Kota Bahru

This small town has a tranquil rural setting and it boasts a wide river, the Sg. Kelantan.

It is very close to the Thai border and there are many Thais who live here and their influence can be seen in the local cuisine offered in the restaurants.

There are also many temples.

                                                        Statue of Kwan Yim

                                                         The Sitting Buddha

                                                         The Standing Buddha
There is one mosque with Chinese- styled roofs and an entrance that is like no other.

                                                     The Entrance to the Mosque

                                                        The Unique Mosque

Its grounds are immaculate and there are lovely poinsettia bushes that are now in bloom as it is the end of the year.

Another unique building is the Siti Khatijah market which houses many stalls selling all kinds of products from fruit and vegetables to poultry and meat on the ground floor.  The other floors sell dried fish products such as kropok,  clothes, costume jewelry, etc. and the vendors are all women.

                                                       The Siti Khatijah Market
                                           (Below)  The Roof of the Market

On the outskirts are rice fields.

 Kota Bahru is connected to other main towns in Malaysia by road and air.