MY LOVE STORY: ALOR SETAR 2

9:00 am - PENANG TO SUNGAI PETANI

We start our journey and go to Sungai Petani for breakfast. We go to Rumah sarapan and see so many people Q there. So we just decided to tapau. Then we just think that we need to thop up the touch n go so we just stop by at Caltex and eat the nasi lemak also Strawberry tart :D I'm really shock that from Penang to Sungai Petani we just need to pay 2.89MYR for the toll 😅 huhuhu..

10:45 am - ALOR SETAR

We straight from Sungai Petani to Alor Setar then hby was read the sign board Muzium Kuala Kedah then we just straight to go there. Follow the map we just need a 15 min to reach there

11:54 am - KUALA KEDAH MUSEUM

We just arived there and take a look around there. It's so many history thing we can see there. The history about Kota Kuala Kedah :

The Kuala Kedah Fort or Kuala Bahang fort is situated at the northern shore of the Kedah river. It was built as as a protection for the state of Kedah and its capital, Alor Star. The fort was built in 1771 during Sultan Muhammad Jiwa’s reign and was completed in 1780. The design of the fort was done by Hafiz Sab, who was then hiding the post of Dato’ Maharaja Kadhi. Other designers were brought in from India. Gateway was built in the northern part of the fort facing Alor Melaka which was called “Pintu Gerbang Kadapun” (The Kadapun Gateway). The fort has survived attacks by the Bugis, Achechnese and the Siamese. In 1909, when Kedah was officially under British rule, a few government offices was built within the vicinity of the fort, including a lighthouse. A new gateway was built which exists to this day. During the Japanese occupation in the Malay States, the fort was used as their Armed Forces’ headquarters until their defeat in the hands of the British in 1945. In August 31 1978, the fort was dubbed a”historical land site” by the Department of Museums and Antiquities (currently known as Department of Museums Malaysia) under the “Artifacts Act 1976”, Act 165. In November 2000, the Department of Museums and Antiquities has launched excavation works in the eastern and southern parts of the fort, including rebuilding the Kacapuri gateway which collapsed in 1970.

In the museum, inside a one old office where they using for working place in that time. There is got an artifact was display inside also the info.

We just take a look building around the Museum.

The Kuala Kedah river :)

13:09 pm - RUMAH MAHATHIR

OTW back we saw the Rumah Mahathir then just go to visit it first :) It's located at Kota Setar town. We go inside and see that house, we not allow to take a pic so we just take it from outside :) There is a lovely house :) The background :

On 20 December 1925, Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad ( Tok Wan) the fourth and seventh prime minister of Malaysia was born at 18, Lorong Kilang Ice, Off jalan Pegawai, Seberang Perak, Alor Setar. The wooden nipah roofted house, was purchased y his father, Mohamad Bin Iskandar from someone in needed add money for a prospective marrige in the family. The house was in poor condition at the time when it was first bought. It was unpainted and had only one room. There was verandah, with the staircase as a later addition. The house stands as a symbol of Tun Dr Mahathir childhood year. It was here that he grew up until the time of his marriage. Thereafter, he shifted to his own house at Titi Gajah. However, he made frequent visit to his parent in this house. The idea of conserving the house was first proposed by the Kedah State Museum Board. At its meeting of August 21, 1990, the Board decided to hand over the work restoring and preserving the house to the National Archives of Malaysia.

14:32 pm - SULTAN ABDUL HALIM MUSUEM

After that we go to Sultan Abdul Halim Museum but it's was close :( So sad We just take a picture from outside. Huhuhu.

2:39 pm - ART HALL

We go to visit The art hall near the Sultan Abdul Halim Museum. There is is a showcase of painting and sculpture talent from all surround Malaysia. This time we can see the Malaysian drawing and the calligraphy of Quran :)

Thanks to one cute adik that was help to take our picture :)

15:05 pm - RUMAH MERDEKA

We go visit the rumah merdeka. It's near Rumah mahathir also located at the Kota Setar town. There the only place need to wear mask :D really good :) We just follow the SOP :) Here also we not allow to take a picture. This is a house of Tunku Abdul Rahman. There is a beautiful house and really look expensive and elegant for that year. On the ground floor exhibits furniture, souvenirs, potrait and other that belong to Tunku. Got a many part like Guest Room, Dinning Hall, Leisure Area facing the Anak Bukit River. On upper floor there exhibits are bedroom belong Tunku himself and Tunku Khadijah. There are Study / Music Room, Praying Room/ Bedroom. At the central the exhibits are collections of Tunku hobbies like a camera, golf and medal. The rumah Merdeka background :

The Rumah Merdeka was acquired by the national Achives of malysia in 2003. The house was subsequently restore and renovated with the view to preserve it setting for the benefit of future generation. The land on which the house is site was originally owned by Che Manjalara, the mother of the late Y.T.M Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, also knows as bapa Kemerdekaan and Bapa Malaysia. The land was subsequently given to Tunku. During the japanese Occupation in 1942, Tunku built a wooden house on this site, known as Rumah Jalan Baru. In 1953, Tunku built a brick house on the same site, and retained the plank house using it as the top floor. This house name to be known as Rumah Merdeka by the Tunku friends including Encik Senu Abdul rahman, encik Mohd Khir Johari and Encik Tan Cheng Lock. The house was built at an estimated cost 20k MYR. It's was here that Tunku conceived and organized his succesful election strategies in prepairation for the general election of 1959, 1964 and 1960. It was also in this very house that Tunku spent his leisure house writing. His writings include script for two we'll known Movie Raja Bersiung and Mahsuri.

15:25 pm - EX CENDOL

We feel so thirsty then try to find theCendol around so we just google the Cendol nearest. Hby order the cendol and mine is Laicikang but all two is fail. Too sweet and the cendol they use a white sugar so hby not so like it. Huhuhu. But we just enjoy that moment :)