I’ve been waiting for a long time to go to Kota Bharu to visit my dad and check out that town. My dad has been transfered to Kota Bharu Airport since last year for duty, he will be based there until he retires end of next year. My mum and I went to Kota Bharu on the 16th March till the 21st March 2010. Initially not knowing that place at all, and after a few colleague mentioned that there’s nothing much to do at Kota Bharu, got a little sad. But it wasn’t too bad when I was there.

The first few days we spend staying at my dad’s place, he rented a semi-D house all for himself. Houses there are cheap when compared to Kuala Lumpur and Selangor.

Kota Bharu, from my experience is very good for Food. Nasi Dagang, Mee Rebus, they all taste good. Slightly sweeter than what we get here in KL. Even their teh-tarik is extremely sweet.

On the 19th March, my dad took me to the airport tower where he works, the view from there was amazing, you could see the entire airport. I will write a separate blog for my experience in that tower.

Kota Bharu also seems to be famous for it’s traditional batik and wau (sort of a kite). A batik sarong can cost somewhere between RM9-RM16, depending on your bargaining skills.

We also had a chance to visit the tourist area where the Museums, Palaces and other attraction reside.

Kota Bharu is also good for their beaches. The one that I can remember was Pantai Cahaya Bulan. We went there at night and it was very windy. There are also many stalls opened there for late night supper. That area seems to be an area where it floods easily, the roads were wet.

I’ll let the photos speak for itself, enjoy.