Bicycle Trip to Taiping

Here's the map of my Le tour. Total journey 100km.
Destination: Taiping Lake Garden.
Origin: USm Engineering Campus.




Hooray..bicycle trip...was being crazy and naive...


I planned a bicycle trip to taiping. never thought of how far it could be.


I asked my friend, how long you take from taiping to campus. He said:" 45 minutes".





Then my instinct tell me...Not that far really....


Turns out.....





Really nice in the beginning..Along paddy field take picture...Enjoy the 'kampung' scene, despite got a lot of lorries...dangerous...not a peacefull journey along.



Then i reached the next town, bagan serai which i think its near but in fact took me more than an hour to reached. Looking at the sign board, oh gosh its 41 km away. Let me see, i calculate, one hour 10 km...40 km means... 4 hours!! Another buddy beside me, dillion was schocked too. We planned a day trip, started late today..due to bed lazying and dim sum breakfast. we start at eleven. 4 hours go, 2 hours play, 4 hours back. Back before night has come. So the speed must constant or more..no less...


After strong determination and self empowerment, we made it to Taiping. Only one choice to be made. One place to go...where? Maxwell hill, Lake garden, Zoo, Mc Donalds? At last i chose lake garden as people said its everlasting peaceful there..Lets go!!




Took a uphill down hill before reach there. In the end, it is very worthy.That place is utterly well preserved. The grass there never longer than 5cm. Nice Nice, you can find zen at there. This place is also a nice place to hang out with girls.(if they like nature, and not super shopaholics)

I just put some of these here because i put almost all into facebook. No reason to put back the same things. These few picture can let you imagine the beauty of Taiping Lake Garden. Another "why" i feel so happy because i travel hard to reach here, and in the end not disappointing.

Taiping was a place that rains alot..Hope its not raining today. Well it did, just a bit. Halfway back from the garden, God fool me with 5 minutes heavy rain. Big painful raindrop...We keep moving and back to campus after this little joke.

Along the journey, i saw a couple of cyclist from western country. Duh! They are fast. Well geared, strong stamina...We wave at each other giving ecouraging sign. I was motivated. I can head back to campus with expected time. Yes i can.

Back to my second home, Parit Buntar, i got this trip celebrated with Lamp chop with mustard butter, mixed garden salad and carrot milk in Hotel Damai.

great, next time will get a BMX and nice suit to somewhere further...