Monday, January 28, 2008

Northern States: Kedah

If you happen to like South East Asian history, particularly the pre-Islamic era, you should pay a visit to Lembah Bujang archeological site. It is an educational site where it shows bits and pieces of information on how Kingdoms of Kedah were like prior to the arrival of Islam. This is where you get to see the fusion of Hindu and Buddhist art, and the strategically importance of the valley as a maritime trading port. We went there for a few hours before paying a visit to my brother’s friend’s house.



The Candi is still visible and preserved







The stream was probably the place where the people established their trading port




Then we went to Alor Setar, and took a picture under the Alor Setar Tower.





The Alor Setar Tower at night





And finally the next day we headed back to Kuala Lumpur. Our Northern States journey finally came to an end

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