Kluang Railway Station Coffee, Johor

We enjoyed the ride, the train journey took exactly 70 minutes from Kempas to Kluang.
Once the train reached Kluang, the situation surprised me! The station (N2°02.000' E103°19.055') was full of passengers, and I saw we are the only group get down from the train, others were got up to the train and travel to North. (The train only stop for One minute)

You won't be surprise that there are many backpackers on the train...

After one minute, the line was clear!

And the station is back to peace and quite...

Kenny was the first one to 'jump' into the ticket counter to buy the return tickets. But due to unforeseen circumstances, it was unexpected fully booked! Without any choices, we decided to buy Express Bus ticket back to Johor Bahru.

Despite any status of the return ticket, we still need to fill up our stomach at this Famous Kluang Rail Cafe (since 1938). This is one of our purpose to Kluang. It's situated exactly in the Railway Station, and this 'small' cafe was so crowded on the Sunday morning.

The queue at the entrance...

After 15 minutes queue, we managed to get a table. What we did was 'fill' up the table as we can! Haha!


The reason was...we wanna taste everything which sell by the shop! :)
The packs on the table are Nasi Lemak and Mee-Siam. I will advise you to take those mee-siam which is in the plastic container, it was really good! And don't forget to order the Toasted Bread, it's serve with the homemade 'Kaya' and butter...Nice! (Pictures below...)

Mee-Siam in the plastic container.

Toasted Bread. It's grilled on 'charcoal', different taste from those oven toasted. Must try!

Importantly, don't forget to order a cup of the well-known hand roasted coffee. The aroma of the coffee was amazing! You will like it especially if you are a coffee lover.

Beside that, the half boiled eggs is also part of the breakfast.

We were really enjoy our breakfast at this Kluang Railway Cafe. Especially the 2 kids, they having their breakfast without any noise! :)

Some are busy taking photos....and some are busy with their bread...

The face expression from the little girl tell you how good the toasted bread was! She is my little princess...

The cafe is existed since 1938, before the Independence of Malaya. Until now, the third generation of the Lim's family is running the business. The setting is still the same since the cafe started...today, it goes with the name - "Kluang Rail coffee".
The franchise business of this cafe are everywhere within Malaysia today. But many customers still come back here for the original taste of the Coffee & Toasted Bread.

Business Hour :-
Friday to Wednesday
7.00am - 12.00pm
2.30pm - 6.00pm
Close on Thursday

The history of the cafe is witness by the patrons everyday...

The boss is busy brewing the coffee...

I will not say the foods and drinks serve by this cafe is heavenly fantastic, but it's special!
Experience your breakfast at this rustic ambience coffee shop, and don't forget to walk around this simple and classic train station...

Once our stomach full, we continue our journey...

Kluang Day Trip 4th JAN 2009 :-
* Kempas Railway Station (KTM), Johor Bahru
* Kluang Fire Department, Johor.
* Kluang Bus Terminal, Johor
* Sam Kee BBQ Place, Kluang - Johor

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Kempas Railway Station (KTM), Johor Bahru

Kempas Railway Station (N1°32.183' E103°43.238')
My family and Kenny's family having a day trip by train to Kluang on 4th JAN 2009.
The ticket was MYR13.00 for adult and MYR11.00 for children, train schedule - 8.43am. (From Kempas Railway Station to Kluang Railway Station)

We reached the station on 8.15am, still enough time for us to had our breakfast at the canteen beside the station....hmm, the curry-puff was really nice!

The parking area full of Taxi. I believe that will be safe for daily parking, because all the Taxi driver will monitor your car while they having their break at the canteen.

This staircase will lead to the Kempas Railway Station.

I took my chance to snap some photos around the station...

To the left...

To the right...

The schedule time table for KTM...

After a while, this bell ring! That's mean the train arrive, delay by only 2 minutes only!! That's really impressed us. Because our previous experience was one hour delay!

