Things to See & Do Around Johor Bahru's Downtown

When I planned our mommies day out trip to Johor Bahru, I was not quite sure what I could do and see around the hotels we stayed in Kotaraya Johor Bahru or Johor Bahru's Downtown. Two things I knew were JB Sentral and the City Square Mall. After spending two days there, I saw many interesting places around Kotaraya Johor Bahru. So are you ready to see bunch of pictures in this post?

nice lighting of JB Sentral

JB Sentral & City Square Mall

JB Sentral is the central transportation hub of JB. Here we could find buses going to Johor Premium Outlet, Legoland, and many places in Johor Bahru or even the busses to KL and Singapore. JB Sentral is at the opposite of City Square Mall, and next to a railway station.

Plaza Seni

Plaza Seni located only 2 minutes away from Citrus Hotel. I went inside at around 6 pm, but most of the shops were closed. So we enjoyed the market outside Plaza Seni, and bought some magnet souvenirs each cost RM 5. There are many food stalls around Plaza Seni as well.

Hindu Temple

We walked further from Plaza Seni heading to Galleria Kotaraya. We saw this Galleria, and mommies were always looking for a shopping place:p 

Then we saw a beautiful Hindu Temple few meters away before the Galleria.

the temple and the galleria

the temple and the modern building

the temple and the mommies:p

Just next to the temple, there are stalls selling the flower to be used in performing the prayer inside the temple. 

And we spotted a shop named Madura located on Jalan Trus. Wow Madura is famous here I guess:p

Galleria @ Kotaraya

This is our fave mall in Johor Bahru as it sells beautiful and cheap Hijab. Ladies..you should visit this mall! There are also many halal cafes and restaurants inside the mall. 

inside Galleria

Galleria is for Hijab lovers

Try the Signature Crepes inside Galleria, it was so good and cheap.

lovely corner at Signature Crepes

it was this big!

Sultan Ibrahim Building

We didn't visit the place which is located at Bukit Timbalan, but I took picture of Sultan Ibrahim Building from Galleria. This British Colonial building is the former state secretariat building of Johor.

Food Paradise at Meldrum Walk

After visiting all the places that night, we went back to Citrus Hotel and passing through the Meldrum Walk. This food paradise located around Citrus Hotel. It provides many halal food at affordable price.

Hotels around Kotaraya Johor Bahru

There are some hotels we spotted during our walk in Johor Bahru downtown.

Do you see The Puteri Pacific Johor Bahru at the back? 

Downtown of Johor Bahru is for sure a lively area with so many happening places. If you wish to stay around Kotaraya Johor Bahru, I hope this post will give you the idea of how the area looks like.

written on October 12, 2013 by @tesyasblog

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