The 2016 year end season was absolutely hectic but it ended for the most pat in such a nice way when we had the opportunity to take a walk in the Garden with a Boys Brigade group from Hong Kong on 27 December, thanks to Big Asia World Travel & Tour Sdn Bhd..
The boys and girls with their guides were welcomed at the main gate by our President, Dr. Liew, Dr. Liew and our volunteer members. They were given a souvenir brochure with pictures of some of the loveliest and most common flowers to be seen inside.
Their Garden walk took them past the Garden's special areas and occasionally, up some much less travelled terrain. It was a nice way to spend a morning with nature and a knowledgeable guide like Dr. Liew, who was able to show them in real life the various plants and flowers that live at levels in the leafy canopy overhead.
Many of the boys and girls had never experienced an equatorial climate like ours, let alone seen the actual plants that live all around us and it was a fascinating, if also somewhat warm morning for all of them. They were fascinated by the monkeys running about freely without fear of humans.
The entire walk lasted for nearly two hours as the boys and girls made their way from the Garden's entrance to the very back parts, including many different areas even locals seldom visited.
At the end of their brief interlude in our Garden, the group and their leader presented the Society with a beautiful commemorative gift to remind us of our brief time together appreciating the trees, plants and flowers of Penang's Botanic Gardens.
The Society had such a lovely time showing the young visitors from overseas the beauty of the island's beautiful Garden that we hope there will be many more of such young enthusiasts' groups coming to Penang to see more of our flora and fauna.
