AFTER THE MOSQUE, THE PALACE IT WAS

26th AUGUST 2023 ~ After the visit to Ubudiah Mosque, the next nearby attraction in Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, was Istana Kenangan, which was a wooden palace, a.k.a the Perak Royal Museum. The palace was also known as Istana Adabi as one popular advertisement by Adabi [a local food brand] was filmed here.

The prominent feature of this building was that nails were not used to keep the wooden structure to stand strong until today.

Read more about the history of the palace [HERE].

Even though this place was gazetted as a museum, there were not many exhibits to be seen.

When you are here, make sure you take a lot of photos. There sure are many beautiful spots inside and outside the palace which boasts the beautiful traditional Malay architecture.

My friends and I of UPM TESL class of 1993 did just that.

VISITING A KRATON IN JOGJAKARTA

10th February 2016 ~ We then went to visit the Kraton ~ the palace. We were told that the present King still live here and if you are lucky, you could meet him walking in the palace compound. The other buildings in the palace complex had been converted into museums that housed all kinds of collectibles of the royalties.

We had a lady guide who took us for the palace tour and she is actually related to the line of royalty. The people who work here receive a meagre income but they still serve the King nonchalantly.

We also had the chance to drink tea prepared by the real royal servants from the real royal kitchen. We were told that we could ask for the blessings from the cooks so I just ask them to pray for our good health.

This visit basically wrapped up our academic visit to the city of Jogjakarta. It had been a wonderful journey as we learned a lot of new things about this city in Indonesia - the city of culture and history.

[MY JOGJA TRIP MAIN PAGE]