Beautiful and verdant landscape at the Ayer Itam Dam and Recreation Park, Penang.
Tag: outdoor
Penang Street Art (The Star)
This large outdoor art sculpture is made up of LEDs that lights up during the nights in an empty building in the Raja Uda area, Butterworth, Penang. It is a creation of artist Jun Hao Ong for the Urban Xchange art festival held in 2015 in Penang.
Penang Isle: Teluk Bahang Forest Park
Taman Rimba Teluk Bahang or Teluk Bahang Forest Park is a rather large recreational forest for outdoor activities including hiking, camping and also to enjoy the lush rainforest in Penang. In addition to that, there is a Forestry Museum inside the park which has free admission.
The forest park is located just before Teluk Bahang Dam (opposite the dam itself) if one drives up from Batu Ferringhi area and is right after the Penang Butterfly Farm. The area is a lowland dipterocarp forest.
The Municipal Park: A Moss Covered Walkway
A walkway through moss-covered ground at the Penang Municipal Park (or also commonly known as Youth Park).
The Municipal Park: A Giant Chess Set
Penang Street Art (Graffiti Park)
The Penang Youth Park (or officially the Municipal Park) is now home to a recently launched graffiti park where graffiti artists may showcase their talent. The graffiti park is designed to be environmentally friendly with new walls being constructed near the existing skate park for the art purpose.
The below picture shows the work in progress before the graffiti paintings were completed.
Up to the Penang Hill
The new Penang Hill funicular train. It now takes less than 15 minutes to reach the top from the base of the hill.
Penang Isle: Metropolitan Park Revisited
Surrounded by lush rainforest and fruit trees (durian trees in particular), this new area extension to the existing park provides a nice recreational park for the public. The Metropolitan Park in Relau is also home to several species of durian trees.
Penang Isle: The Quarry Recreational Park
The Quarry Recreational Park is a recent extension to the Botanic Gardens of Penang. In addition to provide a venue for recreational activities, the park also often serves as a venue to various events organised by the state such as hosting the World Music Festival. Besides that, during the weekends, music performance (usually by school bands or music groups) are also held at the park in the evening.
