Visiting Putra Jaya
Today we visited the city of Putrajaya, conceived as the administrative centre for the government. It is packed with many buildings housing various government departments, mostly in very stylish Islamic and modern style.
The city is reachable by rail from both KL Sentral and the airport where were putting up.
Having worked in New Zealand, it appears to be in quite a contrast to the New Zealand government where about 20 years ago, everything was being down-sized and many departments sold their buildings to take up residence in smaller leased buildings. Yes, I can see where my brothers’ taxes have gone.
It is very impressive. I’d like to see Putrjaya succeed as a both a government centre and a normal city … it will offer a great lifestyle for many because of its planned and green ambience.
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- Putrajaya is a city of bridges.
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- But see something wrong with this one? It only has the centre part, no road leading up to or down from it.
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- Bridge suspension.
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- Palace of Justice.
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- Putrajaya council.
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- Putrajaya Boulevard.
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- Seating outside a food court.
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- Putra mosque.
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- Another bridge.
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- I like this bridge; I sat under one like this in Esfahan, Iran.
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- Prime Minister’s Office.
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- Putra mosque from another angle.
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- Putra mosque and Prime Minister’s office from afar.
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- New mosque coming up.
Flying back to Auckland
While boarding our 2130 flight to Auckland, we noticed a group of three wearing masks (across their face and mouth). They sat right in front of us. Soon after takeoff they removed their masks … only to put them on for arrival. I’m not sure what their concerns are. The risk of contracting something at airports?