Perak river near junction to Kampung Terengganu

Continued from Visiting the Perak royal mausoleum after demise of a Sultan.

Later in the afternoon we went to Kampung (village of) Terengganu in Teluk Intan. Near the junction to the village lies this jetty.

It faces a wide part of the Perak river. This jetty is about 200-300 metres away from the mouth of the Bidor river as shown in the old article Confluence of 3 rivers in Teluk Intan....

A look upriver. The Bidor river mouth is on the middle right.

A look across.

A look downriver.

Visiting the Perak royal mausoleum after demise of a Sultan

Continued from Views from minaret of Masjid Ubudiyah, Kuala Kangsar.

From the mosque called Masjid Ubudiyah one can enter the Perak royal mausoleum or burial ground via a back door. This leads directly to the tomb of a main ancestor of mind, Laksamana Raja Mahkota Muhammad Amin.

Then we went to the main building which houses the remains of a number of Perak Sultans or rulers.

It is directly accessible from the main entrance of the burial ground.

This part is normally open-air as it is without roof.

A yellow canopy has been built for the burial ceremony of the 34th ruler of Perak, Sultan Azlan Syah 3 weeks ago.

His majesty's tomb.

Besides is the tomb of his son Raja Ashman. Fondly known as Sheikh Raja to many he passed away 2 years earlier. For the record this is the 1,248th article in this blogspot.

Views from minaret of Masjid Ubudiyah, Kuala Kangsar

Continuing the storytelling from Pergau River and Gunung Reng.

After spending a night at Kuala Kangsar we went to the famous mosque called Masjid Ubudiyah at Bukit (hill of) Chandan.

I have been here many times. But it was in this visit that I suddenly felt the urge to climb up to higher parts.

Ah. What magnificent view greeted as I came out.

Then I saw another door leading to a much higher part.

Yes. It leads to the top of the minaret.

It is a climb hard to resist.

Views as I climbed up...

The mosque has 4 minarets of equal height.

The top in view...

And so I started to take in the views. Seen in the middle the palace called Istana Iskandariah.

The Perak royal burial ground besides the mosque.

Then the views going anti-clockwise...

Pergau River and Gunung Reng

Continued from The "Beijing" mosque.

After Rantau Panjang we proceed to leave the state of Kelantan. A few kilometres after the town of Jeli heading into the state of Perak we passed this bridge.

It is situated close to a limestone hill known as Gunung (mountain of) Reng. Having passed this bridge a number of times, this time I felt I must make a stop and walk to the middle of the bridge.

The bridge passes over the river of Pergau, one of the main subsidiaries of the Kelantan river.

This should be the view downriver.

Gunung Reng lies on the opposite side.

I think this rates as among the best view I have captured in my travels in this part of the world.

The "Beijing" mosque

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Regarding the trip to Kota Bahru, Kelantan as mentioned in the article The new train station of Gua Musang. After Kota Bahru we went to the border town of Rantau Panjang where lies this beautiful mosque.

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Built using Chinese architecture it is fondly known as the Masjid (mosque of) Beijing.

My youngest son Johan posing...

By the way we first set foot in this mosque 3 years ago. Then, I took some pictures from the highest part of the mosque. Look at the old article Views from the tower of Masjid Beijing.