer us another room which was better than the first.

Next stop, lunch. We went to our usual cafe - they served French and Italian food. After that, the swimming pool, which was great as it was early enough that there's were hardly any crowd. The pool there was nice and specious, with a separate wading pool.

By 5pm, we went down the hill to the rabbit farm. Spent an hour there before returning just in time for an early dinner. I will write about the dinner later on as I wanted to discuss the bad points on a separate entry. Suffice to say that dinner was bad.

We got to our room pretty early and as there were not much food for the kids during the buffet, we ordered some room service for them. After dinner, we went for a walk at the main promenade, enjoying the wonderful breeze and cool weather. There were a few attractions and shows going on. There was a fire breather and a Russian dance troupe putting on shows that evening. Great fun for the kids. There were also games rooms, and evening cafe if that as what you preferred. We went to bed rather late that evening as the boys were all excited - before Idlan ran a fever. The weather was on the cool side in the evening although it was not as cold as Fraser's Hill. 

We all had a pleasant night, though we had to get up to give Idlan some medicine. We headed home the next morning right after breakfast, with a nice slow drive back home to KL.

Bukit Tinggi Rabbit Park

The rabbit farm is not included in the entrance fee to Colmar. However it only set us back RM3 per person to get in, which to be honest was great value for money. Again with the food provided the boys really had fun feeding the already well-fed rabbits. They were pretty tame, which made the boys even more curious. They can’t stop petting their backs while I was holding my breath worrying about an impending asthma attack. 

The area where children can interact with the rabbits was actually pretty small, and they had to climb up a small fence to get in. The fence was to avoid the rabbit from jumping out of the compound. I counted easily 40 rabbits in the compound for children to play with. They were pretty strict though on the matter of handling.We were not allowed to lift the whole rabbit up. Patting was OK.

We spent a good hour here taking pictures and after that having snacks. There was also a small playground next to it, as well as a small petting zoo. If you were in the mood you can also take up a ride on a pony. It will cost you RM6, but we decided against it. Our boys were more fascinated with feeding the rabbit. There was also a small deer cage, and breeding area for the rabbit that if you can go an have a look. The playground was also well maintained and clean with nice grassy area. You can even bring a small mat and have a picnic there as the weather was gorgeous and it was very cool in the breeze.

Nice houses by the hillApart from the outdoor playground, there were also an indoor play area for toddlers. Parking was an issue however as they were pretty limited in number. The place was packed when we arrived and being only a 30 minutes drive from where we lived, we should go there more often. Irfan swore that one of the rabbit should be his pet, but I don’t think we were able to cope with a rabbit judging from past experience.The rabbit park is only 5 minutes downhill from Colmar. Clicking to the photo above will take you to my flickr site, where it was GPS-tagged. Finding the place should be straight-forward, and if you were staying at Colmar, there were also shuttles available to take you back and forth.