Greetings dear readers. It's been a while since this blog is updated, more than 2 weeks ago. I'm still in the midst of travelling after leaving Kuala Lumpur 16 December to go to Kuantan, Kuala Terengganu, Kuala Berang, Kota Bahru and then to Kuala Krai, Kuala Lipis and Raub. Now I'm at Kampung Janda Baik in Bentong, Pahang to rest and enjoy the mountain air for a night.
Di sini, saya tergerak untuk berkongsi beberapa gambar yang diambil ketika berkelana. Biar dimulakan dengan gambar yang diambil di Bukit Puteri, Kuala Terengganu. Untuk makluman, Bukit Puteri yang terletak di belakang Istana Maziah dan berhadapan Pasar Payang merupakan sebuah bukit yang strategik dalam struktur pemerintahan kerajaan Terengganu dahulukala. Seringkali ia ditawan terlebih dahulu ketika berlaku perang dan ini boleh menentukan pihak yang menang. Maka di atasnya masih terdapat beberapa buah meriam tinggalan dahulukala.
Here, I'm moved to share some pictures taken during the trip. Let us start with pictures taken at Bukit Puteri, Kuala Terengganu. For information, Bukit Puteri (literally translated as the hill of the princess) which is situated behind Istana Maziah (the state palace) and in front of Pasar Payang (the town's main marketplace) is a strategic hill for the old Terengganu government. Often it is conquered first whenever there's battle as it can decide the winners. So there still exist a few cannons of olden days there.
Legenda rakyat pula menyebut, Bukit Puteri adalah pusat sebuah kerajaan bunian. Samada benar atau tidak, ia tidak dapat disahihkan. Yang pasti, terdapat sebuah makam lama milik seorang ulama yang memiliki cerita sendiri. Sila tatap gambar-gambar ini...
Local legend says, Bukit Puteri is the centre of a fairy kingdom. Whether true or not, this can't be verified. What is sure, there is an old tomb there of a religious scholar from days of yore with its own story. Do have a look at the pictures...
Dua buah meriam menghadap ke Pulau Duyung di kuala Sungai Terengganu. Meriam-meriam ini masing-masing memiliki nama tersendiri tetapi saya pula tidak membuat catatan. Menara yang kelihatan antara dua meriam adalah sebahagian daripada komplek baru Pasar Payang yang sedang dalam pembinaan. Bangunan yang nampak di seberang pula ialah bangunan kelab kapal layar yang didirikan sempena Piala Monsun yang diadakan setahun sekali sejak tahun lepas.
Two cannons facing the island of Duyung at the Terengganu river estuary. The cannons each have unique names but I didn't take note. The tower seen between the cannons is part of the new marketplace complex of Pasar Payang under construction. The buildings seen across are the yatch club building built for the Monsoon Cup held once a year since last year.
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Bandar Kuala Terengganu dilihat daripada puncak Bukit Puteri.
Kuala Terengganu town seen from the summit of Bukit Puteri.
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Satu pemandangan yang menarik di atas, seperti di taman bunian pula!
An interesting sight on top, as if in a sort of fairy land!
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Makam Sayyid Yassin, seorang ulamak berketurunan Arab Hadramaut. Beliau juga adalah menantu kepada Sultan pertama Terengganu (dari keluarga yang memerintah sekarang), Sultan Zainal Abidin I yang memerintah awal abad ke 18.
The tomb of Sayyid Yassin, a religious scholar of Arab Hadramaut descent. He is also the son-in-law of the first Terengganu king (from the current dynasty), Sultan Zainal Abidin I who ruled in the early 18th century.
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Bukit Puteri dilihat daripada hadapan Istana Maziah.
Bukit Puteri as seen from the front of Istana Maziah.
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TERUSKAN PERJUANGAN!!!
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