Berlitz: Malaysia Pocket Guide by Berlitz Travel

Author:Berlitz Travel
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Travel, Malaysia
Publisher: APA
Published: 2016-09-21T04:00:00+00:00

Johor Bahru

Citizens of Singapore cross the causeway to Johor’s state capital to escape for the weekend and sample its lively nightlife at ZON Johor Bahru, an integrated hotel, duty-free shopping and dining complex and ferry terminal (serving Indonesia’s Batam and Bintan islands) on Jalan Ibrahim Sultan, or to head further north. Outside the restaurants and malls, travellers can visit the sprawling market, and nearby along the Lido Waterfront take a look at the gleaming white marble of the Masjid Sultan Abu Bakar, the Royal Abu Bakar Museum and the Istana Gardens of the old palace, with its Japanese teahouse and the sultan’s private zoo, which is open to the public.

The neoclassical Istana Besar (palace) is now used for state ceremonies, the present-day sultans having moved further north to the modern Istana Bukit Serene, with its 32m (104ft) high tower. Other sights include the colonial-style clock tower overlooking the Dataran Bandaraya (City Square). The Galeri Seni is an art gallery, built in 1910 in a similar period style, exhibiting clothing, weapons, currency and manuscripts, as well as calligraphy, ceramic items and other artworks.

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