Taiping

The hill is 1036m above sea level, but the distance by road from the foot of the hill to the peak is 10.2km. Did you know that there are 92 hairpin turns up the hill? If my arithmetic is not too rusty, that averages 9 sharp turns for every km, which was a nerve wrecking experience. Imagine negotiating a hairpin turn while climbing a slope of 45 degrees! And all this is done in a jeep which has seen better days! Salute to the jeep drivers!

Feast your eyes on the view:

A majestic view

God is Great! The palm fronds must have been about 200 metres away

Taiping from the hilltop

THE FLORA:

Calms and soothes the soul!
A walk to remember..the canopy walk


View from the look out tower framed by the arc


(On the way down, proof that it was no limousine ride! I salute the 88 year old Singaporean grandma who took the jeep ride down with us without so much as batting an eyelid)

Taiping Zoo and Night Safari.

Although the Night Safari is the only one of its kind in Malaysia, we did not make that trip cos many remarked that you don't get to see much in the night light. If you get to Taiping, don't miss a trip to the zoo.. Missed a lot of animals cos the digicam battery ran out!

The FAUNA:

The beautiful panther

(Spot the mountain goat)

Macaws

Magnificent seladang

The orang utan taking a break, c'est la vie!

Flamingoes on the pond

Didn't know that white rhinos existed!

The shy hippopotamus

Time was running out so the trip to the Perak Museum was short and sweet with just pics taken in the vicinity of the museum. Too bad cos Taiping Museum is the oldest in Malaysia.

Kamalodge where we stayed during our Taiping break

The lodge reflected in the swimming pool

The teeny bops couldn't resist a close-to-midnight dip!