Thursday 6 May 2021

A Morning Stroll Around Taiping Lake Gardens

There are a lot of photos, articles and videos on the famous Taiping Lake Gardens.  I will try not to repeat what others have said over and over again about this beautiful place.  What I will do is to show what I saw as I took a morning stroll along one side of the Lake Gardens.  Yes, only one side.  My focus will be on things like flowers, trees, plants, animals and a bit on what some people are doing there too.  Morning is a good time to have a walk around the Lake Gardens, for it is the time when the flowers are fresh, the sunshine is not too bright, and the people are still energetic.


      

   

Young people come for their morning jog when the air is fresh and clean.

A lone jogger enjoying his morning run.


An excellent place to do a bit of stretching.  


This used to be a golf driving range


A beautiful tree in full bloom just outside the prison wall.

This tree blooms early in the year, in the month of March.  




One of the plants at Taman Botani or Botanical Park, which is situated within the Lake Gardens. 


A mini waterfall that is located nearby.


A cannon ball flower


Lovely white lilies









Footpath that goes around the Lake Gardens.












Hibiscus flowers 


A flower related to the Morning Glory family


Giant wild yam plant


An abandoned military quarters


Military officers' quarters 






At the foot of Bukit Larut / Maxwell Hill


A group of ladies does line-dance under the tree






Flowers of the Purple Jacaranda tree 










Morning exercise under the trees 


A banyan tree with roots hanging down from its branches 






Another huge banyan tree with hanging roots




A hornbill up on the banyan tree


A flock of Milky Storks



The flock, from a nearby coastal area, has chosen Taiping Lake Gardens as their new home.