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.

FIVE TOURISTS ON SUNGAI PERAK BOAT CRUISE

   26TH AUGUST 2023    ~ The decision made by five [young] adults to go on the river cruise on Perak River in Kuala Kangsar was a spontaneous one. Still clad in our glamourous attires after attending the wedding reception, we took the challenge to go down the steep wooden stairs at the jetty to get into the boat [and to get out and up into the jetty later].

There was also a family of five who went on the cruise with us in the small boat.

The whole cruise took about 30 minutes but we had fun like real tourists did. You just never know when you will be back to the same place again and whether you will be able to enjoy the boat ride one more time. Carpe diem!

THE HUNT FOR LAKSA KUALA KANGSAR AFTER THE FEAST AT THE WEDDING RECEPTION

   26TH AUGUST 2023    ~ We just had a big feast at the wedding reception but that did not stop us from going on the hunt for Laksa Kuala Kangsar, a kind of local food there. The only place we could find was the food stalls area near Sungai Perak, which was actually one touristy spot.

Surprise! Surprise! We met another UPM TESL friend there, Puan Anita Abdul Rahman, with her husband who were on their short getaway. Well, you can run but you cannot hide. 😀

We successfully got our Laksa Kuala Kangsar so the mission was accomplished.

After the light meal a.k.a tea time, we even went on the river cruise on Sungai Perak, but that was another story in the next post.

Before leaving, we stopped by at the stalls selling souvenirs. The items that people bought from Kuala Kangsar would be its Labu Sayung, water containers traditionally made of clay. I got a few miniature ones to bring home and should be something that would make me reminisce of my first trip to Kuala Kangsar.