It was a cloudy Thursday when we visited the famous Bukit Bendera. Many tourists including some primary school students from Singapore (recognizable from their uniform) were queuing for the funicular train, kind of reminded me the train at Wellington cable car), but this one is on a steeper slope. It probably just took 6- 8 min ride to reach the peak. The queue took about 15 minutes at the time, though. Up at the hill, the temperature up at the hill was very different from decades ago (went up there before about 20 years back). I could sweat easily if there was no wind or breeze. That's why the best activity was visiting the famous Penang Hill Biosphere Reserve (PHBR) called The Habitat, where we could have more shades from the sunlight. There were few water coolers for visitors to refill their bottles for hydration. I visited the toilets, quite good maintenance. These facilities located near Curtis Crest Tree Top Walk, a must go for this attraction. But there were some maintenance works on the site that we could not access the bridge at canopy walk. One needs to practice extra caution with wildlife as we encountered a snake by the walk path, looked venomous from it's colorful scale. We had a chance to see a few monkeys on the trees. The entrance fee for the visit is RM60 for adult. I think it worths the price is you're a lover for wildlife and nature. Out from the reserve, there was a nice cafe for visitors to chill, along with some souvenirs displayed for sale. Ticket holders could have their free ride on buggy back to Penang Hill Upper Train Station.