In Photos – A Day Trip To Brunei
Written by Jaillan Yehia
I’d always wanted to visit The Sultanate of Brunei but somehow it had never happened – until circumstances brought me to the Brunei capital Bendar Seri Begawan on a great value Royal Brunei Airlines flight from Bangkok to London ‘via’ Brunei.
Of course it’s hardly on the way, in fact it’s just over two hours in the wrong direction, but I wasn’t going to argue with a free day trip to Brunei and a unique chance to explore this fascinating nation.
The flight change includes a full day and evening on the ground – which is enough to get a good sense of the country’s pocket-sized city, and that included some amazing photo opportunities…
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Shoes outside the Jame’Asr Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque
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The Sultan’s own private entrance to the Jame’Asr Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque, the largest Mosque in Brunei
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Colourful wooden houses at Kampong Ayer water village
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The shoe rack that accommodates up to 5,000 pairs of shoes for Friday prayers
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View of a mosque rising behind Kampong Ayer water village
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Food stall at Brunei’s night market
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Standing guard at the Royal Palace gates
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Downtown Brunei at sundown
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Life at Kampong Ayer, Brunei’s famous water village
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Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque by day
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A Brunei worker comes up with an ingenious use for a cardboard box
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Entrance to the Royal Palace, we can’t see any of its 1700 rooms, alas
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Jame’Asr Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque at night
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Fellow tourists enjoying the evening portion of their day trip to Brunei
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Toyota advert at Kampong Ayer water village
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A classic Brunei image of the Jame’Asr Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque
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Umbrellas used to shade the Sultan during his Jubilee ceremony, displayed at the Brunei Museum
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A fishermen works on his nets at the water village
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The Brunei flag is proudly displayed everywhere
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Water taxis at Kampong Ayer
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Fishing at Kampong Ayer
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The Sultan Omar Ali Saiffudien mosque looks even more amazing at night
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Ceremonial Royal spears and shields
The transit tours are provided by Sunshine Tours Borneo, and SavoirThere just rocked up at the desk on arrival like any other customer and arranged and paid for her day tour on the spot – and they couldn’t have been nicer to deal with. When they saw how many notes she was taking and what a genuinely nosey journo type she was they kindly invited her on the evening tour as their guest.
Tags: Asia, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, Night market, Photos, South East Asia, Street photography, travel photography
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