Maxwell Hill / Bukit Larut

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If you're lazy to read, please at least view the photos I took below. All taken on beautiful Maxwell Hill (Bukit Larut).

We just came back from a wonderful trip to Maxwell Hill, TaiPing. Lovely unspoiled hill with fresh cool air.

The only way to get up there is by taking a jeep from the bottom of the foothill. THey charge 7RM per adult, and only three jeeps go up every hour. So to be sure we got there half hour before time to secure seats for the 18 of us. Alas, some other passangers got there before us, and thus the SQUEEEZE!!!! Packed like sardines! I mean, so packed as in 18 people per jeep! and some of us barely had anything to support the butt!

Let me tell you that the ride up is like a roller coaster ride! the roads are steep and winding. The drivers SPEED like hell and manage the bends at neck breaking speed sending our hearts into our mouths! You should have heard the screams from our group!!! With the tight squeeze there was nothing to hold on to sending some of us bumpety bump off the chairs at certain bends!! hahahaha...... at every bend it sounded like this arrrghhhhhhhhhhhh!!!...arrrggggggggggggggggggghhh!" Crazy drive.

Anyway, let me tell you what's on Maxwell Hill. Nothing, except narrow tracks, lush beautiful forest, flowers, birds, insects and 7 bungalows all located about 10-20 minute walk apart (ummm...tiring walks sometimes..coz of the slopes). That's all there is. Blissful peace. :) I have to mention that out of the 7 bungalows, 2 are private and in beautiful condition, while the rest are government owned and in not very good condition. However, if you're not a fussy traveler, the government ones will do. Imagine, my bro's family and mine paid 150RM each for a room at a private lodge, while the rest of the group paid 150RM for an ENTIRE bungalow, which houses 10-20 people.

Anyway...it is truly beautiful and peaceful there. The sunset and sunrise is BREATH taking....it makes you feel so close to God. The wind at night is so strong, it howls right through the windows. The night we were there, it rained around 1am, creating strong winds which in turn created booms and bangs as shutters on windows swung open and shut. I went out to look....and it was just plain heavenly beauty. Rain trickling down, flowers, cool cool wind of about 10Celsius, and the night lights flickering from the town far below the hills. You get to see the whole of Taiping town from the hill. Beautiful. I plan to go back during Tulip season which is between Nov and Feb.

Anyway, since ..... there was nothin much to do, I decided to try a hand at photography, hence all the shots here...let me know what you think.