I never expect that I bought the tickets at the Last cabin of the train. (Yes, seat number provided). Air-condition was cold enough with the seat are comfort! The train was only stop for ONE minute and continue the journey to the north...


The reason of this blur photo above is because of the train moving, not my hand! :) Yeah, I should use the fast shutter setting...

We relax ourself in the train and excited to see the Kluang Railway Station...

Kluang Day Trip 4th JAN 2009 :-
* Kluang Railway Station Coffee, Johor
* Kluang Fire Department, Johor.
* Kluang Bus Terminal, Johor
* Sam Kee BBQ Place, Kluang - Johor

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Budget Hotel at Danga Bay, Johor Bahru

Kozi Hotel (N1°29.019' E103°43.159')
08, Block 6, Danga Bay,
Jalan Skudai,
80200 Johor Bahru.
www.kozi.com.my
Tel : +607-2389001
Fax : +607-2389006
Room rates : MYR88 - MYR138
Free Wifi service at lobby

* This hotel is newly open, I assume everything will clean and neat. Hope they will maintain well in the future.

Budget Hotel related post :-
* Budget Hotel at Taman Molek, Johor Bahru.
* Budget Hotel at Taman Scientex, Pasir Gudang, Johor.
* Budget Hotel At Taman Senai Utama, Senai, Johor.
* Budget Hotel At Taman Putri Wangsa, Ulu Tiram, Johor.
* Budget Hotel At Kulai, Johor.
* Budget Hotel at Taman Rinting, Masai, Johor Bahru.
* Budget Hotel at Bandar Seri Alam, Masai, Johor Bahru.
* Budget Hotel at Taman Sutera Utama, Skudai, Johor Bahru.
* Budget Hotel at Taman Nusa Bestari 2, Skudai, Johor Bahru.
* Budget Hotel at Taman Nusa Bestari , Skudai, Johor Bahru.
* Budget Hotel at Taman Daya, Johor Bahru.
* Budget Hotel at Taman Desa Cemerlang, Ulu Tiram, Johor.
* Budget Hotel at Taman Mount Austin, Johor Bahru.
* Budget Hotel at Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, Johor Bahru.
* Budget Hotel at Taman Johor Jaya, Johor Bahru.
* Budget Hotel at Danga Bay, Johor Bahru.

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Danga City Mall, Johor Bahru

This shopping mall had bring back live again! It was named Best World Shopping Mall those day, then it took over by Danga Bay Management and re-renovate the mall call - Danga City Mall today.

The mall was open on December 2008. The new management totally changed the face of the mall, I was surprised when I step in....

And it's also the First Shopping Mall at Johor Bahru provided security within the parking lot. I was surprised again to see this Security Post at the parking area! I believe this will prevent the car theft taking advantage, unlike others Big Shopping Malls at Johor Bahru which always facing many car stolen cases during their Sale periods.

On the 5th of January 2009, they provided the Train and Shuttle Bus services.
The KTM Train ticket counter located at the 2nd Floor of the Mall.

Just beside an optical shop

The Train Schedule :-

From Singapore ->Danga Mall->Kempas Baru (Fare : SGD3.00)
-------5.35am------>6.21am------->6.45am (Train no. 26)
-------7.40am------>8.34am------->8.50am (Train no. 2)
-------2.00pm------>2.54pm------->3.10pm (Train no. 6)
-------6.00pm------>7.05pm------->7.29pm (Train no. 14)
-------7.10pm------->8.18pm------->8.30pm (Train no. 28)
-------10.00pm----->11.30pm------>11.35pm (Train no. 10)

From Danga Mall->Woodlands->Singapore (T. Pagar) (Fare : MYR3.00)
-------5.10am------->6.55am------->8.15am (Train no. 11)
-------8.50am------->9.15am------->10.10am (Train no. 15)
-------9.37am------->9.52am------->11.00am (Train no. 29)
-------2.19pm------->2.34pm------->4.11pm (Train no. 5)
-------8.08pm------->8.28pm------->9.35pm (Train no. 1)

