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Taiping (4-8)-1-2007
Taiping is my favorite town in Peninsular Malaysia.
I have been there many times and it has always been a pleasure.

This time it was not different, as can be seen from the collection of pictures below.

I did not know that there existed a Buddhist Sanctuary in Taiping. It is beautifully located in the hills. The monks come down in the morning to collect their alms. The Sanctuary organises meditation evenings, it might be nice to attend one of these, when I visit Taiping again. See their website for more info.

Many people I had asked during my past visits how to reach the Maxwell Hill Fall. No clear answer. This time a friend took me to the fall and the access turned out to be very simple, just follow the fence outside the Water Treatment Plant. Not more than a 20 minute walk. Nice fall, next time I must try to climb to the top.

We also visited a charcoal factory. I had been in such a traditional factory before, with my expert friend Khong. See his instructive charcoal website.
This visit was very interesting because we could follow all the steps in the process of making charcoal. See the captions of the pictures for an explanation

No visit of Taiping is complete without a walk in the Lake Gardens. These gardens are so beautiful, any time of the day.

This time no attention for Taiping's architecture. As a reminder only picture of the Peace Hotel.

See you again soon, Taiping!

Black-naped Oriole
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Looking at its reflection
 

Dinner with the Yeoh's
 

Girlie in her garden
 

Yellow-vented bulbul
 

Palm Oil Seeds
 

Flowers
 

Entangled tree
 

George
 

Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary
 

Pavillion
 

Buddha
 

View from the Sanctuary
 

George & Yeoh in the Sanctuary
 

Access road to the Indian temples
 

Entrance of the Water Treatment Plant
 

The path follows the fence
 

Crosses a bridge
 

The Maxwell Hill Fall
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Upper part of the fall
 

Detail
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The water catchment
 

Matang Charcoal Factory
 

Factory Sheds
 

The access channel at low tide
 

Fresh logs
 

Peeling the bark
 

George at work
 

Yeoh at work
 

Mangrove logs
 

Filling a kiln with logs
 

Inside a kiln
 

A carbide lamp in the kiln
 

The big fire
 

Needs constant attention
 

The small fire
 

Repairing a kiln
 

Now it is charcoal
 

Loading the lorry
 

Keeping track of the process
 

The boss explains the process
 

The Lake Gardens
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One of the bridges
 

Serenity
 

The red bridge
 

The jetty (built in 1910)
 

The District Officer's Residence
 

No fooling around, please
 

The Peace Hotel
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wrote on Jan 10, 2007:
I have always liked Taiping for its serenity. On my way to work in Penang i.e. if I drive, I will take the country road and pass Taiping to climb Maxwell Hill, eat dinner there and proceed to my final destination in Penang.

wrote on Jan 10, 2007:
I started to love this place ....

wrote on Jan 10, 2007:
Jan, you captured this so well. Peaceful, tranquil, serene...wow! Magical. All the feelings that makes a man want to live life well. On the flip side, people in Taiping may have taken this for granted....cos it has become routine. Wake them up.

wrote on Jan 10, 2007:
Yes, I can see that You FOUND it

wrote on Jan 11, 2007:
The Lake Gardens is truly lovely.

wrote on Jan 11, 2007:
when did you take the picture? why no people? the reason i ask is that the area is usually full of pedestrians, not to say traffic. also, the food there is much better than the hotel. cheap and tasty. and you can usually watch the people pass by while you eat. because the bus and taxi stations are nearby and with a supermarket across the road -- as well as several bazaars and the taiping convent (school) nearby -- you can see all manner of people doing all kinds of things. or fridays, the scene changes slightly as sarong clad men walk to the mosque a stone's throw away. a sociologist's dream. /stephen

Kwai Loh wrote on Jan 11, 2007:
The picture was taken on Monday morning at 9:52 am. I had to wait for about 15 minutes before there was no traffic for a split second..:-)

wrote on Jan 11, 2007:
I wonder why it did that. To see the kwei loh in a cage?

wrote on Jan 11, 2007:
i thought there would be more water with the rainy season. or hasn't it been raining in taiping for some time? /stephen

wrote on Feb 7, 2007:
I remember having loh bak during the 1960s. Ever try 7UP + ice cream?? My favorite

Gilbert

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