BEING TOURISTY AT VICTORIA BRIDGE IN KUALA KANGSAR

   26th AUGUST 2023    ~ The one spot that visitors or tourists go to in Kuala Kangsar is the Victoria Bridge. We being a one-day tourist made it a point to be there too, after the Ubudiah Mosque and Kenangan Palace.

Some interesting facts about Victoria Bridge:

• It is also known as Enggor Bridge.
• It is the oldest railway Bridge in Malaysia.
• In 1900, Frank Sweetenham mentioned in his speech that this was the biggest railway bridge in Asia, outside of India, (as if India is not in Asia)
• Victoria Bridge was used until 2002 when a new and wider concrete bridge was built to replace the old one.

It was actually a challenge to take photos there were many people there when we arrived. However, we managed to capture the essential poses from a few different angles before making our way back to Ipoh.

THE HISTORIC BRIDGE OVER SHOTOVER RIVER

This was a very short stop that we made on the way from Arrowtown to Glenorchy. We were here to enjoy the scenery of the river and the mountain from the Historic Bridge over Shotover River and the main structure of the bridge was made of wood, I think. However, this was not the place where people go to do bungee jumping. Shotover River is well-known for extreme activities that people could carry out like white water rafting, jet boat and canyon swinging - all of which I wouldn't dare to do.

 

NEXT: Driving to Glenorchy.