Ipoh Railway Station And The Surrounding Buildings

We were at the Ipoh Railway Station end of January to help buy tickets for a friend. Hubby went in to get the tickets and I took the opportunity to snap some photos of the surrounding.

Ipoh Railway Station @ 6:15 pm.

This is the place where the rhythmic water fountain is. A nice place to relax and great for an evening stroll to enjoy the colourful water fountain. Behind the Ipoh sign is the Ipoh town hall.

Below the Ipoh sign, you can see wall sculptures of tin mining activities.

Sculpture of the old fashioned locomotive.

I am walking towards the Ipoh town hall.

Ipoh town hall was built in 1914

A closer view

A stone brick cenotaph, unveiled in 1927 to honour men from the state of Perak who died in the Great War.

In memory of those who fell in the two world wars:

1914 - 1918

1939 - 1945

In memory of those who died building the Thailand-Burma Death Railway.

Across the road is the Ipoh high court.

Ipoh high court, captured from a different angle.

Current Ipoh post office, next to the Ipoh Railway Station.

Ipoh has been my hometown since 1967 until now (more than 52 years)

"I, Wisdom, will make the hours of your day more profitable

and the years of your life more fruitful."

(Proverbs 9:11, The Living Bible-TLB)

Water Fountain At Ipoh Railway Station

One evening after our dinner with friends, we drove to the Ipoh Railway Station to help get tickets for a friend. We parked our car and got down to enjoy the cool night air.

Railway station at night

Ipoh Town Hall (opposite the railway station)

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The square or park in front of the railway station is usually crowded on Saturday and Sunday evenings. It was a Friday evening and the place was quiet. Great for watching the fountain display and taking of snapshots for my blog post.

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If the wind happens to be blowing in our direction, we can get wet.

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A nice place to relax and enjoy the fountain

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Oh, the joy of drinking deeply from the Fountain of Salvation!

In that wonderful day you will say, "Thank the Lord! Praise his name!

Tell the world about his wondrous love. How mighty he is!"

(Isaiah 12:3-4, The Living Bible-TLB)

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The following photos are for joining Saturday's Critters.

Fido, my hair dresser's pet.

Dragonfly in my garden.

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

Dinner At Aneka Selera Restaurant Kam Wah & A Stop At The Ipoh Railway Station.

We have not been to Aneka Selera Restaurant Kam Wah for dinner for a long time, probably almost a year. We thought of going back for the pandan rice but found the stall closed. Since we were there, we went for other options. 

 We ordered a plate of chicken rice, with also added some bbq meat and sweet sour green mustard. 

 We also ordered a grilled spicy stingray fish or ikan panggang.

We enjoyed this very much because of the delicious spicy paste.

 And because I like to eat Gyoza dumplings, I ordered a small plate of mixed gyozas.

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It was still early and bright after our dinner. We stopped at the Ipoh Railway Station, just to have a walk around and check out the growth of the Ipoh tree.

 Ipoh sign in front of the railway station.

Side view of the garden in front of the railway station.

Ipoh Town Hall opposite the railyway station.

Can you see the sparrows in a row? There are very common sparrows.

 As I moved closer, most of them flew away except for these 2 birds.

The rest settled on the grass nearby.

Here is the Ipoh tree, planted to replace the one uprooted during a big storm.

There were others enjoying their walk or stroll in the garden.

Front view of the Ipoh Town Hall.

We have just celebrated the National Day less than 2 weeks ago.

Front view of Ipoh Railway Station in the evening.

 The setting sun behind the railway station. 

 Main entrance of the railway station. 

 Driving home.

 The sun setting over the mountains.

 We reached home just before 7 pm with the setting sun just behind the mountains.

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The following photos are for joining Friday Bliss since the Floral Bliss has stopped.

 Frangipani flowers from my sister's garden.

 Sunset Bells from my garden.

Due the cool weather and semi shade, these sunset bells are doing well.

Japanese roses

Yellow and deep pink Japanese roses.

Pretty tiny pink flowers of the Green Shamrock. 

 Orange Bauhinia Kockiana in full bloom in front of my house.

Sometimes they are in round clusters, sometimes they are like this long clusters.

 Looking forward to the sweet fragrance of these Jasmine flowers.

From the buds to flowers.

Linking to Skywatch Friday & Friday Bliss

Just as lotions and fragrance give sensual delight,

a sweet friendship refreshes the soul.

(Proverbs 27:9, The Message-MSG)