A Day Trip, May 2013

A day trip to KL and Tanjung Sepat on 11 May 2013 with SCMC members was very enjoyable. Our itinerary of the day was ~ Beryl's Chocolate @ Seri Kembangan ~ Muzium Diraja @ KL ~ Galeria Sri Perdana @ KL ~ Istana Negara @ KL ~ Kuala Lumpur City Gallery ~ Lunch @ Dengkil ~ Golden Palm Tree Villas @ Bagan Lalang ~ Tanjung Sepat Jetty ~ Dinner @ Banting ~

Musium Diraja, along Jalan Syed Putra was formerly the official residence of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of Malaysia. It was replaced by a new palace (Istana Negara) as the official residence of the King in year 2011. 

Royal guard in a traditional attire, samping

the entrance leading to the museum

Musium Diraja is now open to public with minimum entry fee.

...the main gate of Musium Diraja

This is the entrance leading to Galeria Sri Perdana, was the former official residence of Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia. It was Tun's residence from 23 August 1983 to 18 Oct 1999, before it was relocated to Putrajaya. It has been converted to become a gallery. The gallery is located at Jalan Terengganu, Off Jalan Damansara. 

The new palace, Istana Negara located at Jalan Duta was opened in December 2011.

... about time for changing mounted royal guard at the main gate.

Kuala Lumpur City Gallery, located in a historical building from 1899 at Merdeka Square, is a free information centre of the history, present and future of Kuala Lumpur. The gallery is operated by ARCH Collection Sdn. Bhd. ARCH is a Malaysian brand that makes collectables and gifts made of wood veneer using laser technology. The ground floor houses a large city map, a history section and the ARCH work shop and gift shop. The first floor holds the large architecture scale mode of Greater Kuala Lumpur. 

...archictecture scale model of Greater Kuala Lumpur on the first floor.

Arch gift shop at ground floor

Arch gift shop at ground floor

just outside the main entrance of City Gallery

Merdeka Square situated in front of the Sultan Abdul Samad Building, is the usual venue for the annualMerdeka Parade (National Day Parade).

Sultan Abdul Samad Building

Sultan Abdul Samad Building

portrait of the past and present prime ministers

Golden Palm Tree Villas at Bagan Lalang is a beach front desired destination nearby Sungai Pelek town in Sepang District Selangor.

Tanjung Sepat Jetty for fisherman to park their boat to unload the fishes.

...going home

Thanks to this sporting Pak Cik.
He agreed to be my model when I said I am going to share this in facebook.