Kuching City

The Kuching trip is planned early when there is a promotion of free ticket from Airasia. I was so lucky to work for a good and kindly boss during the travel period because he allowed me to take my long holiday again and again and of course I am a good staff who manage to handle all my tasks as well :P

To charge my battery, I got to start my journey loooooo......

常常觉得，
同样的路线，同样的空间；
却每每都能获得不同样的视觉与感官体味。。。

大概因为，
不同的心情，不同的游人，
却每每都会带着不同样的故事与人生体验。。。

Kuching, the capital of Sarawak, Malaysia’s largest state, is simply unique. Kuching has an unusual name - the word means "cat" in Malay.

The photo of Kuching airport is taken while waiting for a public bus to the kuching city (CLL 8A, RM1.60)



When reached there, I was so hungry to have my quick lunch and cost me only MYR7.80.



A good backpacker, The Singgahsana Lodge. The dorm bed only MYR30 per night. After check-in, I started my kuching town for a day walk.

Kuching’s city centre is well preserved and very compact; virtually everything that is worth seeing can be reached on foot or by sampan.



Kuching Waterfront

The City Centre
Kuching Waterfront, a major restoration and land reclamation project, has become the most popular meeting place in the city. Drab warehouses have been replaced with an almost 900 m long esplanade, beautifully landscaped and dotted with wooden benches, food stalls, restaurants and entertainment facilities.



The water front Park



Along the road of Water Front.

A number of older buildings have been preserved and incorporated into the design, including the Chinese History Museum (see Museums section), the Sarawak Steamship Building, an open-air theatre and the Square Tower.



The Square Tower



The Charles Brooke Memorial

The Chinese History Museum is situated on the Waterfront opposite the Tua Pek Kong temple. Tel: 231520.



The Chinese History Museum open daily 9 am to 6 pm. Hey, no camera is allowed in the museum ya.



It traces the history of the Chinese community in Sarawak.

Main Bazaar, opposite the Waterfront, is the oldest street in the city and the heart of old Kuching. It has some superb examples of Chinese shophouse architecture, many of which have been occupied by the same family for generations.

Kuching’s highest concentration of antique and handicraft shops are to be found here, Main Bazaar Souvenir Center.

The ornately decorated Tua Pek Kong Temple is located on Jln Tunku Abdul Rahman, opposite the Waterfront, and is the oldest Chinese temple in Kuching.



It is believed to date from 1843, although official records only recognise its existence since 1876. The Wang Kang festival to commemorate the dead is held here.



The night of Street Bazaar

There is a local seafood foodcourt, Top Spot Food Court which selling fresh seafood with cheap price. It was quite difficult to get there (at least, to me) and finally I reached there.



Top Spot Food Court



Seafood Dinner: MYR56
The vegetable in the photo is the famous local vege, which you should at least have a try.