Soon its time to leave Makam Chondong, time to leave the town of Pekan too...
I came out of Makam Chondong through the village of Kampung Mengkasar. Upon reaching the main road, I saw this old surau (small praying hall) which I've noticed upon arriving in Pekan the previous day... So I decided to take a picture...
The very moment I took my camera out, came a white Kancil (seen in the right-down side of this pix) parking in front and spoiling my angle. Immediately came out the man seen here standing as if posing for a picture!
I don't have much time to wait and choose a better moment to snap a picture as some 200 metres down the road I could see the bus to Kuantan heading my way. As it is, I have to position myself right in the middle of the busy road just so I could cover as much of the surau as possible using my cheap digital camera. So I snapped away anyway... Once done, I ran across the road just in time to flag down the bus to Kuantan...
Soon enough I'm on the way... Here is a look at the Pahang river from inside the bus, while crossing the main bridge...
Soon enough the bus arrived in Kuantan...
The main mosque of Kuantan seen from inside the bus...
The non-express bus stops here...
The station is nearby the river Kuantan...
Here I could take a better shot of the giant letters spelling "Kuantan" across the river...
Then it's time for lunch...
Once that is done, I have enough energy to walk around town...
This is the old part of Kuantan...
I walked across towards the new part where the other main bus station, the one for express buses lies. I just want to check the ticket prices for next possible destination after Kuantan, that is one of the main towns of Terengganu... Probably Kemaman or Dungun if not straight to the capital Kuala Terengganu...
Along the way, I had a good look at the main mosque... Pretty impressive structure it is!
Once I'm done checking out, I head for an auntie's place in the north-east parts of Kuantan. I planned to rest there for a few days before making my next move.
In the picture is a main hill around Kuantan. The hill known as Bukit Pelindung (literally translated as the "protective hill") looms at over 250 metres high, quite near my auntie's place.
For the record, this should be my 181th posting here. I'm writing this story from Kuala Terengganu 200km north of Kuantan after leaving the town about a week ago... So that should give some idea of the travelling route I already took...
Whatever, we'll continue the story-telling another time ya... Afterwards, I intend to head for Kelantan. Take care... Cheers! :]
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