Today I cycled 60 odd kilometers around the local countryside and visited some Buddhist temples near to the border with Thailand. At the end I was knackered. I took a couple of wrong turnings, hence 60km, but I suppose that was to be expected!
Cycling around and stopping at small shops was good, an easy way to talk to local people. I saw a lot of singing birds, every year they have a big singing bird competition in Malayisa.
For some reason in and around Kota Bharu there were many many flags on display, I didn't find out why. My first thought was that there must have been some kind of election but I think it was related to something else.
The highlight apart from the scenery of the rolling rice fields was a Thai temple with a giant reclining Buddha. A reclining Buddha always faces east and symbolizes the death of Buddha (the sun sets in the east see). A lot temples I visited here had a Thai style of decoration, distinctly different from the Chinese ones.
After getting back to Kota Bharu, via a giant TESCO, I had dinner at a Chinese pub/restaurant that sold beer and watched a spot of football on the TV. At around 10pm I took a night bus to Ipoh.
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| Not very bike friendly |
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| Singing Birds |
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| Singing Birds |
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| Flags everywhere |
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One Malaysia...a symbol seen everywhere to promote harmony among the
countries different racial groups |
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| Needs touching up |
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| Enjoying an ABC blog |
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| Not online blog but drink blog |
