Took some friends to the Putrajaya Lake Cruise

We took the bigger boat so that we can see more. Moreover, it is air-conditioned.

The boat has large windows for a good view of the scenery.

In the background you can see the balloon service.

Selfie in the sun.

After a hot day, some refreshments were in order.

Some of the good walking trails along the Putrajaya lake.

A morning walking in Lake Garden, Kuala Lumpur

On Sunday, we decided to visit Lake Garden since we spend the weekend in town. Instead of driving, we walked across KL Sentral, down the pathway towards Museum Negara and into Lake Garden.

Below the pedestrian crossing from Museum Negara. The gate is locked from 8:00 p.m. onwards.

There are quite a lot of refurbishment works being done in the Garden. Nevertheless, the scenery is very refreshing. A real difference from the hustle and bustle of the city.

I am also quite pleased that cleanliness is kept at very high levels.

I didn't know that there is a Deer Park there as well. Saw some of the residents.

When we were there, there was the Color Fun run being organised and a number of stalls were opened. There was also a hot air balloon ride!

While walking in the park, saw this signage.....they must really worship trees in the old days.

People waiting for their turn to ride the hot air balloon.

The many food stalls opened up specially for that day.

My gang limbering up.

Football time.

Loads of beautiful flowers blooming in the park.

The park also has this large area fully covered with a high roof so that in case it rains, visitors can wait it out under the cover.

There's this Brazilian nut tree that they built a platform around it. Here is a picture with my eldest...

....eldest and the third.....

...all three.

The 2014 Hot Air Balloon Festival Putrajaya

Last Saturday took the family out to the 2014 Hot Air Balloon Festival Putrajaya held at the lake side near Presint 2. This year the event was done very tastefully. In an large area beside the lake, the organisers set aside a place for people to sit and have a picnic. Big bean bags are available (for rent I assume). Below is a picture of one such area.

The pier near the 'Needle' monument was a beehive of activities. Never seen a ferry docked there before.

By dusk, the lights were switched on. Took a picture of one of the bridges over the lake.

All along the lake, there were activities.

Took this shot using my iPhone.

Took a family Groupfie...

Had a wonderful time.

Sights of Putrajaya during Chinese New Year weekend

On Chinese New Year weekend Putrajaya was full of visitors. I took the family for a walk along the lake after the bridge near the PM office. Here, there weren't anyone at all.

Below is a fountain at the Putrajaya Holdings' building.

From the lake side, I can see the PM's office and the Putra Mosque.

Note the lack of visitors on this part of the lake.

It was a nice day.

Sunset shot....

Christmas Day 2013 around Putrajaya - Presint 5, Lakeside, Heriot-Watt University and Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC)

On Christmas Day, we decided to take a long walk around the lake near Presint 5 and the PICC. We drove to the Water Sports Complex and park our car there and started to walk. The time was 11:20 am.

Along the lake we saw a group of tall buildings on Presint 2. These are the only tall office buildings in Putrajaya. In the background you can also see one of the many ornate bridges over the lake.

A very quiet morning, only we were on the esplanade. Another ornate bridge in the background.

We then pass the Heriot-Watt Campus that is still under construction. This is the first university in Putrajaya and its foreign!

We then came across a pedestrian bridge over an artificial waterfall. Note the width of the esplanade.

By then we were closer to the tall buildings which I highlighted earlier.

Off to cross the unique looking bridge. It looks like it connects to the other side of the lake.

A set of piers can be seen for boats to dock.

Unfortunately, we were not allowed to cross the bridge due to security issues. A real pity. Anyway, we are allowed to walk down the bridge. Here you can see the artificial waterfall.

The waterfall has been designed to look like gear teeth. The drop in height is about 3 meters.

Below is a video of the dam and waterfall.



The very large cable anchor sunk into the ground to keep the bridge standing.

Below the waterfall, a more jungle-like or more natural atmosphere can be seen.

The pedestrian crossing is very wide and could take on a lot of people.

The kids taking time-out on the green slope.

We then walked towards PICC. We climbed a steep winding access road and as we progress, the view started to get really beautiful. I took the picture below on top of the official helipad of PICC.

The place was open and we walked in. We didn't see anyone so we decided to go on a tour of the whole convention centre. Below is the picture of the main convention hall.

It was just us. Nice.

The galaxy-like design of the main lights was done to associate it with the fact that this huge room is called a 'Planetarium'.

The gang.

The view from PICC.

The huge empty corridors.

After the self-tour, we walked down. But this time we use a different route. There is a walking path that snakes down the steep slope.

My kids.

About 1:47:49 hours later we ended our walk. We traveled 6.48 km (using GPS) and burned 587 calories. Our average speed was 3.60 kph and our elevation gain/loss 176 m.