Jamek Mosque is over a hundred years old, one of the oldest in the city. Unfortunately it was closed to tourists due to construction but even from the outside it is quite magnificent.
There are Malaysian flags everywhere! I'm not sure if this is just in preparation for their Independence Day on the 31st or if they are just incredibly patriotic.
Preparations are underway for the Independence day ceremony in Merdeka Square.
I walked through a nice park to get to the war memorial. Of course it was surrounded by a sky scraper on one side and speeding cars on the other, but I did see frogs hopping around on the lily pads.
The war memorial was really nice. The statue itself was designed by an American, the same one who created our Iwo Jima sculpture. (I didn't know that at the time, but it's the first thing that I thought of when I saw it)
The national mosque was very nice. It's very open and serene and had a clean feel.
Even the old railroad station is beautiful!
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