Again I went to Kelantan to performed some tasks related to my full time job. I won't be writing much about this trip. Just photos with some captions of it will tell the story. **smiles**
On my way to Kota Bharu, I made a stop at Gambar R&R for lunch
This lunch cost me RM9.70. Expensive !
My staff, Imran thinking "how can the food here is so demn expensive ha?"
We reached Kota Bharu around 8.30pm and we stayed at Flora Place, Kota Bharu. A twin bedded room cost us RM127.00 per nite. Small room indeed. Decided not to continue to stay here on our 2nd night. The room is clean and the staff were friendly, the only setback is the room is too small.
View from the window of my room at Flora Place, Kota Bharu.
2nd day, we decided to stay at a more familiar hotel to us which is the Ridel Hotel. The room size is almost the same as Flora Place but the interior setup is much more better and looks elegance. But the best is that the hotel is situated just beside the Kelantan River and a few good eating places is much more nearer.
Ridel Hotel lobby and reception area
Friendly staff and very presentable indeed.
This is the newly build Watch Tower (for flood) which is situated just next to the Ridel Hotel
On our 2nd day in Kota Bharu, we went to Bachok (30 minutes away from Kota Bharu) to visit the most popular beach here in Kelantan, Pantai Irama. As it was holiday, I think more than 500 people were here visiting Pantai Irama. Most of them were local.
A warning signage to visitor as the sea will become rough during monsoon season from November to March.
This is the main reason why we went to Bachok, to taste the famous Maggie Ketam or Instant Noodle with Crab. As the stall is only starts to open at 730pm, we went to Pantai Irama first. The location of the stall is quite tricky for those who are not familiar with road in Bachok.
Imran's enjoying the Maggie Ketam. The verdict? Hmmm, I won't say that the meal is superbly delicious. The instant noodle taste the same, the only highlight of this meal is the crab. I think I can make this at home even. Will I repeat? If I happens to be around Bachok then I might but to drive to Bachok from Kota Bharu just for this Maggie Ketam ... I don't think so. Nevertheless, the stall is always packed with customer. During this visit, we waited for almost 45 minutes before we get our Maggie Ketam. The price? I think its around RM20.00 per dish as the total cost for 5 Maggie Ketam that we had here that night was RM97.00. A must try for those who haven't yet tasted this special dish & mud crab before.
On our 3rd night in Kota Bharu, we visited a fishing jetty at Tawang as we were invited by a friend of mine to experience the environment of a deep sea fishing vessel unloading their catch.
There were 2 boats that docking in on that night. This PAF 4141 belongs to my friend's father in law even.
The owner showed on of the fish that being caught by his boat. He is such a humble and friendly man.
Surprisingly, the owner did take some of the fresh seafood and brought it to the nearby restaurant for them to cooked, later served us with delicious dinner.
The highlight seafood of that night, the Sand Lobster / Slipper Lobster or the local name it as "Udang Ketak". I love the taste of this lobster, very sweet and juicy even.
On our 4th day, after we did our task in Pasir Mas, we went to the border, (well we actually cross the border) and visited a small Thailand's village called Mundok. My target here is to buy the famous Thailand's fragrant rice. I managed to bought 10kg of it at a price of RM35.00. I had cross to Ban Buketa previously on my last visit to Jeli. What I can tell is that, Mundok is a bit bigger than Buketa and the river to cross is wider. The security is much tighter in Jeli-Buketa. And from what I heard, Mundok is more popular as a shopping destination for local Kelantanese compared to Buketa.
We did some shopping. We got 2 local from Pasir Mas to escort us. :)
From Pasir Mas, we went to Tanah Merah and stayed at this 'corporate' hotel of ours, the E'mage Park Inn. I think this is the best hotel / motel that one can find here in Tanah Merah. This Family Room that we rented cost us RM120.00 per night. Its a big room alright but the owner of this hotel/motel need to make some touch up to this hotel as it looks a bit old, both inside and outside. I think I have been staying here for more than 10 times already and that is why I name this hotel / motel as my corporate hotel. :D
After spending 2 nights in Tanah Merah, we went to Kuala Krai and then proceed to Gua Musang as there are no suitable hotel/motel for us to stay in Kuala Krai. In Gua Musang, we always stay at the Fully Inn Hotel but we wanted to try a newly build hotel called Myhome Hotel. I got to know this hotel while browsing on internet before I started this trip. My review of the hotel? Well, I took a Family Room at RM120.00 per night. The room is small and worst is the design of the bathroom. The bathroom is not covered up to the ceiling as you can see on the above photo. Yes, there is LCD TV inside the room but it is a cheapo one, worst we can't control the channel even. Right after checking in, I decided that we will need to change our hotel on our 2nd night in Gua Musang. I don't feel comfy at all.
View from Myhome Hotel
And here's a short video recorded during driving back from Kelantan to Melaka.
And here's a short video recorded during driving back from Kelantan to Melaka.
Thank you !
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