Johor Bahru , Malaysia - 18/08/2011

Traveled up to Johor Bahru with family for a short shopping trip for Eid ul Fitr stuffs. Naturally, even before passing through the immigraton checkpoint, we were greeted with congested traffic.

Once we managed to pass through the border, we headed to Plaza Kotaraya. Ground floor was camped with  temporary stalls selling home decorations and traditional clothes for Eid ul Fitr. This place is entirely halal(no pork or alcohol sales). There's a surau inside but we didn't check out much of the mall.Time spent here was rather short.

Here's the address:
L4-64, Aras Timbalan, Plaza Kotaraya, 80000 , Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

Once we got what we needed , we headed to Pandan City. Parking space was nowhere near abundant albeit a weekday. We managed to find one eventually.The place was booming with activities. Literally, there's all sort of stuff you can buy - shirts,groceries,food,pirated DVDs and miscellaneous(including other fake brand products). Food lover will find this place a paradise(cheap satay, for example) if you don't mind the crowd.

The trip was decent, only dissapointment was still unsatisfied with my serving of chicken rice(small portion).

By the way, Pandan City doesn't close till early morning.

Here's a map for convenience.



But of course, my cravings for Marry Brown(local fast-food joint) still unfulfilled. Love to explore Johor Bahru on my own.