So much about the islands, let me take you to the interior again. This time I am taking you to the hill resort of Maxwell Hill in Taiping, Perak. I was here with my family in 2002. That was my last visit to this hill resort, anyway for the time being!
To go to the hill-top, the only mode of transport available was by the land-rovers only. The going uphill was so steep and had to use four-wheel drive all the way to the top. Or maybe the authorities owned the road and have to use their land-rovers only. The land-rover station was at the foot of the hill somewhere within the lake garden's area in Taiping. It cost only a few dollars per person and the journey to the top took about half an hour or so. And of course the road was a one way traffic, and therefore they have regulated the flow of traffic to enable the one way system.
At the top it was cooling all right and many beautiful flowering plants were found, making the place so nice and beautiful. We walked around and enjoyed the beauty. Like many hill-tops in Malaysia, there were several big bungalows found here and were nicely taken care off.
From the top we could see the beautiful sceneries of Taiping Town and the lowland areas facing west to the sea. My visit was incidentally not on a very clear day. On a clear day, the view would be more breathtakingly beautiful.
That was a nice visit anyway. Spent about 2 hours or so on the top. We took several snapshots and walk around a little bit before we took the jeep downhill.
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