The Free Shuttle Bus Schedule :-
(Pickup at the Main Entrance of the Mall)

From Tmn Universiti ->Danga City Mall
9.00am
11.30am
2.30pm
5.10pm
7.30pm

From Danga City Mall ->Danga Festive Mall - Danga Bay
4.10pm
5.40pm
7.10pm
8.40pm
10.10pm

From Danga Festive Mall - Danga Bay -> Danga City Mall
10.30am
1.00pm
4.00pm
6.30pm
9.30pm

The walkway from the Mall to the platform

Related post :-
* Danga Bay, Johor Bahru
* Budget Hotel at Danga Bay, Johor Bahru

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Ukraine -- Jewish Cemetery Photos from Trix Rosen

Jewish cemetery, Cernivtsi, Ukraine. July 2006. Photo (c) Ruth Ellen Gruber

The American photographer Trix Rosen used my book Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to Eastern Europe to chart a recent trip through Ukraine. She and a friend visited Chernivtsi, Sadhora, Kremenets, Sataniv, and Sharhorod as well as the pilgrimage tombs in Uman and Medzhybizh.

She has posted an essay about her trip and some of the photographs she took on her web site -- click HERE to view.

I've posted some of my own photos from Bolekhiv and elsewhere in Ukraine on this blog, and you can see more of my photographs from Ukraine in the photo section of my web site -- click HERE. (Photos from elsewhere can be accessed through the mail "Photos" page.)

Tan Kee Prawn Mee (Noodle) at Setapak - Kuala Lumpur

While we were on the way back from Genting Highland, I decided to drop by this Tan Kee Prawn Mee (Noodle) (N3°11.095' E101°42.116') at Setapak which was recommended by Antyong. I am using the Free GPS map (for this trip navigations) from www.malfreemaps.com, and it's stated 'Best Prawn Mee' from the detail of the POI (Place of Interest).

Please take note that, there were 2 stalls around that area selling prawn mee. The Tan Kee Prawn Mee is the only stall in the shop lot. Not the stall which is mix with others...
it's easy to recognize it by the name - 'Tan Kee' of the stall.

We were not sure what to order, and the lady boss recommended us to add the Pork Ribs and the Shrimps. So I ordered myself for Pork ribs and my wife with shrimps.

Prawn noodle with Pork Ribs

Prawn noodle with Shrimps

Both were delicious and tasty! Thanks Anthony!
This was our first time tasted the Kuala Lumpur Prawn Mee. It's different from Penang and Johor Bahru.
I had just one comment that...the soup was quite sweet, maybe because of the MSG.

The damage : MYR18.00 (inlcude drinks)
It cost MYR7.50 for each. This is the price for a big bowl, if you order the normal bowl...it's only cost you MYR4.00 each.

I rated : 3.5/5

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Poland -- Jozefow Jewish Cemetery Cleaned Up

The historic Jewish cemetery in Jozefow Bilgorajski in eastern Poland has been cleaned up, thanks to a project that was co-financed by the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland (FODZ) and the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.

The Foundation has posted a photo gallery showing the cemetery after the clean-up work.

Jews settled in Jozefow in the 18th century, and by 1921 nearly 80 percent of the local population was Jewish. A very nice baroque-style synagogue, built in the late 18th or early 19th century, now serves as the town library.

Jozefow 2006. Photo (c) Ruth Ellen Gruber

The oldest tombstones in the cemetery date from the 1760s. I visited there in the summer of 2006, when I was doing the updates for Jewish Heritage Travel. The local librarian was very helpful, giving me explicit instructions how to find the cemetery, located near quarries on a hill just outside town. Access is via a dirt road off Kamienna street.


Parts of the cemetery were -- sort of -- clear, or at least fairly accessible, even in "high weed" season. But much of the cemetery was jungle.... Here are some photos to compare how it was, with the pictures on the FODZ site showing the area after clean-up.

Photos (c) Ruth Ellen Gruber