I visited the Botanical Garden in Penang on Monday. I haven't been to this garden for yonks! And I have to say, I am pretty impressed with the garden. The landscaping was beautiful, and there were some information written about specific trees/plants in the garden.
Dad suggested that we take a tram ride around the gardens first, and so we did. Sitting on the slow tram reminded me of my childhood days....hmmm
One of the things that haven't changed is the presence of monkeys. These monkeys are pretty wild, and they could potential bite you if you are not careful. There are many signs in the garden asking visitors not to feed them, but as usual, Malaysians being Malaysians will naturally ignore them. And as a result, the monkeys can be seen fighting for the food given to them. Check these pics out:
The winner, enjoying an ice cream.
I know that history has linked us to apes in the past. Just look at the way the above monkey held the ice-cream. It kinda looked like a little boy enjoying an ice-cream on a sunny day. Recently, The Star newspaper published a picture of a orang utan smoking a cigarette! hmm....bit disturbing, no?
Anyway, while strolling in the garden, I also saw a few monkeys shading themselves under the trees.....and this was what they were doing.... (look at the pic)
This is what we call "kutu searching." Too bad the pic is abit tiny, otherwise, the monkey on the left actually had its eyes closed during the kutu hunt. haha.
We spent about 2 hours at the garden. Although the weather was burningly hot, I thoroughly enjoyed myself, soaking up the tropical breeze, and letting my skin tan a little!
Here are more pics (not of monkeys) taken at the botanical garden.
Big Cactus at the cactus gallery
Interesting plant coz its new leaves are white in colour
Cannonball Tree (named so coz of the shape of the fruits)
At the entrance of the botanical garden
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