Our journey to Putrajaya took about an hour by bus. Putrajaya is known as the intelligent garden city. It is made up of various man-made sections of land and water, connected via bridges. It is the new governmental administration centre of Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur performed this function previously. We visited the Putrajaya Convention Centre and the Putrajaya Masjid (mosque). The mosque is also called the Putra Mosque. We could also see the Crystal Mosque which was still under construction. After leaving Putrajaya we went to Central Market. This is a shopping mall. There was an interesting shop inside where they had a certain type of fish swimming in a pond. You put your feet in the pond then the fish eats away on the dead skin! Then we went to Petaling street, Chinatown. This is just a few minutes walk away. Chinatown is a major tourist attraction. It consists of a few streets that has vendors on each side of the road. Petaling street is the longest and busiest. The basic rule here is the price you see is definitely not the price you pay. You are going to have to bargain for the price you want. Our last stop for the day was at Sungei Wang Plaza. This is a multi-storey shopping mall. It was then back to the hotel.
The Putrajaya International Convention Centre
Grass embankment by the Putrajaya International Convention Centre
One of Putrajaya's many bridges
A main road in Putrajaya
The Crystal Mosque as they call it, still under construction
Government complex
The Crystal Mosque
Palace of Justice
The Sultan's Palace - Istana Darul Ehsan
The Putrajaya Mosque (aka Masjid Putra)
The Prime Minister's office
One of Putrajaya's many bridges
Palace of Justice
