A day trip to Teluk Intan in Perak to learn more about a unique building, and some migratory birds.
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The bus stopped nearby and we were asked to get down and walk to the tower. There was a food court located next to the tower, with some hawkers selling food, drinks and even toys and souvenirs. All these made the area quite lively and busy; no wonder it was off limits to motorised vehicles. The upper level is fitted with a large steel tank, measuring 5m. Initially, water was stored in the tank for the community to use during a drought, or in case of a fire.Later, some local residents donated money to the council to turn the structure into a clock tower. They bought a clock designed by James Wilson Benson and fitted it to the tower.
Today, you can find many old photos and artefacts on display in the tower. To get up to each level, you can take the wooden spiral staircase. Remember to keep looking down while climbing the steps, as the view is quite interesting. I was only able to climb up to the second level though because the staircase leading to third was barricaded. However, just from this level, I was already able to get a 360° view of Teluk Intan.
Our next destination was the Pulau Bangau bird sanctuary, and to get there we had to take a boat from the Perak River Jetty. Again, the bus could not drop us off directly in front of the place so we had to walk to the jetty, which was fine because it was only about 300m away. We boarded an 8m-long boat that was waiting for us.
From far, the trees on the island looked like they were covered with white fruits or leaves. However, as the boat moved nearer, we saw that the “fruits” were actually white storks standing on tree branches. The storks had long beaks and legs with white feathers covering the bodies and black spotted wings. Although considered large birds, they could balance themselves skilfully on these tree branches.There were other bird species around such as eagles, egrets and herons.
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