Penang in bloom

We have just returned from a lovely week of R&R in Penang. After the emotions of the last couple of months the timing couldn't have been better for us. We must have known something when we booked in February!

I have always loved tropical gardens and the gardens of the Park Royal Hotel where we stayed were amazing. 
 Our first view - welcome -


I could easily have just laid by the pool and done very little. Nice? Wouldn't you just love to have just a little bit of this garden at home?








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In the gardens of the Park Royal and around Penang there were flowers of just about every colour you can think of - 

You would expect frangipanis - nothing says tropical more than they - but check out these red ones!

and more red and orange and pink

I've seen these before in Singapore - isn't it amazing how a flower can grow like this -

 This hummingbird was really enjoying lunching on this flower - 

yellow - I would love the hibiscus in the top LH corner to be in my garden - 

and look at this delicate beauty - 

purple - even the leaves get a look in on this one 

 white and spidery -

water lilies  - in ponds and in pots - 

and the palm trees were not outdone by the flowers - I really loved this one with the huge fan leaves -I might have to see if I can buy one for the tropical "room" of my garden -

Can you see the creepers growing up the palm trunks? And this palm (center top) with the brilliant red stalks, but evidently I can't grow them in Australia - don't worry I've checked.

These bright orange leaves certainly brighten up a green garden. And don't you just love these little hanging hearts? -

I certainly didn't expect to see one of the Australian bottlebrush family! Not a tropical plant but growing very well in the tropical pool garden.

There was an avenue of huge shady spreading trees along a road where we waited for a bus one afternoon

At days end the sky was adding its own splash of colour

Do you have a favorite tropical destination?

I'll be back next time with my travel tips from Penang - but until then if you want to find out about the Park Royal Hotel located along Batu Ferringhi beach, please click here - Park Royal Penang - and no I wasn't paid to promote them. 

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