Day 1 - October 15, 2008: Kuching
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We arrived in the afternoon and checked in to our hostel - the Singgahsana Lodge.
The taxi driver warned us against going to Bako because of the big waves this time of year.
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This was the corridor outside our lunch place - Life Cafe.
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Inside, we had lamb and rice. Quite good.
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Almost as soon as we came out of the cafe, we heard a lot of banging noises.
I poked my head around the corner and found these tinsmiths, stripping bits of metal from old objects.
It was a pleasant surprise to find the trade still alive here in Kuching.
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We browsed the shops nearby. This one sold all manner of rattan stuff.
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By the riverside.
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I came across these colourful layer cakes at one shop.
The shopkeeper saw me taking pictures and came out to make a sale, so I asked some questions.
He said they do use colouring of course, but they are the "approved" types.
The cakes come in various flavours - watermelon, pandan, chocolate, Horlicks.
They all cost RM10 except one type which cost RM15. I looked at the RM15 one and it looked like
a plain old uncoloured layer cake. I didn't buy any and walked on to find the next ten shops selling
the same cakes.
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Many of the shops facing the river sold souvenirs.
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The Tua Pek Kong temple.
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Our friend Ishak picked us up from the hostel to visit his wife and newborn baby,
so we got to see a bit more of the city. This was the Harmony Archway.
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An overhead footbridge on the Satok bridge.
We got a taste of Kuching's rush hour traffic, which wasn't too bad, really.
Ishak said most of the people here are home by about 6pm.
Nobody really stays late at work.
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Max meets baby Aidan.
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Dinner was at this foodcourt called Top Spot.
It was quite a famous place, but the stall we ate at was quite costly
and the food wasn't that great.
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>>> Day 2: Jong's Crocodile Farm and Semenggoh Nature Reserve
